Welcome to San Miguel de Allende!

San Miguel is right in the heartlands of Mexico. It is a highland town with a rich history, colonial architecture and cobbled streets (yes, leave those stilettos at home!). It was dedicated a World Heritage Site in 2008. Now it attracts expatriate artists, writers and musicians.

I spent my first day in San Miguel exploring the town: I walked for about 7 hours and was absolutely exhausted when I made it home. I saw a lot of the churches, including the much-photographed St Michael Archangel.

I sat for a while in the famous Jardin, a wonderful green space in the middle of town where everyone and his dog (literally) seems to gather to catch up on the latest news.

I checked out the cafes and shops along the Portales

And I saw the black saint with the dog and cat at his feet. Anyone have any ideas who this is?

The idea of Holy Thursday was to visit 7 churches - no idea why, but I did my best to keep up with San Miguelense tradition