This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the La Alborada celebration in San Miguel de Allende. We went to the Jardin and caught a couple of the groups dancing and celebrating the holiday. The Locos were there with their crazy masks and an “Indian” group with dancers and drums performed in front of the Parroquia. By the time we got over to the parade route on Canal street it was
This weekend is La Alborada in San Miguel de Allende so I’ve decided to post some photos from past years. This year is the 100th anniversary of the celebration. La Alborada, which means “the dawn” or “sunrise,” is an annual festival held in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of San Miguel de Allende. It represents the victory of good over evil, as Saint Michael is believed
September 16 is the official Mexico Independence Day, but they have a fireworks display the night before. The fireworks are launched from the Jardin and light up the Parroquia. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the celebration.
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted to my blog so here goes… We drove to Dolores Hidalgo on Saturday to visit the Catrina Factory. The factory is an amazing place where they create these wonderful ceramic catrinas and other ceramic pieces. Currently, they’re working on Halloween pieces that will all by shipped to the states so they’re a little short of inventory in their showroom.Before having carnitas at our favorite
I just got back from a wonderful motorcycle ride to Alamogordo and White Sands National Park. First, I want to thank our fearless leaders Mary and Lisa for putting this trip together for everyone. Second, it ws wonderful to see and ride with some old friends (you know who you are) and make some new friends along the way. We visited the White Sands National Park and all I can
This week we took a drive up to Chimayo to visit the Santuario de Chimayo. What a wonderful place to visit. We took Juliet and Harlee with us and they had fun exploring the grounds. We had lunch at the little cafe next to the church and roamed around the area. Here’s a little bit about the churches history… El Santuario de Chimayo, a small shrine located in the Sangre
I haven’t posted anything in awhile so here are just a few random photos from Las Vegas. They include photos from the scooter meet-up of the Antique Motorcycle Club of Las Vegas, the Valley of Fire and the Mecum motorcycle auction.
I can’t believe we missed this performance. Luis Miguel sings with Mariachi in San Miguel de Allende. He was even filmed at the Luna Bar atop the Rosewood Hotel where Bill and I enjoyed many an evening. According to the stories we found he’s going to release (or has released) a new album. Granted, I’m not sure when this video was made, but we’ve been fans of Luis Miguel for
Yesterday, we visited the Ceramica La Catrina factory in Dolores Hidalgo. What a wonderful place! These folks create the most amazing ceramic figures. We went with our good friends Kathy and Michael who gave us a really cute Dia de Muertos cat figure last week so this week we all drove out to the factory. Here are some photos of their creations. Many of these catrinas are as tall as
This is our local cemetery. It’s located about 2 miles up the road from our house. Since Did de Muertos has been pretty much canceled this year due to the virus I thought I’d pay a visit to the cemetery. There are several cemeteries in town and the ones located in centro date back hundreds of years. This cemetery seems a bit newer and is really for the “common” person.