There's a nice piece in the travel section of today's NY Times on the Mexican city of Morelia, in Michoacán, which I visited last spring. The NY Times piece uses the angle of following in the footsteps of Wallace Stegner's character, Susan Ward (and her real-life inspiration), in Angle of Repose. Funny, it's one of my all-time favorite novels and yet I hardly remembered that the main characters in the novel visited Mexico, much less Morelia. It was a brief section and I read the book a long time ago, certainly long before I'd even dreamed of visiting Mexico. Anyway, nice piece and a nice reminder of my visit. However, I must point out that the article neglected to mention in its "What to See" section one of my favorite spots, the Museo de Dulce - the candy museum. Best hot chocolate I've tasted in my life (made me absolutely high, too!) and interesting history of sweets in Mexico. Shouldn't be missed.
Thanks for the link to a lovely article which, combined with you own blog posts about Morelia, make me long to travel there! And I want to read Stegner's book - it's now on my library book list. Hope you've been having a good weekend, Leslee.
Posted by: marja-leena | Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 06:18 PM
Thanks, Marja-Leena. I enjoyed Morelia. Lovely quiet city. Except for strolling musicos at night and the fireworks over the catedral on Saturday nights!
Posted by: leslee | Monday, September 18, 2006 at 08:44 PM