Slightly uncomfortable night on the sofa which was a little too small, however the lie in compensates and we rise late to wander the city. Morelia has that old town atmosphere, as it was one of the first to be colonised by Spain. We stroll through busy streets, filled with the hustle and bustle of market traders, street theatre and ambling public. The market is an interesting experience, and I am slightly appalled at the apparent lack of hygiene at the many butchers stalls. Every kind of meat you can ask for lies open, uncovered and at the mercy of insects on tiled stone slabs. Pigs heads hanging from their own entrails. Cow heads stacked in rows. I even spot a horse, or what was left of it. The fact that you ate cooked food not too far from such displays was enough to keep a starving man hungry.
I’m getting a hang of the food here. I don’t even attempt to pronounce it, type it or read it off menus, but it is growing on me a little. I say a little; after I leave I’m never eating Mexican food again.
We spend the day lazily seeing what the town has to offer with its buildings, churches and squares. In the evening we plan on heading out to party. The city is apparently famed for its rooftop bars, but as it starts to lash down with rain, we opt to stay in. And it was well worth it. We have a wonderful evening playing cards and drinking games with our hosts, long into the night. The only problem is yet another early start and heavy drive await us tomorrow. I’m going to be in a foul mood.
Pig
Slightly uncomfortable night on the sofa which was a little too small, however the lie in compensates and we rise late to wander the city. Morelia has that old town atmosphere, as it was one of the first to be colonised by Spain. We stroll through busy streets, filled with the hustle and bustle of market traders, street theatre and ambling public. The market is an interesting experience, and I am slightly appalled at the apparent lack of hygiene at the many butchers stalls. Every kind of meat you can ask for lies open, uncovered and at the mercy of insects on tiled stone slabs. Pigs heads hanging from their own entrails. Cow heads stacked in rows. I even spot a horse, or what was left of it. The fact that you ate cooked food not too far from such displays was enough to keep a starving man hungry.
I’m getting a hang of the food here. I don’t even attempt to pronounce it, type it or read it off menus, but it is growing on me a little. I say a little; after I leave I’m never eating Mexican food again.
We spend the day lazily seeing what the town has to offer with its buildings, churches and squares. In the evening we plan on heading out to party. The city is apparently famed for its rooftop bars, but as it starts to lash down with rain, we opt to stay in. And it was well worth it. We have a wonderful evening playing cards and drinking games with our hosts, long into the night. The only problem is yet another early start and heavy drive await us tomorrow. I’m going to be in a foul mood.