La Parroquia at night
By day
The interior of the parish church of Saint Michael
of Allende
(Copied from pamphlet by Ammex Asociadus , S.A. de C.V.)
(Copied from pamphlet by Ammex Asociadus , S.A. de C.V.)
The statue of San Miguel de Allende, in the parish church, which is carried in procession
The local police in ceremonial uniforms (every day) in the Plaza Principal
Cafes in the Plaza Principal for coffee and scrumptious chocolate cakes
El Jardin in the Plaza Principal
The church from the garden
El Instituto - Fresco
El Instituto - Courtyard
La Parroquia from El Instituto
La Parroquia from El Instituto
Domes rising out of the Trees
One of the many beautiful house entrances
Panoramic scene of San Miguel on a cloudy day
Flowers at the Candelaria Festival (Feb. 2 - 11) at night
As good as the Chelsea Flower Show
Flowers at the Candelaria Festival (Feb. 2 - 11) at night
This is where I sheltered from the rain for 50 minutes
The church of the Immaculate Conception
One Sunday Mass is in English
A courtyard/garden just down the street from us.
They are always open for you to go in and see.
The Bull Ring behind our hotel - wrestling tonight
By day
San Miguel night scene from our hotel's roof
From the same roof
The roof
The garden of our hotel
The patio of our hotel
The Peruvian band at the Viejo Pueblo restaurant (our favourite)
The band at Mama Mia's restaurant
There are always balloons for sale and musicians |
Artist Evolio Martinez with our painting |
The musicians will always play for you for 50 Pesos
A street off the Plaza Principal
Our local church of San Francisco
Calle Correo, opposite San Francisco
where we had breakfast opposite the post office
A beautiful arrangement of wheat and oranges
in the San Antonio restaurant
A peculiar flower I found
Day Trip to Dolores Hidalgo
Visit to the village of Atotonilco
Visit to the village of Atotonilco
The magnificent church and retreat centre
The magnificent church and retreat centre
Larger-than-life figures of the Crucifixion
The nave showing paintings by the Indians
At Dolores Hidalgo
at a pottery works
at a pottery works
Quality control scrapes off the blemishes
Hand painting
Our restaurant for lunch (table d'hôte 4 courses, $8.00)
Our guide Jaime, Kathy, Mary Liz and Sara
Looks as if it is decorated for St. Valentine's Day
A typical building on the town square
The parish church and Fr. Hidalgo (the starter of the Mexican revolution) |
The nave |
A magnificent pulpit |
Visit to the Pyramids outside of Mexico City
Sara bargaining for a cactus thread table cloth in front of the Sun Pyramid
A view of the main causeway(?) and the Sun Pyramid,
from the Moon Pyramid
In the Clock Room. Roof stones cast shadows to tell the time.
The Moon Pyramid
Half way up the Moon Pyramid , Linda in foreground
Sara sitting on steps below
Walking around
Some of the preserved and restored paintings
Lunch in the caverns by the pyramids
with Paul, Sara, Peggy, Linda and Jaime