Mama Mia!

Mom got here Sunday and we have been having a blast so far! Sunday, Carlos and I picked her up from the airport. We got her settled in a hotel about a 10 minute walk from my house, and then she came over and had lunch with me and my host family. Then I showed her around the downtown a little bit - to the important hang-out places such as El Jardin and La Basilica.

Monday, we went to Museo de la Cera (museum of the hill), which was basically just some wax figures of important people in Mexican history. It wasn't very exciting. Then we went to the Municipal Market in Las Embajadoras where they sell tons of produce, cooking supplies and other stuff. On the way back, we passed a froo froo candy store and got suckered in to sampling pretty much every type of Mexican candy that there is. We ended up buying tons of candy! Then we went to Mercado Hidalgo where they also sell produce, as well as ceramics/pottery, leather stuff, touristy stuff, and every other type of stuff. Mom bought some dried "jamaica" (hibiscus flowers) to make agua fresca de jamaica. She also bought some huge cinnamon sticks. Then, we went to my favorite cafe, Santo Cafe. We had great tortilla soup and an awesome crepe stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, tomatos, and with chimichurri sauce on top.

Today, we took the bus to San Miguel de Allende - another city about an hour from here. We walked around the downtown a bit and went to the Artisanal Market which it is famous for. I was hungry and in a bad mood, so we ate at some expensive restaurant, and I got fetticini alfredo! It seems like it has been SO long since I've had pasta... wow. It was great. Later, we took a taxi to the hot springs outside of town. There were different warm pools, and then there was a weird, dark tunnel that lead into a dark circular pool with a dome shaped roof. Water from the hot spring poured out from a spout in the side of the room. It was "wild" as mom put it. On the way back to Guanajuato, we took the "luxury" ETN bus back so that mom could see how great it was.

We'll see what adventures we shall have tomorrow!