Flea markets and Hot Springs San Miguel style

Tuesday (Martes in espanol)is flea market day, but first we have to find it. We are told it's near the Sariane store, so we trudge up the hill and finally ask a gringo in the parking lot if they know where it is, we are close. As we cross the ped bridge we see the scope of it. Hundreds of booths, food and the clothes we discard from the Goodwill at home. But the food, veggies and fruit is dirt cheap. A vegan can eat for nothing here. Which i'm not today, pork taco's at a flea market stall, yum. We see the police round up a hand full of young men, don't know why they are getting frisked, pickpockets? We load up on fruits and veggies, glad it's downhill to our place here.
Wednesday, cloudy and cool, again!, but a few blue sky breaks encourage us to get out. We both have colds, so what better way to spend the day than soaking at a local hot springs. We are off to Escondido hot springs, just 20 minutes out of town. We almost have the place to ourselves. A large lily filled pond leads to the enclosed pools. There are three, each a little warmer. Constance goes in first, and I hang in the vestibule eating a snack before undressing. I hear the rush of water coming, but am dumbstruck when an overhead shower starts pouring water on me (fully dressed in my coat too) and our towels and food! Ok, after a few seconds of being totally startled, I grab our stuff and head outside. Never saw that shower head! Not too wet. The first two pools are ob-round, about 10 ft wide, and 25 ft long. There's a narrow passage way connecting the pools. To get to the third pool, you have to exit the 2nd pool, and walk outside. The third pool is round with a brick dome over it. Every half hour or so new water enters the top pool and channels to the lower ones. On some other schedule the shower kicks in in the first room. Much more fun in a bathing suit than fully dressed. There's skylights, some clear some colored which makes the place even more beautiful. Before we leave we see a bright red bird, nothing we've ever seen before. The pictures are, flea market, new gringo friends James and Tana from Santa Fe, Police shakedown, Hot springs pool, Aztec dance Monday night in Square.

A lovely days in Mexico.