On Wednesday, January 31, we had breakfast, then we walked the few blocks to the Los Arcos Amphitheater, down on the Malecón (the pedestrian walk along the bayshore). There we met Sandra Cesca, for our own private two-hour walking tour of El Centro, the downtown area of Puerto Vallarta. Along the way, we learned a lot about local history and visited several craft shops (no hard sell), including a couple of Huichol Indian shops and a candy factory. She gave us some restaurant ideas, which we used. It was a very interesting and informative tour.
We had lunch at Gaby's, which is between our hotel and Guadalupe Church. It was okay, but nothing to write home about.
We then wandered around for the rest of the afternoon, going up the hill above the hotel, then down to the Malecón.
That evening we went on the weekly Art Walk, connecting a number of galleries. I didn't bring my camera. The art was interesting--especially the expensive pottery at one gallery--and we picked up a few craft items.
Then we went to dinner at El Carboncito, which would have been on the taco tour, except that it wasn't open on Mondays. This hole-in-the-wall place was reputed, from several sources, to have the best tacos al pastor in Puerto Vallarta. They were very inexpensive and very good.
We had lunch at Gaby's, which is between our hotel and Guadalupe Church. It was okay, but nothing to write home about.
We then wandered around for the rest of the afternoon, going up the hill above the hotel, then down to the Malecón.
That evening we went on the weekly Art Walk, connecting a number of galleries. I didn't bring my camera. The art was interesting--especially the expensive pottery at one gallery--and we picked up a few craft items.
Then we went to dinner at El Carboncito, which would have been on the taco tour, except that it wasn't open on Mondays. This hole-in-the-wall place was reputed, from several sources, to have the best tacos al pastor in Puerto Vallarta. They were very inexpensive and very good.
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