San Luis Potosi

Cactus covered country as far as you care to look. It is a huge industry in the area apparently. Stopped at one of the many stalls at the side of the roadway. Wanted to take photos but the stall owner wanted me to buy. Asking how much he relied by holding up two fingers so I assumed it was two pesos each. He reached under his counter and brought out a bag containing peeled prickly pears that must have weighed two kilos. Yes they were for me and it cost two pesos (about twenty cents).

Arrived in San Luis Potosi late and got a room in a hotel about two hundred metres from the bull fighting arena. Not going to a bull fight for reasons of principle.

Having freshened up I went out into the night looking for feed. My cook had a stall that was well patronised and she was going through a lot of food so it had to be fresh. If you wanted a feed you just sat down on the benches provided and you eventually got a plate of food. What I liked about her stall was that the main ingredients were vegetables. Had not seen those for a couple of days and was craving them.

This city is a university city and there were heaps of young people about. All looking like Americans but there were other traditional activities going on.

Took some photographs of musicians and singers who were working the streets.