We left Patz around 10am on Friday... got here about an hour later. They are that close! Instead of going straight to the hotel, we stopped at Home Depot to get some shopping done. And we did. Shop, shop, shop! I think we are actually getting tired of it. This time, though, it was stuff for our landscape lighting and irrigation projects. Not as fun as art. Ho hum.
We got to our hotel near el centro around 2pm. Wow, it was crazy traffic! And one of the main streets downtown was blocked off for a political rally so we got our first taste of Morelia via sitting in the car. But alas, as soon as we valet parked at our hotel, Mansion San Francisco, we felt much better!
We put our stuff in our room (we got probably the smallest room at the place... we will live... the hotel has a great location and parking ... so more good things than bad) and then we hit the streets. Wow, Morelia is so beautiful. OK I said the same thing about Patz and it is true, they both exude charm. Morelia is just more grand. It has a huge cathedral surrounded by more churches and plazas and colonial buildings... most in a pinkish hue (because of the stone that was used to build back in the 1800´s). It was quite tiring to fight the crowds, so we went back to our room and took a siesta from 4-6pm.
Friday night we left the hotel around 6:45pm and stopped at the Hotel Los Juaninos for a drink at their terrace bar that overlooks the cathedral. Wow! What a view from there. Then we walked to our diner destination, Mirasoles. So Romantico!!! They specialize in Michoacan cooking and it did not disappoint. We also had a great Mexican wine - a Kerubiel 2005 from Adobe Guadalupe. It is a meritage. So yummy!!!
After all that drinking, we strolled home... and it was such a beautiful evening. The cathedral was lit up ... and we ran into several groups of Mariachis pimping themselves out on a street corner. They were so cute!
Today, first order of business was to go to Costco to get items on our list. Unfortunately, some things they used to have, they did not have right now. Ugh. Oh well. We went back to Home Depot after that.
I think we are indeed, DONE, with our shopping now. So now we will just enjoy Morelia for the rest of the day and head home early tomorrow morning.
We got to our hotel near el centro around 2pm. Wow, it was crazy traffic! And one of the main streets downtown was blocked off for a political rally so we got our first taste of Morelia via sitting in the car. But alas, as soon as we valet parked at our hotel, Mansion San Francisco, we felt much better!
We put our stuff in our room (we got probably the smallest room at the place... we will live... the hotel has a great location and parking ... so more good things than bad) and then we hit the streets. Wow, Morelia is so beautiful. OK I said the same thing about Patz and it is true, they both exude charm. Morelia is just more grand. It has a huge cathedral surrounded by more churches and plazas and colonial buildings... most in a pinkish hue (because of the stone that was used to build back in the 1800´s). It was quite tiring to fight the crowds, so we went back to our room and took a siesta from 4-6pm.
Friday night we left the hotel around 6:45pm and stopped at the Hotel Los Juaninos for a drink at their terrace bar that overlooks the cathedral. Wow! What a view from there. Then we walked to our diner destination, Mirasoles. So Romantico!!! They specialize in Michoacan cooking and it did not disappoint. We also had a great Mexican wine - a Kerubiel 2005 from Adobe Guadalupe. It is a meritage. So yummy!!!
After all that drinking, we strolled home... and it was such a beautiful evening. The cathedral was lit up ... and we ran into several groups of Mariachis pimping themselves out on a street corner. They were so cute!
Today, first order of business was to go to Costco to get items on our list. Unfortunately, some things they used to have, they did not have right now. Ugh. Oh well. We went back to Home Depot after that.
I think we are indeed, DONE, with our shopping now. So now we will just enjoy Morelia for the rest of the day and head home early tomorrow morning.
