Well, the big celebration is over for another year. On Tuesday evening, there was a big rain storm so that I expect that put a damper on some of the earlier festivities; however, it had stopped before the ‘grito’ at 11 p.m. We didn’t go to that as we expected big crowds and we go to bed early. But on Independence Day itself, September 16th, we went to Jardin Retaurante, which is right on the Ajijic Plaza, for dinner. The special dish for Independence Day is called ‘chillies en nogado’; as you can see from the picture, it features red, white and green colours which are the colours of the Mexican flag. Its central feature is stuffed pablano peppers, stuffed tomato, pomegranate seeds and a white sauce. It was very tasty (the pomegranate seeds were zesty) and somewhat, but not overwhelmingly, picante.
After eating, we stayed for while for the festivities in the Plaza. There was a band of young fellows; I wouldn’t say that they were good, but they were enthusiastic. At one point, the young teenage girl who had been chosen queen earlier, went around handing out gladioli to older women sitting around the plaza. A couple of women came and gave Barbara (as well as other ladies) a small boutonniere of white flowers. Everyone was given a bag of confetti and went around throwing confetti at each other and us. You can see that Barb has a lot. Everyone was laughing and very friendly. It was a charming evening and a great custom.
Another step in completing our amenities was achieved when Barb put up her hammock and spent time relaxing in it. There are still a few touchups to finish, but the pergola is done.
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