Guanajuato continued

As we walked back towards the Cathedral we started to see whole families leaving with their babies beautifully dressed in their Baptismal outfits. As we turned into the courtyard again there were food tables set up – this one run by the nuns.

One baby in particular fascinated us. We asked the family if we could take his picture. Grandma was very happy to pose with him.

The outfits are unbelievable in their detail. Again I was thinking of the extravagant and expensive outfits the children get for Baptism, First Communion and the 15th birthday. Must cost a fortune and then if you have a girl there’s her wedding. Glad we lived in the states and had boys.
Surprisingly we did a lot of walking around the areas that we didn’t visit last year. I say surprisingly because at 6300 feet I usually get out of breath pretty fast. But didn’t seem to bother me – maybe because I was so enthralled with the sights again. The street right next to the church doesn’t look real – more like a stage setting with its brightly colored buildings with their iron balconies.

Across from the Cathedral there are several outdoor cafes – Different colored facades and umbrellas for each establishment. Most of the tables were full. Lots of voices and laughter and the occasional sounds of a guitar coming from them. As we continued walking the churro man passed us. His big tray piled high with golden delicious smelling churros balanced carefully on his head.

Passed more vendors – more paintings for sale with the artist sitting there painting a new one. Jewelry for sale – maybe she was just tired of walking.

And some scenes of the town, narrow alleys and looking in between buildings and looking up at the balconies with their flower pots.
Found another church this one was built in 1792 – there was a mass going on so didn’t go inside.

Finally we tired and left the wonderous city of Guanajuato and returned to the motorhome. We left the next morning for Queretaro.

New Laptop

Yesterday I was kept busy all day working – yes working! Made the mistake of going to Best Buy to buy a new battery for the camera – got that then went to look at computers. There was a Toshiba laptop on sale – 15.6” screen, 4g of RAM and a 320 hard drive for less than $400 – Looked at it – didn’t buy it – went back to campground. Thought about it and went back and got it. Then spent most of the rest of the day loading programs, starting to learn Windows 7 – swearing and hoping old programs would load. So far so good.
Weather here is very nice – cool at nights and beautiful during the day. Tomorrow we take to the road again – heading either towards San Antonio or Houston not sure which yet. And don’t know if we’ll have Internet or not – So today I’m going to finish Guanajuato and Queretaro and trip to here. Or so I say now.

Plans - kind off.

Saturday in McAllen – the weather went to pot here. Cooler and wind and rain. Really rockin Jennie. Glad I got the laundry done before it started. Bill got up and dressed this a.m. so after the laundry was finished we went to Denny’s for breakfast – and had a good meal and good service.
Then watched the Nationwide NASCAR race. Come afternoon sky blackened and the wind picked up again. So checked the weather channel – guess we’ll be staying here longer as 12 inches of snow is forecast for Oklahoma and Arkansas – and bad weather for the southern routes too. I’m not in a big hurry to get on the road again.
Monday – Bill is feeling much better – just still snuffing a little. We will be staying here until Wednesday a.m. (cheaper to stay a week then six days) Then heading somewhere near Houston. (Maybe)
Have updated this a couple of times – just some things about León and Guanajuato so I’m almost caught up there. Will probably finish Guanajuato today – then there isn’t much to say about Queretaro this year…..
The citrus trees here in the park are blooming and they smell sooooooo good – I miss that from CA.
Our friend says we have hundreds of baby fish in the pond. And that the weeds are already coming up in the gardens – Oh well back to reality. Have also talked to our satellite installer back in Indiana – I wonder how the Alfa held up over the winter. NO mice I hope.