The last leg of my Spring break was spent in Morelia. I have a friend from school here who lives there, so she showed us around. Morelia is said to be the most beautiful colonial city in Mexico. I would have to agree. It has a really cool cathedral and an old aqueduct, and there weren't many foreign tourists at all, which was nice. Also, we stayed at our friend's house, which gave me another good look at Mexican culture. Besides seeing all of the city, we went to a lake house in Cucuchucho (I think I can, I think I can...). Lake Patzcuaro is a very nice place. This was another family gathering. There were three belated birthday celebrations all at once, they even had 3 different cakes. After that, we went to the actually town center, which was also very nice. There is a large indigenous population, and many people speak indigenous dialects instead of Spanish.
The celebrations for Semana Santa are very important for Catholics. It was basically a mixture of Christmas and the 4th of July. A lot of Mexicans come to Morelia for these celebrations because of the cathedral, and the fact that Morelia is a nice place to visit. I had a great time and would like to go back sometime.
We left Morelia on Sunday night. I was pretty worn out from the week, so I slept pretty well on the bus. It was the second 12-hour bus trip in a week for me, so I'm basically a bus riding expert. I arrived back in Monterrey at 8 in the morning. I got all of my stuff in order, took a nap, and went to class at 4. My Spring break lasted 10 days, and I saw a little bit of everything. I'm really glad I decided not to go to the beach. More thumbnails ...
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