January 27, 2022 - February 4, 2022
We continued our visits to favorite and new restaurants for the remainder of our time in San Miguel de Allende. On Thursday we lunched at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Hierba Santo. I had delicious chicken tacos with consommé and fresh vegetables and Bob had fish tacos. This restaurant has had the most authentic Mexican food we have tasted here in SMA.
We tried out a new place on Friday which was highly recommended by “The Backpacking Brunette” (a traveling in Mexico V-blog that Bob follows). The restaurant, The Inside Cafe, was touted to have the best grilled cheese sandwiches in the world. I had the chicken grilled cheese and Bob had the pulled pork grilled cheese. We both agree they were the best grilled cheese we ever tasted.
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| Definitely the best grilled cheese I ever had! |
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Bob is waiting for his sandwich and
trying out a craft beer. |
Our first day on the road was Monday, March 31. We left our apartment before we expected to at 9:15 am. The trip to Tonala was mostly uneventful driving up and down the mountains. Our hotel was easy to find and delightfully open, clean, and comfortable. We ordered pizza from a nearby restaurant for dinner and ate in the lovely courtyard.
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| The artwork in the courtyard was unique. |
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| The courtyard was lush with plants. |
We started out on Tuesday morning at 10:30 am. We left a little later than we usually do to avoid rush hour traffic through Guadalajara. The last hour of the trip was slow going once we got off the toll road, but we still arrived at our new apartment by 4:00pm. We were delighted with the openness of the apartment with windows on all sides an outdoor eating space and a wraparound balcony. The kitchen was well stocked with everything we need to cook meals, etc. We even have a washing machine on one of our porches. The cats are loving our new place with all of the window sills to sit on to watch the world around them.
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| Our kitchen is well stocked. |
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Our living/dining room combination has a large
screen TV on which I can stream NETFLIX. |
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Our bedroom has a large closet and
plenty of storage. |
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| We even have a second well appointed bedroom. |
We have navigated the town pretty well with a few glitches in trying to turn left from the major road that runs through town. Apparently left hand turns are taken from the service road that runs along the larger road. Who knew? And if you miss your turn off of the larger road there is no place to make a u-turn. Our neighborhood is nice with a fruit and vegetable bodega two blocks away, a nice restaurant, bank and small shops nearby. We even have a street taco stand around the corner.
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Our first meal out was at Fomar just a couple
of blocks away. The shrimp fajitas were delicious. |
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Another evening we walked to Culi's for great seafood.
I had the catch of the day - Mahi Mahi
over rosemary potatoes topped with wilted spinach. |
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| A mural on the wall of Culi's |
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| Culi's is definitely a restaurant we will return to. |
This morning I got back into my walking routine and walked down the beach to the main (touristy) beach. It’s just lovely - no crowds, soft sand, and gentle surf. Horse back riding on the beach is big here also.
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The beach is large (five miles long)
and uncrowded. |
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| In this part of the beach there are lovely houses lining the beach. |
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We walked to the central part of the beach where
we found an assortment of craft and trinket shops. |
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| We stopped at a small cafe for lunch. |
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| Bob had the fajita special. |
And, of course, I have to report on the new experiences of my granddaughter, Claire.
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| Claire is exploring the phenomenon of snow. |
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She's eating solid food and learning
to feed herself. |
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| And, she loves to stand up in her crib! |
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