Life has been wonderful for all of us and we are totally enjoying our immersion in Mexican life. We watch the burros come to town carrying firewood and sacks of topsoil. We go to the Mercado in San Miguel and buy fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers. We see a wedding in the Parroquia and the long procession of cowboys on horseback escorting the very beautiful bride and handsome groom in a carriage pulled by the ice cream horse. Life is definitely good.
I am on Cloud 9 because my son, Doug has come to visit from Boston. He becomes captivated with the life here, the warm and friendly people and the beautiful architecture.
We go to Guanajuato, the capital city, and visit the Mummy Museum, Teatro Juarez, Union Square, Diego Rivera's home, University of Guanajuato (School of Architecture is free for residents) and walk the many beautiful plazas of this magnificent city. Our guide is well versed and his English is excellent, so we come away full of information. We visit the Valencianna silver mine and see an incredible church with so much gold gilt that it scalds the eyeballs.
We have lunch in a beautiful old Hacienda and continue on the "high road" to Dolores Hidalgo. The road twists and turns and reaches its highest peak at 8300 feet. There are beautiful vistas of mountains and canyons and we wind our way to Santa Rosa where some of the prettiest Talavera in Mexico is made. We do not stop, but promise ourselves to return another day when we have more time. We stop in Dolores Hidalgo and have some homemade ice cream from the street vendor. We opt out of the shrimp flavor and go for vanilla. The plaza is lovely and our guide points out an ancient tree that is the grandson of the tree under which Cortez cried. We head out of town and hightail it for San Miguel. It is starting to get dark and we have missed seeing the church at Atotonilco, Mexico's Sistine Chapel, because it closed at 6:00. Another day we will return.
We go on a House and Garden tour from the Biblioteca and see two "beyond beautiful" private homes. We ooh and aah and marvel at these incredible mansions of Mexico. We visit Bellas Artes and relax in the cool of the loggia by the courtyard. We say goodbye to Doug and are sad to see him go. It has been a wonderful visit.
We feel struck by the beauty of this place called Mexico and start talking about settling here permanently. In the pursuit of a happy and fulfilling life, it srikes us that we are living it.
We bounce ideas back and forth and decide to consult a real estate agent and see what is available. We wonder if our families will come visit and feel equally captivated or if they will think we're just plain crazy. We see several homes for sale and stumble upon one that we fall in love with. Will it come to pass? Too soon to tell, but it makes us realize that we have some big decisions to make.
Tomorow the girls are arriving! We are jumping for joy because three of our girlfriends are coming for a week. Doris has planned the ultimate itinerary (I think she's a born tour guide) and we are looking forward to a wonderful week. Tomorrow is the beginning of Carnival and of course the whole town will be nuts. San Miguel loves to party and this is one of the biggest fests of the year. We should be able to get some great pictures to share.
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