Such A Very Tiny Baby in Morelia

Morelia is the capital of the state of Michoacan located in the mountains in Central Mexico. We arrived on a bus from Lazaro Cardenas on the coast a little after sundown. I had talked to Nena and Andy about potentially visiting them but didn't have the chance to call them before we caught the bus because it was leaving right after we rode into the station. So when I called Nena and told her we were in Morelia she was quite surprised. She invited us to their home and suggested we take a taxi because her house was on the opposite side of the fairly large city.

When Andy and I went to the taxi line outside we quickly realized we wouldn't be able to fit our bikes into the relatively small taxis without having to significantly take them apart. We decided to be adventurous and ride across the big city in the dark. The route was relatively simple because there is a main 3 or 4 lane road/highway that loops around the city. We just needed to stay on that road and ride to the opposite side of the loop. The night riding made it a little more exciting and it is somewhat harder to see in the darkness than daytime in case you were wondering. But we had a relatively uneventful hour long ride to Nena's house.

Andy, Nena and Danny

The local market had many delicious foods and interesting characters. This lovely lady was selling nopales (cactus) either cooked or raw.

Andy and Señora Nena choosing some delicious veggies. There is so much fresh food here it is wonderful

Andy checks out a map of mexico in the centro area of Morelia

Morelia is a very beautiful city with a large colonial influence. Here is a beautiful fountain with the aqueduct in the background.

The kitchen in Nena's house is a common hangout place. Señora Nena's cooking is incredible and we were constantly full.

Los dos Nenas.
Mother and daughter. Two wonderful people. Señora Nena was pretty pissed i took this picture


Cristina!!!!

Baby Daniel was pretty amazing. I wanted to keep him....until he started wailing. Much nicer to hand him back to mom and dad then.

Tacos Al Pastor
I ended up getting pretty sick in Morelia which delayed our departure by a few days. It was really nice to have a home to stay in when i was running to the bathroom every 20 minutes. Here i am enjoying my awful "suero" as andy eats delicious tacos.

Here is my little pig/cow mascot i found in a little market. He was ready to go as we headed out of Morelia.

We had a great time in Morelia. Andy, Nena and Family were very gracious and generous to host us. It was very nice to meet Danny before they headed back to the US after christmas.