San Miguel de Allende

We just spent 4 nights in San Miguel de Allende, a town in the province of Guanajuato (Wannawhatoe), where Rocky's parent's long time friend, Sona, and her mother, Maman, live.

We first flew into Puerto Vallarta and then hopped on the very comfortable and highly recommended ETN bus to Guadalajara (a 5-hour ride). From there we had to take another 5.5 hour bus to San Miguel. After 11 hours on a bus you definitely feel a bit queezy, but the saving grace was how comfortable the bus was.

We basically had beds to lie on for our 11-hour ride. Our buses at home have two seats on either side, but these seats were so wide that they could only fit two and one. There was also so much space between the seats ahead and behind that we could almost fully recline, and there was a full leg rest. Can you tell that Rocky and I were stoked about such a comfortable ride?

I will say that it's still really hard to pee on a bouncing bus though!

We finally made it to Sona's house which is, to say the least, palatial. Persian rugs and Sona's art adorn the main floor. There is an incredible view from the patio onto the town of San Miguel. The downstairs, accessible by a glass staircase, is kind of like the ultimate performance or party space. It's also got a movie theatre, a lap pool and a bar.



For our first day in San Miguel we went to the Tuesday market on top of the hill above the town. It mostly basurra (garbage as Sona liked to call it) but there were lots of bright colors, yummy smells and of course, loud distorted music playing.

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