BACK IN TOWN

I'm back in Queretaro after traveling with Marty and Bill to Patzcuaro and Mexico City. I went to the airport with them on Friday and caught a bus from there to Qro. -- a very easy trip. As the bus approached Qro. I was aware of how nice it felt to be "coming home". The sky was clear and the air crisp and clean -- very different from the big city -- and it was a bit chilly. It sort of felt like my town.

Yesterday (Saturday) I went for a long walk past Plaza de la Constitucion and then back around to "my" plaza in front of Santa Rosa. Families were out with children -- children were playing around the fountains and pulling these funny little toys that are sold by venders in all the plazas, people were talking or working on their laptops (the city provides WiFi in the plazas). This is all around a very sociable, clean and beautiful city. AND in "my" plaza, the fountains were working again!! I was treated to wonderful, lively mexican music accompanied by the dancing fountains. A great welcome home.

More posts will follow with pictures and descriptions of our trip. Right now I have been sucked into a great book that my friend Lynne sent back here with Kikey as a birthday present: Steig Larssen's "The Girl Who Played With Fire" -- can't put it down. Thanks Lynne!