Showing posts with label Mexcio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexcio. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Mural outside of the market.

Interesting rose arrangements
Where there are Mexicans, there is corn



And more corn, chiles and lime.
Pineapple vases

Flower puppies

I got the urge to get out of town Thursday and decided to go get a city fix in Mexico City. It was a quick and easy decision since bus travel is luxurious and I get half price because I am a "retired" person. that also allows me free entrance into the museums. I researched on line the happenings for the weekend and was thrilled to find that a festival of flowers was opening on the day of my arrival in San Angel, one of the many zones of the city. After a long taxi ride, because of the stop and go traffic, I was dropped off at the park with the white tents. It didn't take long to discover that the displays would not be ready until the next day.

It was a bit of a disappointment, but the next day, I went to the huge wholesale market in the city to see miles of flowers and arrangements.
It is not often that flowers can be mistaken for stuffed animals. I walked the market for an hour and still did not see everything. Who needed the festival of flowers? Here was a ocean of flowers to experience and it happens every week. The quality of the photos is poor because I used my iPod camera, but you can get the idea.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Some photos

Traditional Michoacan dancers


Weaving palms


 I go up to the terrace early each day to water my plants and vegetables and this flower greeted me this morning. The bloom is on a rather ugly succulent that produces these big blossoms at night, for only one night and if I get to the terrace early enough, I am blessed with this fleeting beauty.


Parade
cooking contest



I have lived in San Miguel de Allende almost 7 years and I continue to love Mexico, the color, the traditions and the people.