I celebrated my birthday the best possible way. I went on trip! I took Tren Maya to get to Izamal, which also known as city of three cultures and is one of the pueblos magicos (magic towns) of Mexico.Izamal (or Zamna/Itzamna as it was called before) meas dew that falls from the heavens in maya. It is famous for its yellow houses, beautiful monastery with second biggest open atrium in the world built on top of the ruins of ancient Maya pyramid, several surviving piramids and archeological cites incorporated into the cityscape. The city amazing for a day or weekend trip. And it also hosts fantastic half-marathon which was the biggest attraction for me when I chose the destination (yes, PR was made). I will not bore you with many words, instead I'll leave you with Izamal postcards. I am sure you would have loved it there as much as I did. It is located only 60 kms from Merida, the capital of Yucatan state and has many options to travel. It is also about 2 hours away from Cancun (