mexico...one of my favorite places to visit and gets me giddy every time i get to spend time there. the food and drinks are always a delight to my taste buds. the people, i've had the pleasure of meeting, are wonderful. but, most of all, i enjoy getting to love what the locals love and do what the locals do. it has been my favorite way to experience mexico.
for our first trip to san miguel de allende, i made a photo diary of our adventures. i hope you enjoy!
first night in:
we got settled in, were greeted with mescal to toast to our holiday, ate delicious tamales, and swapped stories. it was a perfect greeting after a day of travel and made us all the more excited to start our week in san miguel.
[my grandma's offering]
day one:
we started off our day with a tour of the main sites in downtown san miguel, took a tasty ice cream break, fell in love with several displays of marigolds, and enjoyed a dynamite dinner courtesy of my grandpa.
[my grandpa and i]
[peeks into beautiful courtyard gardens]
[a couple of happy travel birdies]
day two:
T and i started the first part of the day working on homework. then, we got our faces painted, got dressed, and enjoyed the day of the dead festivities with my grandparents.
[my hunky date]
day three:
my grandparents took us to the flower market (the colors!) and we visited the cemetery to pay our respects and lay flowers among the sites (it was beautiful and significant). later, we checked out a few antique shops, visited the town of dolores, found several market goods, tasted delicious carnitas, sampled mescals, and watched coco.
[how can i choose?!]
[carnitas? yes please]
[pottery making on site]
day four:
we visited the main site for the altars (impressive), had lunch and cocktails at one of the popular local spots (the jicama taco...i still think about it!), found loads of treasures at the market, and went to a day of the dead party of my grandparents' friends (the balcony views of the town were...wow).
[lovely views]
[so much color]
[cured ham is my weakness]
day five:
T and i spend most of the day studying. later, we went my grandparents' favorite bar to taste their killer margaritas (that jamaica flower...omg), chat up their friends, wait out the rain, and eat delicious tostadas.
[ginger margies...what!]
[i loved the decor and atmosphere of this place]
day six:
T and i spent more time studying while a rainstorm whipped through. later, once the rain dissipated, we walked the streets of san miguel, picked up some amazing local chocolate, found yummy mexican wines, enjoyed a beautiful dinner, and capped our holiday with another tasting. but, this time, we sampled my grandpa's scotches...i may have become a fan as a result.
[still beautiful]
[T and my grandma]
it truly was a bittersweet departure. we were missing our friends, other family members, dogs, and routine, but we really fell in love with san miguel and cannot wait to return.
a huge thanks to my grandparents for treating us to such a lovely time away. miss you both so much!
