We’re on our way this morning to San Miguel de Allende, a city popular with artists and ex-pats, as evidenced by both the plethora of art galleries and ethnic restaurants! Our plan was to stop at a new set of ruins that have only been open to the public since 2011, but unlike every other archaeological site in Mexico, this one is closed on Mondays!! Juan is disappointed because he hasn’t had a chance to see this one yet! Along the drive Juan tells us the history of San Miguel de Allende. It was actually a planned city, rather than just growing as necessity dictated. The original name was San Miguel Grande. Then Allende became a freedom fighter, working with Hidalgo. When Allende went to the USA to buy arms he was caught and beheaded. Hidalgo and two other fighters were also beheaded and their heads were displayed at the four corners of the granary to discourage the rebels. It didn’t work. 1826 his nam...
I can’t say the day began early, because the previous day never really ended! Marilyn was picking me up between 3:30 and 3:45, so I had planned to get up at 2:00. But I never went to sleep, so now that it’s 9:30 p.m. here in Mexico City I figure I’ve been up about thirty-eight hours! If this entry is a little inconsistent, please forgive me!! It’s amazing how little traffic there is on the roads in the wee hours of the morning! We parked Marilyn’s car at Memorial Parking and when we drove in she got a text message welcoming her!! Their van took us to the airport and we got to travel on the new Sky Connect Train! It’s pretty efficient and we had no trouble getting to the American Airlines ticket counter to drop off our bags. We used the kiosks and there was a lady to help if needed. We both got a text saying our gate had been changed to F80, so that’s where we went. After a while we began to wonder why there were...
Yeah! Looking forward to it!!
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