Hotel Casa Tierra Negra San Miguel de Allende

... to read, as well as a local discussion group, and another gathering for practising my (minimal) Spanish. The latter wasn't much fun as we all sat around a big table and could only speak to the people near to us - and my people (from Ontario) knew even less Spanish than I did. Also, I realised that I really needed to hit the books if I wanted to have even an idea of some basic vocab and grammar.

The weather that had been so bitterly cold at first, became ...

I woke up early this morning and made myself a cup of coffee before heading to the Queretaro Language School which was a couple of blocks away. I had noticed the night before that there was a market two blocks north of the guest house, so I decided to swing by there on my way to the school. I'm glad I did because out front I saw a handful of vendors selling tamales and warm atole. I listened in as people ordered and then I myself ordered a ...

... the street.

I arrived at my home for the next few weeks: the Queretaro Guest House. I was met at the guest house by M and when she opened the doors I was welcomed by the lively blue and red entry way laden with various plants and ceramic decor. The guest house was much nicer than I had expected for the price and was happy to find that it was clean and quiet as well. The only downside I noticed was ...

... to our casa. The afternoon nap and reading was certainly in order. I am on my fifth book and trying to catch up to the rest.

We had decided to go the Casa de Sierra Nevada near Paseo del Chorro for dinner. We left early to walk in the two parks on the southern part of San Miguel. Our cab dropped us off at Paseo del Chorro and we viewed the steep rise in the park and deferred the climb up and down. We went east to the Parque Benito Juarez and I got to show them the park I had walked ...

Mexico et Emilie sont au Mexique !!!

Pas très loin de Querétaro se trouve la ville de San Miguel de Allende, autre splendeur coloniale, avec notamment une cathédrale magnifique. Tout comme Querétaro la ville est pleine de petites ruelles de toutes les couleurs.

Nous arpentons donc les marchés pleins de bijoux et d'artisanat typique, faisons une pause où Trucha ne parviendra pas à terminer son ...

Trucha et Emilie sont au Mexique !!!

Après avoir passé 5 jours au Yucatan, à Tulum, ils reviennent sur Mexico bien bronzés, cramés même.

Pour ce 2eme week end ensemble nous partons visiter un joyau colonial tout proche de Mexico : la ville de Querétaro. Mon pote et ex-colocataire lorque je vivais la bas, Thibaut, nous a prêté sa maison située sur les hauteurs de la ville ...

... Canada and America. No. 4 - Victoria Victoria is my west coast sentimental favorite ever since Barbara and I lived there for four months in 2007. Our enchantment with Victoria is chronicled in my Victoria travel blog. No. 5 - San Miguel de Allende For a place that most people have not even heard of, a number 5 rating is pretty good. Having now visited and blogged San Miguel de Allende I am not ...

... could be jelousy, envy, or just something I wish I wasn't that I notice in them. It is hard to admit things about ourselves. Pride is a very strong element in ourself. You know those times when you are having an argument then something happens and you realize that you were wrong. It is easier to continue having the argument than to admit that the other person is right. Is it really life or death if we are right or wrong. And even if we are right, is it so important to let ...

... it was just incredible how the scenery changed so quickly from desert like mountains covered in cactus plants to equally stunning mountains covered in rainforest...alot greener than we were expecting. It was an adventure in itself just getting to the place as the majority of the time the roads are just dried up river beds or dirt roads which are littered with speed bumps(which they call taupo's over here and they are everywhere!!!!)...as if they aren't bumpy enough lol!!! We ...

Hey there! Well I'm back in San Miguel de Allende and nothing really has changed. My mother's house is still a total mess (because shes doing an addition to the house) and my cat is still living (kind of more important). I started to work out at the gym and take a course/class called Feldenkrais which happens on Mondays and Thursdays. Its a little bit like Tomatis in which its an indiv type program that caters to ones needs. We do different movements but we try to make the ...