Monterrey, Mexico

I was blessed with a visit from my college pal, Erica. We hadn't seen each other in over 2 years so it was fun to catch up and go on little adventures. 2 1/2 hours south of me is Monterrey, Mexico (Mexico's 3rd largest city). Because of the fear of driving my car in Mexico, I had never been there--even though it is the closest city to me. We took a bus day tour and had a great time. Here are just a few of the million photos we took.

View of the city. The Sierra Madre mountains are in the background. Your history lesson for the day: The Sierra Madres connect to the Rockies on the North and the Andes to the South.
Another view of the city. The orange tower emits a laser beam at night.

The Palace in the Grand Plaza.



Close-up of the statue on the tippy-top of the palace building.Statues around the palace.


Inside the Palace


Outside the Palace

Snapped while driving around.


Erica outside a Brewery and the Mex. Baseball Hall of Fame.



Our last stop was to catch this gorgeous view.


The building here was all the way at the top of the hill.

Us, after a long but fantastic day. (Although getting stopped at the U.S. Border for a 1+ hour bus inspection was still ahead.)

just leaving a quote

"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.

To him...

a touch is a blow,
a sound is a noise,
a misfortune is a tragedy,
a joy is an ecstasy,
a friend is a lover,
a lover is a god,
and failure is death.

Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create —— so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating."

—Pearl S. Buck

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