4 day weekend!

On Saturday morning we got up quite early, well actually Jose woke me up "Leanne if you want to go to Xalapa you are going to have to get up right now" definitely feeling the effects of the wine, somehow we packed and got ready in about 20 minutes and were on our way to TAPO, the bus  station. We managed to get tickets but had to wait 2 hours at the bus station. We arrived to Xalapa and went straight to Coatepec, where we went to a favourite pizza place called Roma. We ended up having 2 pizzas... but they are so good its hard to stop at just one! That night we went out with Zazyl to a place called Rabbit's.... not the classiest place in Xalapa, actually far from it but that is kind of what gives it its charm. W head a lot of fun dancing and enjoying out 80 peso litter drinks and some hotdogs along the way... a classic Xalapa night. The next day we were with Jose's mum, aunt and grandma for a bit, Jose's grandma says the funniest things. We were having breakfast and his mum and made tamales and eggs and beans and then some fried bananas, which were so nice but Jose doesn't like them, His grandma was completely shocked and said "How?? you don't like fried bananas?? you are Veracruzano!!! its is tradition" Jose's mum told her yes mum but he was born in Mexico City, he is Chilango (A person from Mex City) and she is like ohhhhh well there you go!!! por eso!! she really does believe that if you were born out of the state of Veracruz, even if you have lived there for years and years, it makes sense that you don't like fried bananas. 

On Monday we went to a small town called Naolinco. We went two years ago when we were living in Xalapa with my friends from the extranjero school. It was Dia de los muertos (day of the dead) and it was really foggy and cold and magical... or scary haha but a great place to be on that day. Really made me think of all the good memories from our year in xalapa and I though a lot about my friends that i was there with... quite a nostalgic day! 

Monday we just spent the day in Coatepec, then we went for dinner at our favourite Argentinian restaurant called La Forja, for those who know this place... lots i think haha two things that have changed, they have expanded the place so there is now like an outside patio area, but they took down the original wall with all the comments and now have a new one. Also the owner who we always remember as drinking lots of wine and smoking lots is now married, and brought his wife and 2 month old baby into the restaurant.... how things change! He did remember us which was quite nice although I think i prefer the restaurant when it was really small and he was a wino talking to everyone but constantly slurring! 

I had a really really nice weekend, I really have a soft spot for Xalapa and seeing our old apartment and all the places we used to go made me feel quite sad but in a good way. Sometimes being in the city really makes me crave small town Mexico but I realize that its nice to have really good memories of a really great year!