Last couple days around San Miguel

On Saturday, I went out of San Miguel to visit two churches in the nearby neighborhoods of Atotonilco and Dolores Hidalgo.  Both were very impressive.  The murals in the Santuario de la Patria are just out of this world.  It is like the Sistine Chapel of Mexico.  I didn’t understand the whole history about it, the whole tour was in Spanish and I was mesmerized by the paintings... A fun fact I remember is that the walls were covered with candle soot and they got cleaned using soft bread!

From there we stopped in Gabriel to check out a ceramic factory.  Very traditional Mexican handmade potteries.

We then headed to the town of Dolores Hidalgo to visit yet another gorgeous church.  There was an ice cream festival in town and I got to try my first gordita! I won’t tell you what it was made of unless you ask...

On Sunday morning before I left, I strolled around the botanical gardens of San Miguel.  It was a good ending to a wonderful time I had in this charming town.  I want to go back already...