Fiesta!

What's a fiesta without fireworks?

The cathedral at night

A carnaval joined the celebration

More Fireworks

Dinner with our amigos (left to right) Papa Gene, Herb, Cindy, Joanne, and Jimena

A great performance!

This sleepy little Pueblo was crowded overnight!

Dancing in the Plaza

Beautiful costumes were worn by the Dancers

The weekend has past and so has the “Day of Assumption”. It has been a typical three-day Mexican celebration. I don’t know how they can celebrate for three days and nights continuously, perhaps they go in shifts. Anyway, the music finally stopped this morning, Monday, at 2:00 am.

An interesting part of the festivities is the “Prayer Rockets”. A person writes an note asking for a favor, a prayer for the sick, wishes for good luck, or just a thank you and attaches the note to a rocket and sets if off. The rocket soars through the sky and it is believed that the Virgin Mary reads the messages.

Saturday night we went to the square and joined in the Festivities. We met our new amigos Joanne, Jimena, and Papa Gene for dinner at a balcony restaurant overlooking the square. The restaurant featured a duet. Unfortunately, the plaza brass band played so loudly that we could not hear the singers even though we were only three tables away from the stage.

Our friends from the Aransas Pass left today for Tequisquiapan. We will probably see them Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Then it is off to Xilitla for a 3 day/2 night excursion in the State of San Luis Potosi. We will see many missions, ruins, and Edward James “Enchanted Garden”.

Another day in Tequis

Cindy doing her laundry at the public lavanderia (Mexican Bendix)

Spending time at the Plaza and enjoying the afternoon

Time is flying by. We have hardly hung our hats and it is already Tuesday, August 11. Daily walks have been invigorating and we are enjoying the moderate temperatures. We took a day trip to Bernal (home of the second largest monolith in the world) and forgot to bring the camera. We shall return with camera in hand. We had a terrific lunch at a restaurant in Bernal. Again, we will capture it on our camera next time around.

Today we went to the Tiendas (a group of makeshift tents displaying everything from bicycle parts to exotic plants and herbal spices). We picked out our veggies for a delicious salad that Cindy will prepare tomorrow. We also visited the Mercado near the plaza in Tequis and we had lunch at a nearby restaurant serving enchiladas and burritos. Fruits and vegetables are so fresh and reasonably priced at the Mercado, we hesitate going to the Mexican supermarkets.

Just kidding about the laundry. We did not use the public wash houses, but took the laundry to someone who washed, dried, and folded our clothes. We, of course, need to support the local economy.