Category Archives: San Miguel de Allende
Hole in the Wall
San Miguel is full of holes-in-the-walls, selling anything from Gorditas to underwear. This another kind of hole-in-the-wall, as always, painted rather than repaired.
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Castillo
Fireworks are a constant feature of Mexican life (there are some banging away overhead as I write), and the pieces de resistance are always the Castillos, giant towers thirty or so meters high, covered with spinning wheels and crowned with … Continue reading
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World’s Number One Best City?
Today, CNN Travel announced the results of Condé Nast Traveler’s 26th annual Readers’ Choice Awards World’s Number One City poll. And guess who is number one. Yes, ahead of Florence (No 3), Vienna (7), Rome (No 8), Paris (No 22) and Venice … Continue reading
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They Have a Plan
There are always hundreds of street dogs in San Miguel quietly and politely making their way around town obviously with an important plan in mind. During parades, as here with the blessing of the horses as part of the Festival … Continue reading
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All Night Long
We are so used to fireworks in San Miguel that we can usually sleep through them, but at the Feast of San Miguel at the end of September each year they go on all night, climaxing in this show at … Continue reading
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Voladores
For the Festival of Saint Michael the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers) is now an integral part of the festivities. Here a Volador, swinging on a slowly unwinding rope from the top of a twenty meter pole, … Continue reading
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Guns and Roses
Well, not roses, but small colorful dolls. Today, the Governor of the State of Guanajuato is in town, his presence being evident from the hoards of M-16 toting police and army stationed all around as he attends the Mayor’s speech … Continue reading
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Viva Mexico
At this time of the year, almost on a daily basis, we hear the drums of one parade or another at the end of our street. In this instance, we dashed out to meet the Independence Day parade on Mesones … Continue reading
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Gorditas and Fried Bolios
This weekend is the celebration of Mexican independence and the reading of the Cry of Dolores, or El Grito, in the Jardin. The town is packed with Mexicans coming here to the heart of Independence to celebrate, and our neighbors … Continue reading
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The Birdman of the Tianguis
You can buy anything at the Tianguis in San Miguel, from underwear, to parts for gas stoves, used tools, fish, fruit, furniture, video games, and in this instance caged birds which the birdman carries around tied to his back. This … Continue reading
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