We began our day with a wonderful breakfast prepared by the outstanding Merida chefs Susanna y Ana at Casa Claire, who served french toast with caramelized plantains and mimosas. Muy sabroso!
At noon we attended the Orquesta Sinfonica de Yucatan for a 90 minute per-formance commemorating the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. The musicians were excellent, and the Director Titular, Juan Carlos Lomonaco, conducted the entire performance without sheet music! It was the best concert I have attended since Bruce Springsteen, seriously!
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| Excellent Performance |
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| Box seats! At only $8 |
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| Bill & Susan peruse the program |
After the concert, we walked up to Parque Santa Lucia and watched as families gathered, danced, ate, and enjoyed their Sunday afternoon.
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| A couple enjoying the danacing |
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| One of the many vendors selling tacos & other foods |
We then walked back toward the casa and stopped at Portico de Peregrino for a delightful lunch. Ann was so hungry she forgot to take pictures of the food but wished she had as Susan had chicken baked in banana leaves, Ann chose salmon, Wayne ate eggplant parmesan cooked with shredded chicken, and Bill dined on shrimp and garlic pasta. Of course, we finished our meal with our favorite dessert in Mexico, coconut ice cream with Kahlua. After all that, siesta es necessito!  |
| Tequila Bar |
Later in the evening we walked down to Plaza Grande where thousands of Meridianos and a few hundred tourists had gathered to hear the bands and to dance in the streets.
We enjoyed watching the people dance in the streets and we listened--and possibly danced a little--to the Mexican music.
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| The Band at Plaza Grande |
Finally, we stopped in Le Bierhaus, a German pub in the center of Merida
and had a brautwurst with mashed potatoes, and naturally, beer! Wonderful nightcap to a wonderful day.
The beer menu: front and back! Over 80 brews!
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