Ex-plaza de Toros now La Quinta Hotel

The bull ring was closed in 1975 when a new one was built outside of town. In 1989 La Quinta purchased the property and turned it into a high end hotel. The restaurant is open for all to enjoy.

Fred's photo of the aqueduct arches

Aqueduct

Monday morning we walked down to see the old aqueduct and the ex-plaza de Toros. The bullring was moved to the outskirts of town in 1975.  Only parts of the aqueduct are being preserved.

Amaryllis in many gardens

At home I struggle to get my amaryllis to grow in pots indoors.  Here they are in all the gardens outdoors.

Santo Domingo shapes and colors

The Pedro Coronel museum is right beside the Santo Domingo Temple. After looking at all the abstract art with its emphasis on shape and color, we were fascinated by the interesting shapes and colors of the backside of the church. We saw this in a small patio off one of the museum rooms.

Pedro Coronel museum

This was our treat for the day. A world class modern art museum with an extensive collection of all the greats from the 1930's to 1970's. Picasso, Goya, Miro. This was the personal collection of the well know Mexican artist Pedro Coronel. Lucky for us the well done descriptions about the periods and themes of modern art were also translated into English.

Clean up awareness man

This person was dressed in an eagle costume with all the feathers made of junk food wrappers. His sign begs one to think of keeping our world clean, something that Mexico has been thinking about more recently. There were many people out during the evening festival event with their message.  Some with loudspeakers, some with costume, some like this person with signs and a graphic message.