Mexico, SM, Week 2

As stated San Miguel is a mile high, so for our fist two weeks we've gone slower than normal as we adjust to the altitude. 

This UNESCO World Heritage town is just so impressive and so perfect to explore on our daily walks. Architectural controls make it impossible to remodel any exteriors in the historic Center so most of the area looks like 1750.  Every Sunday is a house tour day starting at the San Miguel de Allende Library. House tour visitors begin arriving in the courtyard at about 10:30 to buy their tickets to see three houses and gardens of expatriates who have settled in this town of 80,000 to make a new life in a place unlike the one they left behind. 

These walks are often on stone sidewalks only wide enough for one person. Streets are generally constructed from the two most common compounds on earth: dirt, and stone about the size of a large grapefruit. There are no traffic lights, stop signs, crossing guards or cross walks here as all motorists and pedestrians alike respect the right-a-ways of the other. 

There are a lot of tourists here from Canada all with curiosity about what it's like to live here. San Miguel has a powerful draw for most and though many over the years have written off Mexico, the reality in fact confirms a wonderful country diverse, accommodating and welcoming to all. Although we have previously visited Mexico's beach communities, we are very surprised at the rich character and fabric of this Colonial town. 

We have a multitude of restaurants to choose from each offering up delicious inexpensive meals served by happy and friendly staff. 

We've just taken out a 3 month membership at the Biblicoteca Publication this is an advantage when seeking out inexpensive ways to take advantage of house tours and garden walks, while all the while inhaling the culture of the town. In addition we are purchasing a weekly newspaper publication called Atencion that outlines activities for the coming week and trust me this is a very long listing.- to be better detailed in forthcoming blogs.

This weeks blog has been authored chiefly by Guillermo and co-edited with photos by Sweet Sue.