Feb 5
We slept late, which was a delight; then spent some time in the
apartment working on email and the blog. We have a humming bird who is nesting
just outside our front door.
I hope I have mentioned how friendly
and courteous Mexican are. Here there is a one by one rule at intersections.
One driver will go and the next will stop so a driver to his right or left will
go and so on. As for pedestrians, they rule. Every driver stops to allow a
pedestrian to cross. Oh how I wish we could teach other countries such a rule.
Places like the Republic of Georgia and Vietnam come to mind immediately.
We left the apartment and picked up Ron’s suitcase and
sandal repair at the cobblers. On the way we saw some of the ubiquitous balloon sellers that are all over SMA. Excellent job on both accounts. Then we returned to the apartment to
drop these off and then headed out to find a gift for the woman who is handling our
mail for us while we are gone. Each week she tells us what has come in the mail
then we let her know what to scan and to send to us electronically. How did
people do long term travel before computers?? We tried another café that Steve
had recommended and had a great tostado and salad lunch. There was a bonus as
the owner sells pirated DVD’s that he copies himself so we got two TV series we
like and an Oscar nominee which we missed here.
We saw "Two Days, One Night" before going to dinner. We went
to a restaurant where it seemed all the staff spoke English. Pilar’s husband
had recommended it. We had mediocre meals, but I think we could have made better
choices and maybe had a better meal.
Feb 6
Today we visited with our neighbors who live in the small
complex where we are staying. There are four apartments here. David and Barbara
moved here about five years ago. They gave us loads of helpful information
including bringing a car here, long term visas, geezer cards that will give us
discounts on air fare, museums, etc. Afterwards we walked to town, had lunch at
the apartment and then we went our separate ways to get haircuts. I got my
first exposure to the gossip here and it wasn’t pretty so I am taking Steve’s
advice and not passing it on or getting involved. To me gossip is a one way ticket to hell. We decided to work
off eating what was in the refrigerator so we ate dinner at home: tortillas with
cheese melted on top and a fried egg on top of that. I also used up the last of
the bread and made cinnamon toast. We ended the evening by going to see "American Sniper" and I never even recognized that darn cute Bradley Cooper. Man
oh man he bulked up for that role.
Feb 7
After breakfast we went to the Saturday organic market and
what a treat. There were loads of folks there and it is near Centro. Not only
was there a wonderful array of fresh veggies but also crafts, and specialty
food items such as a artisan breads (pumpernickel!), cheese, handmade
chocolates (we got chili chocolate and it was hot and delicious) and sauces. If
we return this will be a regular shopping destination. There were about three
separate food stands serving what looked like fabulous meals for breakfast and
lunch. My favorite was Las Tres Marias. How can you go wrong with that?
We stopped by our fave bakery to pick up our lunch of
empanadas (chicken and chipotle, potato and cheese and ham and cheese) and an
afternoon snack. Then we went to see our last sight, Casa de Allende Museum.
Ignacio de Allende is considered one of the most famous leaders of the
independence movement. His home was beautiful and had been furnished with
period pieces.
We came home and sat outside to eat our empanadas. We packed
then headed out for a cup of coffee and to eat our treats in the jardin, the
main town square/park. 
Afterwards Ron took photos of people in the park and on
the street. The mariachi bands play such happy music and we hear them daily,
mostly at night in the jardin. It has been a truly wonderful time here. I often
find myself smiling. We are eager to see 
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