Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Ajijic Wednesday Market part 2


Now I am getting to the bottom of the market where there are things I CAN eat on my new diet. Avocados are supposedly very healthy but they are also very expensive here now. 25 pesos for one small avocado. But you can see the mixed vegetable bags and the little bags of Nopal cactus

The woman is chopping up the nopal cactus into smaller pieces. I find that they keep longer when they aren't cut up first.
I bought a roll of artifical crab meat. I am going to attempt to make sushi later on today once I rest. Check out those knives. Very sharp.





I like fresh flowers but by the time I have all my food I don't want to have to carry them up the hill too.

He is playing for tips.
He is playing for tips.




He is singing for tips.

I liked this hairless dog. I think he was looking down at Chico.


This fruit and vegetable stand is already running out of supplies.

People resting at the bottom of the hill.


And this is what it looks like at the bottom of the market where all the more inexpensive fruit and vegetable stands are located. I could hardly get back through the crowd.



Now I am finally back at the top of the hill and resting with one of my favorite foods. Shrimp tostado. I haven't been to this place for a few weeks and when I got my shrimp tostado I noticed there were only a few small pieces of avocado slices on top. Usually there are lots of slices but I understand. Avocados are expensive.  Chico likes this place too because I give him little bites of shrimp.
This is a blurry photo but unfortunately the only one I took . I wanted to just eat it.

Chico is waiting for a piece of shrimp.


I snapped this photo of myself while waiting for my tostado. I am so sweaty from the humidity that it looks like I just washed my hair. Sweat is also running down my face. It is hard to shop and walk in this weather but also better than the rain. 

I finally made it back up the hill to my house. This is how I looked. Time to rest and really take a shower. And one more photo. I took it at home.


This is NOT Vodka. Well there may be a LITTLe vodka in it. The woman who sells it to me saves the biggest bottle under the counter for me. ANd I bring back the empty bottle for her. She said there was some alcohol in it. Not much, but enough to smell and maybe it is tequilla. I have read that a little tequilla is healthy for our bodies. Good to know. But it is really a bottle of pomegranate juice. I have to filter out the seeds when I get it home and put it in smaller bottles so it will fit into the frig. Pomegranate juice is very healthy but I don't like having to squeeze it and deal with the seeds. there are only a few seeds at the bottom of this bottle. You can see them if you look closely enough. I drink that much in one week. So another market day is over for me. And I am resting at home now. Chico is resting too. 

10 comments:

  1. Well, that was a fun day at the market. Enjoy the beverage, looks yummy.

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    1. Hi Peter, Yes, I love the market as much as Chico does. Thanks for writing. Always good to hear from you. P

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  2. The humidity! I always wonder how the Mexican woman manage in their very tight jeans and tee shirts, as your photos show. Me, I want something light and loose in that kind of weather, maybe a gauze muumuu? Thanks again for sharing your day.

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  3. Hi Deborah, thanks for commenting. That sounds like a good idea. P

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  4. Love the pics, as usual. I have a question that I may have asked years ago, but forgot the answer. What do you do for water? Do you only drink bottled water, of have you gotten used to the water so that you don't get sick? Just wondering...
    Karen in VA

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    1. Hi Karen, Good to hear from you. The water truck comes by almost every day and I buy five gallon plastic bottles for drinking and cooking. P

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    2. Interesting. Thanks for answering my nosy question! :)
      Karen in VA

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    3. Any questions you ask are ok by me. P

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  5. Hi Pat,

    Seeing your pictures immediately brought back the smells and sounds of the tianguis. It was such fun seeing on our trip to Ajijic and I'm looking forward to seeing you and Chico again next summer.

    Cheers,
    Sylva

    ps the temps here are still close to 100 but at least it is not as humid

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    1. Hi Sylva, Thanks for writing. I am glad my pictures help you keep Ajijic fresh in your heart and mind. And also that it is cooler up there. See you on your next trip down. Thanks again for that lunch. P

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