Here's a better shot of the front of Casa de la O on Calle Indio Triste.
And here are las tres amigas as we were heading out for the day. We took a taxi over to Instituto Allende to get our tickets for the Victoria/Pozos field trip. Maria Teresa and I will go to Pozos, and Victoria and Gianna will take a private tour to Guanajuato. MT also signed up for some art classes at the Instituto. She could not convince me to take a mask making class.
Even the hallway ceilings have been painted by the students. This is everywhere.
Behind the main Instituto building where they have the classrooms, there is a garden area to show student scupture.
Religious icons are everywhere, and they have pretty elaborate street signs.
Lunch at Cafe de Jardin was tacos de pollo. Looked so good I forgot to take a picture before digging in. The green sauce was excellent.
Good friend Meg G asked me to pick up a mask for her. I'll have to go back a couple times and make a decision.
This is the original civic plaza that was the center of social life in San Miguel before the jardin was developed many years ago. That's General Ignacio Allende, hero of the 1810 war for independence from Spain, up on the horse. They love their heroes here in Mexico.
Then it was back to Casa de la O for siesta before dinner. This is a shot of the courtyard.
Dinner was at Bugambillia Restaurant on Hidalgo. An excellent find with help from the internet. The food was fantastico. Las tres amigas all had the house specialty, chiles en nogada. I had shrimp stuffed with cheese, wrapped in turkey bacon, and a very rich tasty sauce. Oh my! This was followed by the wait staff singing happy birthday to Gianna. It's a time like this that I remember the wise, old Goranson family saying, "You don't go on vacation to save money or lose weight." Indeed.
Tomorrow, the bus field trip to Victoria to see some petroglyphs, and to the former mining town of Mineral de Pozos which is turning into an artists area.
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