So, I’ve developed a new obsession… pan dulce. Holy goodness, this stuff is good. You go to a paneria and inside there are about ten million different types of delicious baked heaven. You walk around with a little pan and pick your favorites: empanadas, cookies, muffins, biscuits… some flaky, some crispy, some crunchy… some stuffed with fruit, others with nuts, others chocolate or sugar. And best of all, it’s sooooo cheap. Yummmmm… best invention ever!
But amongst my quest to find the best paneria in the city, I’ve been doing some other fun stuff to. And not all of it involves food…
Last weekend, a couple friends headed a little north for a short trip over our long weekend. We spent a day and night in the city of Querétaro and then the next day and night in the city of Guanajuato. Both have really interesting colonial architecture, tons of beautiful churches and plazas and pretty streets to walk. It was also just really nice to get out of the city for a little bit.
A plaque on a church in Querétaro: “In memory of the heroic missionaries
that during two long centuries left this convent to bring civilization to the vast
regions of America.” Wow…
And then again, another monument to indigenous culture outside
of a church. The contradictions don’t stop...
The pretty (narrow) streets of Querétaro
A BAND! On the street! The tambourine player did this really
cool swirly dance thing.
Guanajuato is sooo colorful- literally. Check out the houses.
Murals, murals, everywhere!
And hills too… sheesh.
Basilica de Guanajuato.
City view from the top of a crazy hill. We got caught in the rain on the top of said
hill… you can see the clouds in the distance.
It was definitely a good time, but tiring too. Now it’s back to classes! Whooo…
It’s raining here, so that’s fun. I suppose I should buy an umbrella soon since I’ve been making my twenty minute walk to and from school without one…
(p.s. 10 days until my birthday!)
Happy Birthday!!! (lol)
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