Fiesta Inn San Luis Potosi Glorieta Juarez San Luis Potosí

... a piece of art." I can't help thinking of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and his depiction of what was then considered to be a futuristic society, dominated by consumerism and pleasure seeking, It existed right next door to the reserve for "savages" who were destitute - just like the beggars along the walls of the new complex. <br><br>The streets here abound with pricey art, craft, jewelry and souvenir shops, as well as restaurants and other services that ...

... we eat late we did not eat as much chicken as we would have liked. As previously mentioned, due to good urban planning a visit to San Luis Potosi can be based on visits to plazas, jardins (gardens or parks) and churches. Another pedestrian mall leading west from the Plaza de Armas, M. J. Othon, led past our hotel, the Hotel Concordia to the beautiful Plaza del Carmen that is framed by the Templo Carmen, Teatro de la Paz and the ...

... it was still a pleasure to observe for the first or second time. So yes, the posada is an integral part of a Mexican Christmas but it is basically an event for children and gawking tourists like Barbara and I. On Noche Buena (December 24) multitudes of people go to mass. We observed this in Guanajato where the churches and cathedral were filled for several masses on the same evening including the mid-night mass. After mid-night mass apparently ...

... ruban gommé pour continuer sa route. Notre première nuit s'est passée dans la cour d'un centre d'achat à environ 30 kilomètres de la frontière mexicaine. Le lundi 7 janvier est la première de deux journées de déplacements ; nous avons 500 kilomètres à faire. Nous prenons le départ à 7 h 30 par une belle journée ensoleillée ; il fait déjà 70 degrés et on a droit à un beau 80 en après-midi. On peut immédiatement confirmer que les routes du Mexique ne sont pas moins belles que celles du Qu ...

... part of the history. I had hoped to visit a museum of Mexican masks but found that it was closed for renovations. We stopped for coffee in a cafe with big, over-stuffed chairs where it was nice to linger and people-watch for awhile. We went back to the hotel briefly before setting out for the Church of St. Francis. I had earlier peeked into the Church of St. Carmen, where there is a tremendous amount of gilding on the main altar ...

WEATHER: mostly overcast, few sprinkles, pleasantly warm. TOTAL MILEAGE: 132.1 miles All currency is in pesos. After running a few errands (including a camera stop- $50 each, a decent price- at the drugstore across from the hotel), we were on our way, to San Luis Potosi. We traveled through my favorite kind of scenery- high desert. There were a couple of burros and quite a few sheep, including one especially cute ...

... cages - Jaguars were worshiped and idolized by the Mayans and Toltecs and only kings and warriors would have there fur but not modern man, we like to stick them in cages and point fingers at them and watch them wither and die. So w got to the beginning of the path that would lead us through a jungle type surrounding, green and hot and humid. We got to see some very amazing and mysterious sculptures such as the famous giant Olmec heads that were found in La Venta a town nearby, the site ...

... small and relatively non-touristy. Other than the historical aspects, the only other attractions would be ceramics, and the numerous odd flavors of ice cream available in the town square. If you ever wanted to try tequila, or pork rind flavored ice cream, this would be a "must see" destination. We stuck with some more traditional flavors, but the whiskey ice cream actually turned out to be very tasty!

We took a one day side trip to neighboring Queretaro, a city of about 1 million people with a light industrial and distribution base for good employment. It has a historical town center that is very flat and easily walkable. It was also a center of the Mexican Independence in 1810. You can get there easily from SMA by bus and it is worth about 1/2 to 3/4 of a day. Various tour groups also do day trips from SMA and you could hire a driver/ guide but going by ...

... inhabitants, while the state is about 2.5 million. Gold and silver were discovered in early conquest times so the Spanish were here in numbers, making this an important center. It early times it was the capital of the region that extended as far north as into Texas. It has more churches than you can imagine, 168 we were told. Annette and I have been in possibly ten of them. After touring churches in cities around Mexico and Europe we are ...