Fiesta Inn Celaya
Carretera Panamericana Km 5 Celaya, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, 38060, Mexico
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A Little Taste of Home
... loving this church though, very welcoming people, lovely setting, and it gives me a quiet sense of balance in my life. However, moving on, I have given you all glimpses of historic San Miguel: today, we took a short taxi ride to the "not so historic" part of the city. You will remember I told you earlier that San Miguel had undergone many changes, and "gentrification" since our last visit. Well, there is now a new open air mall, with ...
Our Day Trip to Guanajuato
... tunnels, we decided that the first order of business should be lunch. We settled on a small cafe with sidewalk tables call El Canastillo De Flores, meaning "small basket of flowers. Mark and I shared a bowl of melted cheese with soft tortillas, and chicken milanesa, a thin breaded chicken breast. Barry chose burritos, which he enjoyed. Refreshed and satiated, we started our walking tour. Our first stop was the impressive Universidad de ...
Constitution Day
In Mexico, the first Monday in February is Constitution Day, a national Public Holiday celebrating the declaration of the country's constitution in 1917. Although in San Miguel, it may seem that every day is a holiday with festivals and parades in almost any given week, there are actually only 10 official public holidays during which banks are closed, and workers are given the day off. As San Miguel is known as the "Cradle of Mexican Independence", this ...
A Short Introduction to San Miguel
Hello Friends;
I decided that my next blog entry needed to be a brief introduction to San Miguel. When most people talk of going to Mexico in the winter, they usually are headed for destinations such as Cancun, the Mayan Riviera, or Puerto Vallarta. Generally, people equate a Mexican vacation with beaches, palm trees, ocean views and all the rum drinks you can handle - all neatly wrapped up and delivered in an "all inclusive" ...
Cycling days 40-43: Guanajuato to San Miguel
... city. She reviews which streets she's already walked through and realizes she’s been down most of them. After walking down the hill, she goes to the last plaza she hasn’t seen and through some more small streets before returning to the café. Now she feels like she’s seen all she needed to see and is content with leaving town and moving on. It’s already 5pm, a late departure, and we still need to buy ...



