Lets grab some lunch at the Mercado. Something quick and easy.
Next stop: La Casa del Mezcal. A small, dark, local bar with wildly painted walls and ceilings, and some cool stained glass. The perfect place to hide in the corner, and enjoy a beer and mezcal. As much as we want to enjoy mezcal, we just can't get into it. That's OK. Cold beer is always welcome.
We heard there were some festivities today, so we headed up to Templo de Santo Domingo. Just in time. There was a wedding letting out, and they had the traditional wedding procession, complete with massive dancing puppets, a band, women dressed in traditional outfits carrying baskets on their heads, and marmotas (large white balls with the bride and groom's names on them, being spun around wildly). It is always fun to see a wedding procession - it is so joyful.
We soon grabbed a seat for the main attraction - Muestra de Carnavales. This was a celebratory parade with bands and costumed locals from villages in the area.
How to describe something so undescribable? It was loud, raucous, chaotic, confusing, and so much fun! People dressed in costumes. Others painted head to toe in dark black paint, or gold, or red. Hundreds of people wearing masks. And the music! Band after band, trying to play louder than the last. It was a cacophony of sound. We loved it.
After the parade passed, we walked behind it all the way to the Zocalo, where it meandered around the square and continued up the street. We had so much fun. But, we were completely blocked in by the parade. We had to eventually cross the parade to get to an open road, careful not to touch the aggressively painted participants. It was a blast to be there for this unique experience.
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