I would have to say it was a challenge to get to this beautiful old city in Central Mexico but well worth it's challenges. Ron and I Caught a midnight flight from Calgary and landed in Mexico City in the morning and then we had to catch a bus which was another 3 hour drive straight up into the Northern Highlands of Central Mexico but was a very pretty drive. We got to our hotel and unpacked right away so we could start enjoying this magical city.
What first caught my eye were the city's historical original 250 year old cobblestone streets. We found out that and you need good walking shoes as it's rare to find a street that one can walk on without tipping over and lots of steep hills to walk up and go down on. With bougainvillea vines falling down the outside colonial era homes and churches it was stunning that's for sure. It was a workout for sure with the daily walkabouts as walking in San Miguel is a daily workout with the steep, hilly streets, my butt muscles, hamstrings and quads we're burning, no need for a gym workout.
I love to photographing old doors and windows and I know San Miguel de Allende's historical centre has two thousand colorful doors framed by handcrafted iron works. Behind these colonial doors are as many different well-preserved and startling beautiful courtyards so one never knows what is hidden behind those walls.
We quickly learned that much of the beauty and old world charm of this city is not visible from the street. We could go to restaurants or shops whose facade may have looked plain but once we passed through the entrance, we found ourselves in a beautiful interior courtyards and gardens.
We had a wonderful time visiting as many terrific restaurants and restaurants and shops as we could, just to see what the interior spaces looked like. There are some excellent restaurants in San Miguel so it wasn't much of a sacrifice on our part.
What first caught my eye were the city's historical original 250 year old cobblestone streets. We found out that and you need good walking shoes as it's rare to find a street that one can walk on without tipping over and lots of steep hills to walk up and go down on. With bougainvillea vines falling down the outside colonial era homes and churches it was stunning that's for sure. It was a workout for sure with the daily walkabouts as walking in San Miguel is a daily workout with the steep, hilly streets, my butt muscles, hamstrings and quads we're burning, no need for a gym workout.
I love to photographing old doors and windows and I know San Miguel de Allende's historical centre has two thousand colorful doors framed by handcrafted iron works. Behind these colonial doors are as many different well-preserved and startling beautiful courtyards so one never knows what is hidden behind those walls.
We quickly learned that much of the beauty and old world charm of this city is not visible from the street. We could go to restaurants or shops whose facade may have looked plain but once we passed through the entrance, we found ourselves in a beautiful interior courtyards and gardens.
We had a wonderful time visiting as many terrific restaurants and restaurants and shops as we could, just to see what the interior spaces looked like. There are some excellent restaurants in San Miguel so it wasn't much of a sacrifice on our part.
PARROQUIA de SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL CHURCH
Hotel Matilda was a enjoyable Boutique Hotel. We we're told it was a great place to stop for lunch or dinner and we stopped in for a wonderful lunch. First class service from the moment you walked through the door and some gorgeous views of the pool and landscape.
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This beautiful Peacock was hanging around the grounds of our hotel and was quite curious and enjoyed hanging around us with us at the pool.
