Morelia V

Continuing with Morelia.
We came upon another small plaza. In the plaza there was a statue of Miguel de Cervantes, and here many artists were selling their creations. Water colors, pastels, oil, and sculptures made of used metal parts. It was very interesting to see so many different types of works of art....

El manco de Lepanto, Miguel de Cervantes.

Metal Man

More metal creations, and in the back an outdoor café.

Jaguars

Views of Morelia.

Another view of the plaza.

More art....

By this time, we were hungry, so
we stooped to eat at this corner fonda.
Very old building, but the food was good.

I haven't finished posting all the photos from this trip, and we are already planning on going there soon again. I better hurry up and finish this series.
Wish you all a great weekend!!!

Morelia IV

As I said before, there are a lot of stone buildings in Morelia. We found a small plaza with another church. There was hardly anybody here. We sat down to rest, and across from the plaza I saw this small hotel. If I ever stay in Morelia overnight, I'd like to stay at this place....

This is the small hotel.

Huge iron flower pots decorated the plaza.

Stone and iron...

I enjoy looking at the texture of these old walls.

Here the side entrance of the church can be seen.

The view from one church to another.

Most churches here have an iron fence around them,
But this one had stone walls all around it.

Another view of the stone wall.
This place was very peaceful and relaxing.

Unfortunately the church was closed. I would
have liked to see the inside.

Anyone visiting Mexico should reealy come here (Dani, you have to come here, you will love it). I still have about a trillion photos from this visit. I hope it doesn't get boring..
Have a good night.

Morelia III

We stepped into this store in Downtown Morelia. It was an old building with a big courtyard, which was the main part of the store (the courtyard was covered). They sold all sorts of things, especially Mexican artesanías (typical artwork). I liked this place very much. They had calaveras (dressed up skeletons), leather bags, querubines (those strange angels that have only heads and wings), wooden boxes, so many nice things. Here are the photos...

There was this stone fountain in the middle of the courtyard.

Iron benches, plants, balconies.....I liked this very much.

Lots of candles, wooden furniture, religious paintings....

Calaveras, all dressed up ready for a party.



Wall full of querubines.

I love these wooden boxes. The colores are beautiful.
They have iron fittings.

So much stuff.

We enjoyed this place even if we didn't buy anything. Sometimes just looking is enough to feel satisfied.
I hope you are having a great week.
Hasta pronto.

Morelia II

The first museum we went to was the only one where I could take photos. This museum's theme was prehispanic artifacts, and the first chronicles of the Spanish. All from this specific area (the state of Michoacán).

There some really nice things. And many are very old. So here are some of the photos.

There were many small statues like this one.

Many of these statues were used for rituals.

These "molcajetes" (for grinding and crushing, and making salsas) haven't
changed much through the centuries.

Carvings on stone.

More statues.



Original Spanish book showing the chronicle
of the "conquistadores".



This is a drawing made by a spanish monk.
It shows drawings of the local natives.

Original door made by Spanish artisans.

And a very, very old Spanish uniform.

And my kids were excited with this. An
original cilice (for body punishment). They remembered it from a recent movie
(boys will be boys).

Tomorrow I will continue with more.
Have a good night...

Morelia I

We went to Morelia two weekends ago for the Baptism of our friends' daughter, Emma. I had passed through Morelia 26 years ago soon after I got married. I really didn't remember much about the place, and even though it is only an hour and a half drive there, I haven't been there since. So, boy was I surprised!! The place is beautiful!! (At least for me). It is the capital of the state of Michoacán, and you can find more information here.
We got to Morelia at about 11:00 a.m. for the religious ceremony, then we had till 5:00, (that was when the food was going to be served at rented party place) to walk around and sightsee.
We got so excited we got to the reception at almost 6:00 p.m.
It was a Sunday, so all the museums admitance was free (in all Mexico this is the law). We went to five museums, but the last was the best (I'll leave it for my last post about Morelia).
I'll start from the beginning and go on from there...

The inside this small temple,
Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced.

Emma, with her parents Aida and Emmanuel.

A new Christian.

The outside of the temple.

Looking down the street from the temple.
All the buildings are made of stone.
No one can alter any building here because
it is a World Heritage Site.

This is a school in an old building. It must be incredible
to study in a 400 year old building.

Computer room.

Inside patio.

Outside again, with the hills in the distance.

This building is a hotel.

One of the many temples in downtown Morelia.

I still have about a trillion photos of the trip. I'll continue tomorrow with some pre-hispanic carvings we saw at the first museum.
Good night....

De regreso....

I'm back!! Sorry I was away for so long, but first I had to finish a three week online course which was so time consuming. Then my car got hit by a Taxi, and we had to check insurance, get my work leave, and that was also very time consuming. Fortunately I'm O.K. and the car only had minor damages. Tomorrow I'll post some photos of our trip tp Morelia (beautiful place). Just want to apologize to my giveaway winners for not sending their gifts yet. I'll send them next week.

Tomorrow is first day of school here! So lots of activity for the week.
And hope you have a great week also......

Martes.

Tuesday.
The day I went downtown to buy the giveaway scarves, I passed through the market and took these photos.....

'Tis the season for....granadas (pomgrenates)!

Also the season for.....higos (figs).
These I have for breakfast with plain yougurt,
honey, and amaranto. Mmmmm.

Nopales and radishes...

Here the owner of the stall is
using a knife to remove or
"clean" the nopales of its spines.
Afterwards thay are cut up and boiled in water,
and made for a cold salad or with a salsa.

And as I said before, it's really easy to win with me.
Only two commented for the giveaway.
So they will recieve the scarf of their choice.
Congrats!!!

I still have most of them left, so I will give it another try till Friday.
You can pass along the information......

And hope you're having a beautiful Tuesday!!