Today is John's Birthday!

Today is John's Birthday (it's a BIG one!) and we are going to La Parilla Argentinean Steakhouse this afternoon to celebrate. We'll also catch the Superbowl as they have some large screen TVs. Should be a fun time!

Today I'd like to post an assortment of pictures of things we've seen over the past few days so you can share in our experience here.

We've been exploring the town, admiring the scenery and ducking our heads in all kinds of quaint shops. There is no end to the beautiful jewelry, exotic home furnishings, metalwork, oil paintings, textiles from around the world, art galleries, handmade furniture and such. We love Zacateros Street and visit Frank Gardner's Art Gallery, a fellow Rhode Island School of Design graduate. He has beautiful paintings that we admire. We go to David's, one of our favorite jewelers, and see many lovely handmade pieces. We try on some beautiful tops from Chiapas and Guatamala. Ah, the shopping is SO fabulous here...

Candelaria opened Friday at Juarez Parque and there are beautiful flowers and plants from all over Mexico. What a day to have a dead camera battery! We'll go back this week before it closes and post some pictures of this special event.