Morelia

Last week we went to Morelia. A friend of mine was working on the International Film Festival there, so we visited the city for that weekend. (Unfortunately, we had only a weekend to look around and finally we didn`t have time to watch a movie, but anyway, we had a great time.)
 
  Morelia is a colonial town about 300kms from Mexico City to the North. That area is the gold (or silver) mine of the colonial towns: Morelia, San Miguel del Allende, Guanajuato, Queretaro are just a few hours drive from each other. This area is rich in silver, therefore the area has been developed since the XVI. century. The richness of these colonial towns here are reflected in the houses, the clean streets, the rich ornaments of the churches...
 
  While Guanajuato was lovely with its curvy and narrow streets and colorful houses, Morelia has its charm with the simplicity of the rose-limestone houses with tiled roofs and green parks.

  This was the first time we took a long-distance bus, which has exceeded our expectations. There are many types of buses in Mexico: deluxe, first class, second class. We took a deluxe bus with the ETN busline. One way is 370MXN, which includes a soda, lunch (sandwich and snack), wi-fi, movie and a convenient, wide, reclining seat. Since we went for only a weekend, it was good to take the bus and get off fresh and relaxed.

  Fortunately, we had beautiful weather, the weekend was great to stroll around in the city. Just like Guanajuato, the historical center in Morelia is small enough to go around on foot. The main attraction without doubt is the cathedral with its 60m tall towers. There is a nice park with a fountain next to the cathedral and many restaurants and cafes are around the park. You can as well see a traditional dance performance there. Also, there is a cute old-fashioned tourist bus from the front of the cathedral going around the tourist sights.
  The other place worth to visit is the old water channel - one just like in the old Rome.

  The loveliness of the place is proved by the many brides we saw around the city - there were photo shoots all over the city. Even in our hotel, there was a wedding photo shoot as well as a commercial shoot. The hotel we stayed was a rustic style one, with hand painted walls and furniture and a real fireplace - which we had chance to use, since the night was quite chilli.

  Although for me, personally I preferred Guanajuato`s atmosphere, Morelia is a beautiful place to visit and in a good location from the capital even for just a short weekend.

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