Back to Mexico - Welcome to San Miguel

Right after Christmas, we headed back to Mexico. 

This time, we flew into Mexico City and from there, we took a van ride to San Miguel de Allende, about a four hour ride to the north of the airport. 

It was interesting to drive through the outskirts of the megacity, and then through the countryside, past various villages, all the way to the town of San Miguel. 

It was evening by the time we found our house, a beautiful older home with lots of windows and traditional charm.  The only thing it lacked was some form of heat, to take the chill out of the unseasonably cold evenings. 

For our first two days, we encountered a lot of rain, again not typical for this time of year.  Apparently it was the first December in 35 years that it had rained in San Miguel. 


During the breaks of the rain, we braved the cobblestone streets that had been turned into little rivers, and walked into town. 

All was great, until the rain started up again and everyone's shoes were soaked by the time we got home.  We found a little electric heater and lined up the essential items (especially the shoes) to slowly dry out in the 40 degree house.

 Despite the cold rain, the downtown of San Miguel was beautiful! 

The plazas were welcoming, and all of the churches were open.  It seemed there was one wedding or Quinceaños (15th birthday coming out for girls) celebration mass after another.  Each church still had up all of its Christmas decorations, so there was quite a lot to see in each one.