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Peña of Bernal, Pulque and Michaladas!
... drink in its rawest form, but it can also be drunk with Pineapple, Melon or other fruit flavours. I do not recommend it :)
After making it back to Bernal in one piece, we sat for lunch in a place recommended for the best Gorditas in town. I am continuing to try all things new so had one Gordita with Huitle Choche and one with Nopales. Huitle Choche is a corn fungus which looks much like a mushroom and it considered a ...
Fiestas and Dia de Los Muertos
... My first breakfast consists of fresh guarva juice, fresh slices of melon and then Los Gorditas which quickly becomes my new favourite mexican dish. Los Gorditas are thick circular closed tortillas, today filled with queso (cheese) and chilli (picante!). I am quickly learning that chilli is the spice of the country. On the table are two dishes of chilli, of differing levels of picante (spice). One uses red and one uses green chilli. I ...
Queretaro
A pretty city with good art, we amble for a day or so (finally deciding not to continue to the siera gorda and more sights in the north) and find a local church which serves great local food on benches in its basement. Another culinary highlight is Gaspacho - an incredible fruit salad with vinegar, onion, chilli and ...
Relaxing on the terrace
... fountain and outside cafes, though these seem to be inundated with various street sellers and commission sales people trying to entice you into their restaurant.
We discovered a rustic little cafe run by a couple of sweet ladies – one must be 90 years old. She always has a lovely smile for Jen. Her daughter has twice shouted us her favourite juice – paw paw and mango. Really refreshing but I ...
Before heading into the Serra Gorda
The big birthday trip was finally underway. Our backpacks were packed and un-needed items were stowed away in our landlady's garage. Queretato, here we come!
At 7:30 a.m., we caught a direct commuter bus to the Alamo, at southend of Guadalajara. We caught a waiting cab to the new bus terminal in Tlaquepaque and the boarded the 9 a.m. ETM bus to Queretaro. What a bus! There are only 3 seats per row and the seats were just as nice as a being in a ...
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