Monthly Archives: May 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016 | Mexico City I’VE DONE MY  last bit of extended walking in this great city. I’ve bought what I needed to buy, plus a bit more. I’ve seen most of what I wanted to see and, … Continue reading →

I THINK MY all-time favorite thing about Mexico are the words, “me regala su firma (or autógrafo, por favor.” They are uttered by restaurant servers and store clerks when they want you to sign a credit card receipt.  In Texas, … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | Mexico City I’M SITTING IN the spacious rooftop terrace of my hotel. I am the only one up here and I’m enjoying the solitude. I was going to say that I was enjoying the silence, but … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | Queretaro MY APOLOGIES TO those of you who assumed I was talking about ghosts I had seen when I posted the photos of my hotel, La Casa de la Marquesa. I did not. Thank God! … Continue reading →

Monday, May 9, 2016 | Queretaro I’M SITTING ON a private deck outside my room of the Casa de Marquesa Hotel in old Queretaro. It’s a huge deck and very private. I could walk around naked if I wanted to and … Continue reading →

Monday, May 9, 2016 | San Miguel de Allende ALL THINGS MUST end, and so it is with this pleasant, exciting stay in this beautiful home of beautiful friends in this beautiful city. In a couple of hours, I’ll get in … Continue reading →

May 6, 2016 / San Miguel de Allende Back at the Jardín, sitting on the same bench as yesterday.It is not even mine yet. The day is cool and the streets and sidewalks and park benches are mostly empty and … Continue reading →

May 7, 2016 | San Miguel de Allende I’ve been awake for a while now, ever since the fireworks started going off somewhere in the distance a bit before 6. I think they may be dying down now, but by … Continue reading →

Sitting under the shade of a tree in Plaza Allende. It is a beautiful day but warm under the intense sun. I’m taking a break after exploring in the Centro a bit.  The shade feels good. Every time I start … Continue reading →