Historic Mazatlan 2
In this video near the Aroma Spa, where you can have a full body massage for $20 plus tip, you can see buildings that have been remodeled and one in purple and green undergoing new paint:
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Historic Center Of Mazatlan
In the historic section of Mazatlan near Plazula Marchado, the buildings were run down and abandoned. Now developers are reclaiming the properties. They are putting on great colors of paint and remodeling the insides back to their original status with new appliances of course. It’s become a great place to live.
Bienvenidos!
What do you think?
Stuff!
Well, how about that! The three couples, we call ourselves Sei Amici, that golf together and vacation together and share birthdays together for the last 17 years is splitting up. Not splitting up as in divorcing, “I don’t ever want to see you again!” splitting up, but one of the couples left Monday morning at 5:00am for Scottsdale, Arizona where winter days are sunny and one can be warm and play golf year round. They are going to buy a house with a pool for half the price of the one they sold here.
They had a furniture sale and sold off their stuff. They sold the dining room table and chairs with the special fabric that matched the curtains and picked up the color of the walls. They sold their sofas and their BarBQue and exercise equipment. They got rid of the thousands of golf balls found in the water hazards and the mirror used to practice their swiings. They got rid of their stuff.
The second couple is contemplating a move to the Pacific Coast of Mexico and we are contemplating becoming snowbirds. We would love to spend half the year with our toes in the sand and half the year in Portland when the rain stops.
I read recently about a boomer who had an estate sale. What didn’t sell he donated to charity, packed his bags and moved to Mexico. No backward glances, no remorse over the loss of his stuff. Just joy over his new life. Most of the time we put to much emphasis on stuff and I’m shocked at how easily we can jettison all our stuff. George Carlin said it best in his famous routine about stuff:
MEGA In Mazatlan
Being in Mexico, warm and in beach attire even though it was the second week in March, seems weeks ago. The first day in Mazatlan, we took the shuttle from Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay to Pueblo Bonito Mazatlan in town. It’s about a 20 minute trip and it’s provided free to guests of the resort. From the Pueblo Bonito Mazatlan we took a Pulmonia to the supermercado or supermarket named MEGA.
The first thing I noticed in the produce section was the array and colors:
Then look at the mult-colored mangos
While Bev went to the wine section looking for a Chilean Chardonnay, I went to the bread and dessert section.
In this bakery section the shopper picks up a tin platter and some tongs and select from the major display of all kinds of breads made daily in the store. When you have enough on the platter, you take it to the baker and it is weighed and priced.
We bought cereal, milk and had to choose from leche in the refrigerated dairy case or the non-refrigerated shelves. We stayed with what we knew and chose refrigerated. We bought ground American coffee, butter, Corona Light for Bev and Sol sin alcohol for me. That little trip saved us mucho pesos and allowed us an unhurried time in our room before dressing down for the pool.
Mega is a wonderful store. It’s clean, modern and fun to visit. It should be your first stop when you get to town.
