Aug 1, 2024 - Shopping and Visited Fabrica la Aurora

We went to Caldo de Hueso for breakfast.  They have seats on the 2nd floor and one can also access to rooftop to overlook the town.  Their coffee was nice and food was delicious.  

Later, we strolled along Jesús street and browsing around stores on both sides.  In that morning, the sun and clouds painted a beautiful Kodak moment for us.

Then, we walked across town to visit the Fabrica la Aurora which is a renovated textile mill housing cafes, shops & galleries with works by local artists in many mediums. We had fun time there browsing around and got some souvenirs.

Then, we walked by Templo de Nuestra Señora de La Salud (Church of Our Lady of Health) across the street from Plaza Cívica.  We got more photos there. 

The last activity of the day was shopping in the market for Souvenirs.  All of us got something after browsing around the market in San Miguel de Allende.

After we got back to our B&B, some of us watched Olympic games on TV and some of us just chill-out on the rooftop patio.

Jeff and Jennifer went out and got us takeout dinner to eat in the B&B.

Aug 2, 2024 - Jewelry Workshop and ATV/Zipline Tour

As part of the B&B booking, they did send someone over in the morning to make breakfast for us.  They used whatever in the kitchen and the refrigeator to made wonderful Mexican style breakfast.

Today, we split into two groups for activities.  Ladies went to a jewelry workshop to make rings and guys went to an ATV ride and Zip line activities. 

The ladies' workshop was fantastic and they made beautiful rings to show off.  Jennifer, Fei and Lucy started with the selection of opal for the ring. Then, they have to decide which finger that they want to wear the ring, cutting the wire, dipping wire into chemical solutions, making the ring bands, etc. They received plenty of help from their instructor.

Guys went to Parque de Aventura, Club Colonial to ride the ATV across town first, then went to  the Cañon Aguila Cola Roja — the Red-Tailed Eagle Canyon to do 7 zip lines above a canyon and to walk cross a 110-meter suspension bridge.  It was Benjy’s first ATV ride, however, it only took a minute of instructions, from the guide, he was able to ride it by himself on their practice ground.  

Then, the guide led us to ride across town.  We started with riding over the field to get out of their property, and then next thing we knew was that we were on the highway with other traffic.  Benjy managed well, however for safety, Jeff did switch with him and rode the ATV across busy streets.  The end point of our ride was Chapel of San Miguel Viejo.

Then, we rode back to their facility to get zip line gears for another adventure.  The guide gave us some basic instructions, then just led us to cross 7 ziplines. It was over a deep canyon and we could see hiking trails underneath and beautiful waterfalls.  It was exciting and full of adventures.  

For dinner, we went to a rooftop restaurant called Baja Fish Taquito for Mexican seafood.  The view from our dining table overlooking the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel was just magical.  The food was wonderful too. 

Aug 3, 2024 - Shopping day and Dinner at Luna Rooftop Restaurant in Rosewood Garden Hotel.

The maid came again in the morning to make another wonderful Mexican style breakfast.

Today is more or less a shopping day.  We went to markets to see how local people buys their grocery. We also bought fruits there.  

Today, we decided to try the famous churros at "Chocolates y Churros San Agustín".  We walked by this restaurant several times and the line was always very long.  Since we are getting close to the end of our trip at San Miguel de Allende, we decided to stay in the line and try it. Finally, we got a table for four, Benjy and Tony sitting at the bar to enjoy the famous churros.  They are delicious and we all had a great time.  

Jennifer made a reservation for dinner at Luna Rooftop Restaurant in Rosewood Garden Hotel.  It is located at south side of the town near Parque Benito Juárez.  After we got there, we saw the restaurant setup is just breathtaking.  While we were waiting for our table, we could not resist to take photos with the whole town as backdrop.

When we got our table, we found out that we probably got the best table in the whole restaurant.  It is right next to west side of the rooftop and we had the most gorgeous view of the sunset.  

The food was delicious and we all enjoy it very much and took our time to soak in this wonderful moment.

When we walked through the town back to our B&B, Jeff and Jennifer decided to try some street food from a tacos stand.  Benjy and Lucy joined them and had wonderful tacos.  However, Fei and Tony held out without trying it.