April 19, day 3

After our second not-so-good breakfast we went to Palacio de Clavijero which used to be a Jesuit convent and now is a cultural center/museum. It’s one of the most beautiful colonial buildings in Morelia. We looked at all the exhibits. One of them was an exhibition of traditional arts of Michoacan. We saw a an amazing piece there that was made of thin strands if fiber or straw arranged into a very intricate pattern. We would love to buy it, but how to transport such a large and fragile piece back? Then we walked about 10 blocks to the main mercado (market), Mercado de San Juan. It is quite large, containing tons of stuff. It was full of people shopping, eating and even performing. Bo braved a food stall and got pozole. She did not finish it. It tasted good, but contained strange pieces of a pig that were hard to identify hence perhaps not so safe to eat. From the Mercado we walked to Casa de Artesanias because we saw a similar piece there to the one we liked and we wanted to know how much it would be to ship it. They told us that they ship by FedEx and it would cost more than the piece itself. After lunch we went back and asked them for a real quote. Then, we went to a rooftop café/bar with a great view of the plaza for a drink. It took 3 waiters to get a glass of wine, but the view was worth it. Our dinner plan was to go to the number 1 restaurant in Morelia called San Miguelito. We got a cab and the driver spoke decent English because he lived in the US for about 10 years. When we got to the place, it was closed. We didn’t know it was only open till 5:30 on Sundays. On the way back we got a look at other parts of the city. We decided to have dinner in the rooftop place and watch the sun set over Morelia.