The rain followed us as we passed fields of sugar cane and blue leafed agave used in the distillation of mexcal for tequila. Our two days in Tlaquepaque were filled with visits to all of the galleries and shops. We squeezed through crowds of people during a short tour of the Tonala market on Sunday after checking into our Tlaquepaque hotel. The next day we enjoyed a delicious lunch at El Patio with mariachi music performed by a rousing female band. The lead singer's face ressembled many of the wooden carved angels that we have seen in shops...cherubic with a touch of the devil!
On to Morelia and the Doctor's visit to our hotel room. After two injections John was able to move around a little better. The rain was persistent so we didn't wander too far. Fortunately the beds were covered with eiderdowns because the temperature dipped to about 5 degrees in our unheated, stone built room. The next day we set off to find rain gear and celebrated with our gold lame jackets from Woolworth's. They weren't exactly waterproof but they helped. Morelia is a
UNESCO world heritage site with interesting
architecture. Needless to say, we would have enjoyed our surroundings more on dry days.
Finally, we were back to Guadalajara for a brief overnight stay. This is a beautiful city with a gorgeous cathedral and lots of massive murals by Jose Clemente Orozco. I visited the Government Palace to view his mural of Father Miguel Hidalgo brandishing a flaming torch above the central staircase. It was so overwhelming that I had to rest against the wall to look up at the massive figure! Groups of young schoolchildren were seated in the visitors area of the Hall of Congress, gazing up at another powerful mural painted by this one handed artist.
The rain finally stopped as we headed out of Guadalajara for the return trip to Puerto Vallarta. It was 28 degrees and sunny when we arrived back at Quinta las Pinas.
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