More pictures from Tuesday in Centro

I continue our adventure on Tuesday. I say adventure cause we never know where we are going and if we have the stamina to get there! The humidity really bothers me. I can walk 3 miles in Vegas in the high 60's with no problem but the humidity there is sometimes in the minus. Usually around 15 to 20%. Leaving the central market on way to ??? Seems there are a lot more beggars here this year than in the past.

Walking around the Cathedral.  Trying to stay in the shade. The sky was sure blue that day.

Very pretty building. Since we've been coming here it has been repainted twice. What looks like blocks on the sides and front is just given that illusion by paint. 

There is an actual rope that come down to the ground to ring the bell. Every once in a while we are there at the right time to watch the priest pull the rope and ring the bell. 

In the big plaza across the street from the church there are a lot of men who repair and shine shoes. Bill was asking  him if he could dye a pair of my sandals. I have two brand new white pairs and I need a black pair. He said he could so have to remember to bring them next time we come to Centro. Years ago we had him dye a pair black. They just wore out. 

Walking through the big plaza across from the street. Lots of benches to sit and relax in. Watching the people going by. 

Getting his shoes shined. 

The gazebo in the middle of the Plaza. Many years ago it had a restaurant under it. 

This collects crush soda cans

A vendors booth. Has a cute mural on it when not in use and closed up. 

The government building. Notice how thick the walls are on the lower floor. 

This ice cream stand has been in the same place and owned by the same family for over 80 years. When we first started coming here the building behind it was a big hardware store. It closed years ago. Glad to see that the building is in the process of being restored. 

Walking along the front of the building under the construction work. 

Oh my goodness another building that has been restored since we were here two years ago. Will have to take better pictures of it next time we go by. I just took a picture of the sign, didn't notice what it said until I loaded it on the laptop. It is the new Pirate Museum. Going to have to check it out. It is on Angel Flores and Carnaval.

The utility boxes now have interesting art on them. Will have to check more of them out next time we are in Centro. The planters are new to us. They line all the sidewalks around Centro. About every 15 feet apart. Lovely plants in them. 

This is parked in front of the Pirate Museum. Oh, I also see a plaque on the building, Need to remember to check it out next time. So many things I don't notice when I'm snapping pictures. 

Outside the big parking garage. 

This is very interesting, again outside of the parking garage. It is a whale made of driftwood. A lot of work there. 

A closer look at all the little pieces it took to make it. 

Another old vehicle outside the parking garage. 

This is the parking lot we always used to park the jeep in. At one time it had a block wall that had chains around it that wrapped around the trees to keep the wall from falling down.  Guess sometime in the last two years it finally  came down.  

One of my all time favorite buildings. When we were here two years ago the lower floor had been turned into an art gallery. Now it looks like the outside is being restored. Lots of history there. 

The corner view of it. Beautiful isn't it.

Walking down the tree lined street to the Plazuela Machado. The trees are all blooming now. The yellow building where the clothes are hanging is amazing. Years ago we got a tour of the inside of it. It was in the process of being restored. Very beautiful inside. But after that never saw anyone using it. 

The flowers on the trees.

Still on same street the blue building across the street has no roof and is used as a parking garage.

Decorated trees outside a restaurant and hotel in the Plazuela Machado.

No idea just showed up one year a long time ago. 

Empty plaza on a weekday with no cruise ships in. 

Have more pictures of area but will save them for another day that we don't do too much.  The Sphere in case you were missing it. 

We did go out yesterday but not too far. Today Bill got his new front teeth. So far so good. He ate breakfast this morning with no problems. 

Fun Tuesday in Centro

 Well hello again. After a day of rest we made up for it yesterday. Got in over two miles of walking around Centro. But to regress. Bill had rather a quiet day on Monday. After three nights in a row out he and me were tuckered out. So the only thing we did Monday was go out to dinner at Pancho's. This was Bill's dinner. The "ears" are very thin slices of sweet potato deep fried. They are delicious, I stole and ate them. Easy dinner for him to eat. Chicken milensea and mashed potatoes. 

Yesterday morning we started out the day by returning to my down fall - fall down - I made sure to leave phone in pocket until we were out of the parking lot. I know a lot of you have seen pictures of Torres Mazatlan over the years. But it is so pretty there I love to take and share them. Heading past the pool area to the restaurant. The arrows on the trees list cities and distances to them. The restaurant is on the left.

This used to be a big empty field, over the years they have added lots of relaxing areas to it. 

The ocean was two distinct colors yesterday, turquoise near shore and blue further out. 

We sat right next to big open windows overlooking the beach and ocean. Love going there. Nice breeze. A fishing boat going by. 

A big sail boat way out there. You can see where the color of the water changes close to shore. 

Leaving we stopped to enjoy the iguanas. This guy was bright green. I took pictures of four more of them. But one iguana picture is probably enough when I have a lot of pics I want to share today. 

Ordered an Uber to take us to Centro Historico. I avoided the tope going through the parking. I still have some swelling on the knee but the scabs have finally come off and the skin is pink and shinny now. Also some bruising still left down the leg. I was lucky. Just a pretty well cared for building we past heading into town. 

And another one. Some sort of business I guess with the sign. 

The Uber let us off right where we wanted to go. Rueben's bakery. He has changed the name of it but the pastries are the same. YUM YUM. We didn't get there until early afternoon so were lucky to buy the LAST two cinnamon rolls. Missed Rueben though as he and family are on Vacation for another week or so. Bill seems to remember that his wife's name is the name of the Bakery now. They live upstairs.

Another restored building. So nice to see more and more being restored and used. We were walking to the central market. 

Umm - maybe it is just me, but not sure I want to buy shrimp that are on a cart next to the street on a warm day. The white bags behind the shrimp are marshmallows. 

We enter into the market through the mostly clothing sections. One of the shop owners we have know for a long time. She wondered why we hadn't been in for so long. 

Used to buy a lot of my blouses at this place. Love the embroidery but now most of it is machine done. The ones I have are hand done. 

Lots of little eating areas and we are headed towards the fruit and vegetable stands. Almost all the flooring has been redone. 

Kind of a shelf stable store. Rice, pasta, spices, condiments etc. 

To the fruit and vegetable section and lots of different little stands, it smells so good. Unlike home you can smell every different fruit or vegetable. 

Bill picking out some tangerines. 

1walked over for a quick look in the meat market. They will cut your piece for you with a great big sharp knife. A lot different than what we see in a Supermarket at home.

Of course I had to go visit the smiling piggies heads. Any thing pork you would want.  Didn't make it to the chicken vendors. Getting too crowded and hot in the market. 

Back out on the street passing some vendors. Did he want something, was she thinking about getting it for him?

No idea, puffer fish? sitting in an upside down table. Lots of looky loos no one stopped to long. 

Bill talking to one of the shoe repair men in the big plaza. Asking him if he could dye a pair of shoes for me. I have two brand new pair of white sandals, but no new black ones. So he will dye the white one black for us. Just have to remember to take it next time we go to Centro. I have more pictures - lots more from our excursion yesterday, but will not be going any where during the day today. NASCAR race today I want to watch. 

So until tomorrow. Oh yes, almost forgot. Got my heart beating quickly this morning when I went to put the receipt from last nights dinner in the spreadsheet.  It was 10,893 pesos WHAT!!! So we went to the restaurant to make sure it really wasn't charged to us. And of course I couldn't get through to our bank. So went to restaurant. Nope it was charged to a different card. Our bill was right. We just got the wrong receipt.  Heart calming down.