slowly she turned

On Wednesday, we began by exploring the nearest streets. This ended up being a real foodie vacation. Our first stop was at the little coffee shop on the corner, and then we found lunch at Cafe Jess. After talking to the young woman we thought was a waitress for a while, we discovered that she was eighteen and the owner of the business, Jess. She had gone to Canada and worked as a nanny for several months to earn money to open the restaurant. Her English was excellent. These were cheese enchiladas with green chile sauce.

The owner of an antique store did his best to convince me that we should move there. He extolled the health care system and the safety of San Miguel de Allende. It was a bit too soon for me.

We decided to get badly needed haircuts at the salon on our street. I wish I had bought whatever it was that he used to get my hair to calm down and lay flat!

This was the inner courtyard of the art institute down the street. There were galleries but most weren’t open.

I went to a small grocery which they called a farmacia plus, I think. We needed a few supplies like bottled water. We needed a LOT of water. The water the hotel provided was enough to make espresso and brush our teeth but that was about it. Like in Europe, you get over-the-counter drugs at a counter instead of them being on a shelf.

This is a typical street that was around us. Cobblestones, narrow sidewalks, and hilly. There were some streets, such as the ones we rode into town on, that were very steep. There were often plants on the roofs and garlands of flowers around doorways.

 

 

This was the street just behind our hotel. I had to take a shot of this street sign. Interpret as you will.

 

 

Here’s what I said about this day on Facebook: “I see why Americans and Canadians retire here in San Miguel de Allende. It’s gorgeous, and the climate is pleasant all year around. I just found out that May is the hottest time of the year. This is kind of like June in North Carolina, but with much less humidity. We haven’t even been to the main part of town. We just be chilling. Right now I’m on the roof, listening to someone playing violin beautifully nearby, and the cathedral and churches are lighting up.”