Must confess that my previous image of Mexico was formed from visits when I was younger to the border towns of Mexicali, Tijuana, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Juarez. We both found San Miguel to be a world away from all that. Safe, secure, beautiful, clean and friendly to visitors - it was just a pleasure to be here. We enjoyed it so much, in fact, that we spent part of our final week looking at other places to stay in the town for a more extended trip next winter. Guess we've really become snow birds now, because we found a beautiful, old, "hacienda" type property not far from the Centro area around the Parroquia, and booked it for two months next December and January. It's in its own little compound, with the home wrapped around a pretty little garden with a fountain.
A view of the back of the house looking up from the garden area
The Estancia...essentially a covered patio at the rear of the home that looks out over the garden. The photo really doesn't do it justice.
The dining room just off the Estancia with the garden in the background.
A view from the upper terrace looking towards the fountain in the garden. It really is a pretty little place.We were sorry to leave Mexico, especially considering the weather that was waiting for us in Vancouver the day we departed. We left behind endless summer days and 85 degree temperatures for the endless rain and 36 degree temperatures that met us on our return. Talk about a shock to the system. Took a few days to get re-acclimated to winter weather and the general idea of not being able to go outside anymore, not to mention trading summer shirt sleeves for winter woolies again.
We didn't expect to enjoy San Miguel as much as we did, but the little town really worked its magic on us, and we're looking forward to a much longer stay in the beautiful house we've booked for next year.
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