Whats up folks?
I've been down in San Miguel de Allende for the last week. I'm having a pretty good time for the most part. I've been sick for the last two days (thanks mom!) but still having a good time and relaxing.
My folks bought a house here in the "Balconas" up in the hills above the centro. Its pretty sweet, my room has a pretty unbelievable view of the city too. The food is great, I had the best enchiladas en mole the other day, I had to kill the chef (name that movie reference
).
San Miguel is trippy. Its old colonial spanish, its really hillly and the streets are crazy narrow. All the streets are cobblestone too. There are ton of churches and interesting architecture, and you never know what you'll see around the next corner. These peope LOVE fireworks. Every night, and a lot fo the days, they are setting off "bomas". Its also nice to see so many people hanging out in the parks and cafes and just generally being out about and social....something I think is really lacking in most of America's bland, suburban sprawl.
One really cool thing I got to do down here is do a little mountain biking! The guy managing my parents' property (Daniel sp?) is an avid mountain biker. He let me borrow his extra bike and was my guide on the trails. Its a very different scene, with no established "trails" really, just paths and old gravel roads for the most part. Hopped quite a few fences during the ride too 'bandito' style
My bike for the adventure was a blsat from my past: A Trek Y-22. I never thought I'd ride one of those again (had one a long time back) It was a little clapped out, but I didn't care, I got to ride! The experience was pretty good for a sheltered "gringo", I got to see some real Mexican barrios, smell open sewage, and ride some pretty fun singletrack too. Its pretty beautiful too, a lot of the countryside is covered in sunflowers right now. One thing though, the altitude makes it tough! Its around 6900' elevation here. Not crazy high, but enough for sea level guy to feel the burn
Tommorrow is my last day in MX. We are going to visit some hot springs before I have to head off to the aeropuerto. Its been a fun and interesting time.
I've been down in San Miguel de Allende for the last week. I'm having a pretty good time for the most part. I've been sick for the last two days (thanks mom!) but still having a good time and relaxing.
My folks bought a house here in the "Balconas" up in the hills above the centro. Its pretty sweet, my room has a pretty unbelievable view of the city too. The food is great, I had the best enchiladas en mole the other day, I had to kill the chef (name that movie reference
).San Miguel is trippy. Its old colonial spanish, its really hillly and the streets are crazy narrow. All the streets are cobblestone too. There are ton of churches and interesting architecture, and you never know what you'll see around the next corner. These peope LOVE fireworks. Every night, and a lot fo the days, they are setting off "bomas". Its also nice to see so many people hanging out in the parks and cafes and just generally being out about and social....something I think is really lacking in most of America's bland, suburban sprawl.
One really cool thing I got to do down here is do a little mountain biking! The guy managing my parents' property (Daniel sp?) is an avid mountain biker. He let me borrow his extra bike and was my guide on the trails. Its a very different scene, with no established "trails" really, just paths and old gravel roads for the most part. Hopped quite a few fences during the ride too 'bandito' style
My bike for the adventure was a blsat from my past: A Trek Y-22. I never thought I'd ride one of those again (had one a long time back) It was a little clapped out, but I didn't care, I got to ride! The experience was pretty good for a sheltered "gringo", I got to see some real Mexican barrios, smell open sewage, and ride some pretty fun singletrack too. Its pretty beautiful too, a lot of the countryside is covered in sunflowers right now. One thing though, the altitude makes it tough! Its around 6900' elevation here. Not crazy high, but enough for sea level guy to feel the burn Tommorrow is my last day in MX. We are going to visit some hot springs before I have to head off to the aeropuerto. Its been a fun and interesting time.
