I had a long list of errands around Ixtlan this morning and decided to take my camera with me to give you a little taste of where I do my shopping (besides Wal-Mart in Zamora). They aren't the greatest pictures because I was trying to be a little bit inconspicuous, but here they are.
First, I went to the tortilleria to buy tortillas for lunch. I actually can usually just buy them packaged at one of the other stores I frequently go to, but today I wanted the small, corn tortillas and they make those fresh. You can see the machine behind the lady who is selling the tortillas. As a side note, this road is usually paved, but it was in rough shape and they're re-doing it so right now its just red dirt.
A view of the cathedral passing through the plaza - I didn't stop there - :) -but snapped a picture anyway, because I don't think we've ever posted pictures of the town.
They have a little nativity scene set up, which is neat except baby Jesus is depicted with angel wings instead of in a manger.
The market - that fruit stand on the left is the one I go to most often.
Socorro's store, where I buy milk.
Bertha's store (she's a lady from church) where I get flour, sugar, eggs, and sometimes tortillas. Rudy & Rosario are visiting right now and that's Nathan playing with trucks in the front of the store.
So there's your mini shopping tour of Ixtlan. There's also a couple of other places right here in town that we go to frequently - Mary's store, a few blocks away, carries a larger selection of items if I need just a couple things and don't have a trip to Zamora planned, and there's a store in the plaza where I buy paper goods. Lots of familiar faces when I'm out shopping!
Ooh i love this post, so interesting. Some of the places remind me of here!
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