Monterrey, Mexico (part 1)

We (Linda, Jerry, Ches, & Sharon) took a 2 day bus trip to Monterrey, which is the capital of the state of Nuevo Leon, the 3rd largest city in Mexico, with a population of 3 million people

We stayed at a really nice called Hotel Anica, built in 1919. We had superb meals at the hotel, better than cruise ship meals.

Governor’s Palace
The governor, who is elected by the people, uses the top floor of this building, and the bottom floor is a museum (unfortunately we did not get to see the museum just the outside of the building a some of the inside courtyard)

Stained Glass windows

Riverwalk

We took a boat ride on the riverwalk, which has recently been built. It is just over a mile long and you can go by boat or walk along. There are lots of water features along the way.

In the evening the weather was nice and we went shopping right outside the hotel on Morales street which is a pedestrian only street, with very nice shops

Beautiful dresses in a shop