Querétaro, day 3

This morning we checked out a local covered market.

Always places where one can grab a bite to eat

Even a shrine to Mary

Some vendors just set up shop out on the sidewalk outside the covered market

Street in the historic area

Today is Epiphany and on this day the tradition is to exchange gifts. We witnessed this scene a number of times where people were handing out small gifts to people on the street.

Querétaro at night

Querétaro, day 2

The Christmas season is still being celebrated here

We visited the Museo de Calendario (calender museum). The exhibits are housed in a restored 17th-century hacienda. This is one of the inner courtyards.

Tree embrace

Querétaro Cathedral

Interesting door knocker

We have seen wreath shaped cakes for sale around town.  They are known as Rosca de Reyes (ring of the kings) and are traditionally eaten on January 6 during the celebration of Día de Reyes which commemorates the arrival of the three Magi.

We found a cafe that served the cake along with café con leche, which they poured with flare!

Rosca de Reyes cake

Plenty of squares with these well trimmed shade trees

Food stalls in a square

Shoeshine in a park

A Christmas "tree" covered with handwritten wishes.

This one hopes for peace, an iPhone and a laptop!

A view of town with the 18th century Los Arcos aqueduct

Querétaro, Mexico, day 1

We left Vancouver Friday at 2 pm with a 7 hour stop in San Francisco and a 4 hour stop in Houston. Arrived in Querétaro, Mexico at noon the next day. Pretty tired but we hit the ground running. Querétaro has a beautiful historic centre, and Christmas season were still going strong.

Flying over the border between the USA and Mexico. The squiggly line is Rio Grande.

Lunch in Querétaro

Our Airbnb apartment

This aqueduct was built between 1726 and 1738 to bring fresh water to the town

Native dancing

Celebrating the new year