(12) Listen to a midnight theater in the "Architectural Capital of Mexico"
Speaking of distance, the town of San Miguel Adrian is not far from Guanajuato, about an hour and a half drive, while San Miguel is about two and a half hours from the next stop, Queretaro, so today's last stop is in Queretaro.
Compared with the other two cities, Querétaro is much more life-like, visiting the markets in the city center to feel the simple enthusiasm of the locals, which makes us feel very good about the city.
After lunch, we drove to Querétaro, Mexico's "capital of architecture", arriving at our booked homestay around 4 p.m.
This is the homestay we stayed in and the appearance is not very impressive
The reception hall of the homestay
The inconspicuous appearance of the homestay only found that there is a dry kun inside, the inside is a courtyard type, each room is a LOFT structure, the bedroom is on the second and third floors. It was at midnight on the night of check-in, I was still sleeping dimly, suddenly heard the sound of Spanish dialogue, the tone of the tone was very similar to the feeling of Hamlet's stage play, at that moment I thought I was in a foreign theater, and I was surprised, secretly looking down through the curtains to see seven or eight people in black robes holding sword-like props in dialogue, without any sound tools, but the sound was full of anger in the courtyard, I estimated that there was a stage play here, because I couldn't understand Spanish. After listening for a while, my heart went back to sleep. When he got up the next day, he went to ask Director Zhou, and he said that there were indeed students and the like rehearsing stage plays in the middle of the night last night, to the effect that it was a story related to ghosts. Can't help but sigh that the cultural atmosphere of Querétaro is too strong, and it is worth it to stay in a homestay for one night and encounter this very unique experience!
The inside of the homestay is very large, enclosed into a courtyard
The door of the room was also carefully arranged, which was very popular with the cat baby
Nice location of the B&B, five or six minutes walk to the centre of the town. Halfway through churches and many bazaars.
There happened to be a solemn ceremony in the church on the way, at first we thought it was a wedding, but after walking inside and looking closely for a while, we found that it was the local boys and girls who were holding the coming-of-age ceremony, and they had just turned 16.
Boys and girls are holding coming-of-age ceremonies, and they have just turned 16 years old
The young boy who had just completed the ceremony sent a message to a friend outside the church
There are many markets on the road that attract people
Indian women on the streets sell their national handmade fabrics to tourists
Querétaro wrote on Lonely Planet that it was "the least beautiful silver mine town," but with a long history. The old town of Querétaro was inscribed on unesco's World Heritage List in 1996. This ancient colonial city has well preserved the city streets and buildings built by indigenous Indians and Spanish occupiers, respectively, and the winding Indian streets contrast with the geometrically boxy Spanish roads. The Odomites, Tarasques, Tzimecas and Spaniards lived peacefully in the city, and the city of Querétaro reached its golden age in the 17th and 18th centuries AD, and we can still see many luxurious Baroque residential and religious buildings built in that period.
Street vendor @ Guishui for fish (Xue Xue) photographed
Indian women wore their own national costumes and peddled handicrafts
There are also many markets near the central square to walk around, and the local residents are very simple and friendly.
Amos Square
Entrance to the ammos Square market
Even in the shop, Mexicans love the colorful decorations, and the color feeling is simply amazing!
Young Indian children have begun to learn to practice stalls
The open-air performance of local bands in the square is very strong, and people shopping are casually sitting in front of the stage to enjoy the band performance.
The street knick-knacks reflect the Mexicans' artistic cells quite well, and decorate the cityscape with art.
Querétaro is a town where tourists rarely stop, mostly as a stop on the road. I'm glad I included it in a night worth stopping. Strolling down the streets is full of local folk sentiments, rather than a performance-like tourist attraction (San Miguel de Lien seems to me to be too carved), and we like life here. At dusk, you don't have to be in the suburbs, just on the lively street, you can see such a beautiful scene of the golden sun, and it cannot be said that the happiness index of the people here is very high. Moreover, on the road, I also met a lot of hurried locals, including old people, ladies and five or six-year-old girls, who rushed to the meeting place in classical costumes, and when they asked, they learned that some of them were going to participate in the literary and art evening, some were going to go to the party, they had a very serious attitude towards these public occasions, they must be on time, the sense of ceremony of cultural inheritance is very strong, and it can also be seen that Queretaro has not been invaded by the modern city, and still has its solid national culture.
Dress up for locals
It's easy to see such a beautiful sunset on the narrow streets
The lanterns of Querétaro are still beautiful
Ten days in Mexico were all soaked and shocked by the rich colors, no less than an art class. The glittering evening in Querétaro concluded our trip to Mexico. It's finally getting late at night, and we need to rest as soon as possible, because we're about to head to another very important stop on this trip, Cuba.
Looking forward to the next stop
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