Mas noticias

So Queretaro was good and ... I honestly can´t remember what we did the next 2 weekends! We spent them in Pachuca so I´m sure I went to a Pachuca soccer game and ... I can´t remember what else, hah. Tomorrow we are going to a Bob Dylan concert in Mexico City. Chrystian is driving and Stu, Nate, Hilary, and I will fill up the rest of the car. Should be a fun night, we probably wont get back till late but it will be worth it. Hmm, our spring break is approaching fast, my kids already have spring fever, and I am counting the days until my parents come down to Mexico. Hopefully they are preparing their stomachs for the trip, haha. What would a trip to Mexico be without some digestive problem. I also anticipate a lot of sightseeing and cant wait for them to meet everyone from my life in Mexico. 2 weeks!

Noticias de Febrero

The very first weekend of February we had off that Monday and so, to backtrack a little, we ended up going to San Miguel de Allende. It would have been the perfect weekend to go to Veracruz, which we had originally planned, but we didnt realize that that was carnaval weekend and by the time we found out and looked for lodging the city had been booked. So instead we scratched off another place on my list, San Miguel de Allende. Famous for its huge amount of stinkin wealthy expats, mostly from the States, this precious town sits 4 hours above Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato. It´s really nice, cobble streets, classy restuarants, and it was strangely common to hear English spoken among the strangers we passed. We had a nice time, the main cathedral is the highlight of the town. It looks absolutely magnificent at night, like a pink fairy tale castle glowing in the dark. We saw newlyweds leave the church that Saturday and chuckled at the pairs¨ painful smirks as rice was whipped at them by smiling guests. We strolled through a beautiful park filled with flower and plant sellers. We hiked to the lookout point of the city and drank horchata and ate pasta at a nice restaurant. We found a quiet rooftop bar later and hung around in wicker chairs and watched the locals. The next day we visited a little flea market and I bought some beautiful handpainted ceramic bowls. We had an extra day left and decided to leave San Miguel de Allende and make our way home via the city Queretaro. I hadnt heard much of Queretaro before but its a really nice city, very livable, with tons of pretty plazas and an awesome still-working aqueduct that leads into the city. We happened by a parade of stomping people dressed up in traditional Aztec getup (you wouldnt believe how much leg those men show!) and we found a bar that had the Superbowl game on (so sad Pats :-( ).

Mariposas Monarcas

Well that was the longest break Ive ever taken from writing on my blog....woops! I have been up to some cool stuff in the last couple weeks...where do I begin?
Well this weekend was pretty cool. Saturday Stu and I went to see one of the famous Monarch butterfly sanctuaries in Mexico. It was a total mission in getting there, lots of different little transports and then a steep 2 km climb but it was worth it. It was exciting to see more and more butterflys as we went higher until finally the air was filled with mariposas and they were running into us. There were alot of people there with us because the butterfly festival had started that weekend. It was pretty incredible, ive never and probably will never see again, so many butterflies in one place. They coated the trees to deep orange color and I was able to get some really closeup pictures of them. Theyre gorgeous! We bought handpainted butterfly mugs and trekked back.
Ok more later.... i promise...:-)
My parents come to Mexico in 2 weeks!!!