Date Night

It's Friday night, and Sue and I have secured Rocio to watch the kids while we go out and enjoy the adult side of San Miguel. Rocio speaks no English, so we leave the kids with an electronic translator, some index cards with phrases they will need like "I'm hungry" or "to bed", and off we go.

First stop is the "Sunset Bar", which has 2 for 1 drinks, and a nice rooftop deck. We get a seat on the edge, and we can see people lining up to watch a show at the theater across the street. This is gringo-ville, both at the bar and in the theater line. It's sort of like opera night in San Miguel, as the crowd is older (50+), and the women are well dressed. Sue points out many of the women are wearing a special kind of shoe they sell here, which has extra ankle support. Since there are so many uneven spots in the sidewalk, it's a great idea.

After our two drinks, we decide it's best not go another 2 for 1, and we head out to La Capilla for dinner. La Capilla means "the chapel". It's housed in back of the Parroquia, in an old chapel, and it's gorgeous. Lots of very old stone work, and three amazing rooms. It's really romantic, and the food was great. We sat outside on their rooftop deck - Sue had a view of the Parroquia, and I could see the mountains in the distance, and the chapel dome in the back of the Parroquia. It was expensive for San Miguel, but at $75 for two of us with appetizers, dinner, two glasses of wine and one desert, it was well worth it.