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. 

Some short videos

 

Bill didn't have a good day yesterday, spent most of it in bed. So nothing to write about. We did go out to dinner. Have to eat.  So thought I'd gather up some of the videos I've taken and see if they would upload. My editing program is out of date and doesn't want to work too well. So these maybe a little rough, but they all have sound. I also discovered I can't bring up my phone videos due to updates on phone that changed the way they record. Will try to fix that when we get home. Hate to mess too much with the laptop. 

Music from restaurant below us and street noise. Sitting out on balcony when I took this. The restaurant below us has music 7 night a week. Two night it is earlier and finishes by 7:30 The other three they play until 9:00

One early evening we went to the Plazuela Machado and this youth band was putting on a concert for their families. 

Evening in the  Plazuela

Can't help dancing. 

If you feel it dance it. 

Sorry not much editing on them.  today we were pretty busy. lots to share

Sunday first day of February

Sunday morning was a beautiful day bright blue sky and puffy white clouds. We went out to breakfast again. Starting the day with tummies full. After breakfast we walked up to a small shop selling all kinds of tourist things. Of all things I forgot to pack t-shirt to just wear around when not going any where. So picked up a couple. Looking for light weight and cotton. Found two. This is one of them. The other one is black - I know bad choice for heat here - with a Carnaval 2026 design on it. 

We were going out at night with Bill's good friend Roberto and his wife Gloria to the Plazuela Machado in the evening. So just relaxed most of the day. 

The next few pictures were from Saturday night, but Sunday night is much the same there. Lots of vendors and lots of people walking around and lots of different music. Vendors selling mostly, clothing, toys and crafts. Lots of jewelry. 

Whole  Plazuela is lined with different restaurants.

I mentioned we ate at Pedro and Lola's. Our view from our table. Crowded on Saturday nights. 

After we ate we walked around the block to get away from the crowds. All the streets around there have strings of lights across the street. This shop had a colorful display of festive paper decorations. 

Inside they were selling some of the pretty leather masks. These are made by the guy who taught Bill how to make them many years ago. When we were living in Indiana. 

And painted hats. I bought one a couple of years ago in El Quelite but never wear it as it is pretty stiff and uncomfortable. It is black with bright flowers painted on it. 

On to Sunday evening. Out front waiting for Roberto to come by and get us. He came right after I snapped this picture.

We ate at the Italian restaurant this time. Next door is Gaia where we often eat lunch. Both restaurants had a lot of people in then for a Sunday evening. 

Looking the other direction to a big Pizza restaurant.  Rafael started playing at 6:15 and played straight through till 9:00. The first couple of hours there were a lot of people dancing. Many more than there were Friday night which surprised me. Usually - well in the years before - Sunday night was quiet;

Just a tree next to our table. I had a really good salad and Bill and Roberto and his wife shared pepperoni pizza.

There was some kind of celebration going on in the other restaurant. All the women had on very colorful wigs. Several of them got up to dance.

I am going to try to add some video of the dancing and music. Not sure I have a program to edit them. If I do I'll post another blog later today.