Miercoles en San Miguel

Our daily routine: Walk, coffee, sit on park bench, shop, siesta, cerveza on the palapa (or papalapa as Frank calls it), then walk some more and dine.

Monday evening we attended a concert at

the Public Library, the center of

much of SMA's cultural life for

Norte Americano's. Sergio

Busarta is an accomplished and impressive musician on the

Mexican harp and flamenco guitar.

We absolutely loved his music.

The other evening we returned to a favorite Italian restaurant and

enjoyed another dinner. I

was going to skip dessert until the owner, a handsome young Italian, mentioned his special creation: poached pear in a red wine reduction, with shaved parmesan on top. OH MY! The picture is worth a thousand "ahs!"

Yesterday we actually set the alarm to get going by 7:30 a.m. Taxied to

the Autobus Central and boarded a bus to Guanajuato, a trip of an hour and a half. Good way to see much of the landscape. We spent a great day

wandering the colorful and busy streets of the state capital. Saw

only a handful of Americans there, far fewer than here in San Miguel. Viewed the childhood home of artist Diego Rivera (also known as the husband of Frida Kahlo). The lower floor is maintained much as it was when he lived there for the first 9 years of his life, while the upper floors display his various

art work.

We then toured one of the many huge and beautiful churches in the centro, then set out to

accomplish one of our main goals. Guanajuato was for years a silver mining town, providing the majority of silver that was sent to Spain for royalty. The specialty dish is still "enchiladas

mineras:" miners' enchiladas. They contain potatoes, carrots, and much more. Presented with a large portion of chicken, Frank's portion would have fed several miners, all for around $3!

Traveling around Guanajuato is most interesting, as our taxi ride took us through miles of underground tunnels under the city and

silver mines. Originally built to serve to relieve flood waters, the tunnels were expanded to carry traffic below the city.

The original streets were designed for oxcarts, burros, and horses, much as San Miguel. It would be difficult to drive there without knowing th

e tunnel layout, as one wrong turn could take you miles out of your way! No u-turns!

Today for us consists of a visit to the market and an afternoon in one of the many beautiful parks. Then adding to our Vitamin D intake in the 'Papalapa!'

Here are a few more photos to share the flavor of our vacation. Flavor is the right word, as so much of our life revolves around food!