MORE PICTURES OF CHAPALA

 

 

EXPLORING CHAPALA

SIGHT SEEING

EXPLORING CHAPALA

It has now been three months since we moved to Mexico and we are finely settling in while enjoying the peace and serenity that surrounds us.

 

 

Today Dan and I were accompanied by a friend of ours; Marco. We set out to get Dan’s discount card, because he is now both a resident and a senior citizen. We had to go to the city of Chapala to get what is called the DIF card. The building was not very far from its downtown plaza. Dan had to provide them with two copies of his passport picture, two copies of his residential card, a letter showing his blood type, four small pictures of himself, and proof of residency.

While getting ready to speak to someone, Marco translated to us that the residential card had to be a copy of its original size while showing both front and back. Dan had brought a telephone bill and per the woman that Marco was speaking to it needed to be either a power bill or a water bill. Dan was very disappointed for he wanted this to be taken care of right then and now. Oh well, we have to go back Monday for they only give out DIF cards on Monday’s and Tuesday’s.

But all was not lost; Marco was gracious to show us around town.
Chapala is a city and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake. According to the 2005 census, its population is 43,345 for the municipality.

Although there are several theories as to the origin of the city's name, the most likely is that it comes from Chapalac, the name of the last chief of the Nahuatl-speaking indigenous people of the region. Chapala became an official municipality on September 10, 1864, by decree of the Jalisco State Congress.

I really did not know too much of the history until Marco took the time to show us around. The first stop was this restaurant that has been around since 1963. It has been known to have some of the best food in Chapala .After breakfast we walked down the street until we came upon this historic old hotel called Villa San Francisco. It reminded me of the home and garden magazines. To explain it would not do it justice, so here are some pictures of the hotel.

 

 

We then continued to some other sites along the water way to the downtown area. There were all kinds of history throughout the town displayed in areas that if Marco was not showing us the sites, Dan and I probably would not have seen. I would like to thank Marco for being there and showing us all those sites.

Enjoy the pictures.

 

 

LAURI'S MARKET CAFE

FINALLY THERE IS AN ORGANIC CAFE IN AJIJIC MEXICO.  ON OUR WAY BACK FROM THE ORGANIC MARKET THE OTHER DAY WE FOUND THIS QUINT LITTLE CAFE THAT WAS GLUTEN FREE AND ORGANIC.  THE CAFE WAS A TREAT FOR DAN AND I FOR WE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT... CHECK OUT THE MENU AND THE WRAPS WE WERE SERVED......  IF YOU LOOK THERE ARE ORGANIC PLACES EVERY WHERE YOU GO, NO MATTER WHAT COUNTRY YOU ARE IN ~ NO EXCUSES!!!!

IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING MY BLOG AND OUR REMODELING OF OUR  NEW PLACE AT HOTEL PERICO~ HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT OF THE WALLS IN OUR BEDROOM....

 TODAY WE ARE DOING MORE WORK ON FIXING UP OUR PLACE, ITS LOOKING GOOD AND IN THE NEW FUTURE I WILL POST MORE PICTURES  UPON COMPLETION  WITH THE FURNITURE AND ALL.  HAVE AN AMAZING THURSDAY......

REMODELING WITH TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FLARE

EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW HOME

REMODELING WITH TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FLARE

I have been busy this past week getting my new place in order at Hotel Perico, it’s a start of our new beginning in an area of wonder. Dan and I have been painting with the help of some friends, Todd and Sandra. We decided to decorate our new home using the traditional style of Mexico. The colors so happen to be Dan’s and my favorite colors, yellow and orange. The Mexican flare consists of sun-drenched colors of burnt ochre and red; it seems to ignite massive walls and bring stone-chinked surface patterns to life. Antique wooden doors punctuated with hand-forged iron clavos open to reveal cool, tiled salas with lofty, wood-beamed ceilings and rustic colonial furniture. Brightly-tiled kitchens beckon with well-worn tables, glazed ceramics and utilitarian objects in stone, wood and copper. Sparsely-furnished rooms display artful devotional displays alongside family heirlooms and local folk art.


For decades, the soulful nature and character-rich details of Mexican furniture, architectural elements and handcrafted accents have captivated us with their beauty and ingenuity. From painted tables and chip-carved benches to hand-hewn corbels and stone-carved columns, Mexican design elements are like mirrors reflecting a rich cultural history and the creativity of the hands that made them.

　

So far we have painted our bathroom yellow and the bedroom yellow and orange. The kitchen is being done with brick along in concert with the handmade tile from Mexico which is yellow. The environment of my home will be from hand crafted Mexicans. I learned a lot from their ways; they take great pride in their work and do it from their heart.

I have taken a movie of the beginning of our remodeling. Enjoy…