Thursday was my last day in Cuidad Victoria, so I busied myself with things like laundry. Carlos is the sort of person who can sleep 12 hours a day, but after 6 or 7 hours I am rested enough and want to get on with the day! The lady was late arriving to open the lavanderia - I was waiting outside. Just as in London, the "weekend" starts on Thursday, so I was promised a fun night at one of the two gay venues in Victoria. Before that, we had a late lunch and a siesta.
The gay scene in small town Mexico is just as small as in the UK. Everyone knew each other, and judging from the numbers, the weekend is probably limited to just Friday and Saturday. The second place we went to was closed! We headed to the bus station and I changed my ticket for an earlier bus leaving at 1am for San Luis Potosi. So I said goodbye to Carlos and settled down to a short night's sleep.
I had wanted to visit at least one city in an area of Mexico known as the Colonial Heartland. San Luis Potosi happens to be half way between Cd Victoria and Mexico DF (Distrito Federal). The bus arrived on time at 6am, so I read my book at the bus station and waiting for sunrise.
I just love wandering around a city at sunrise, as it gradually comes to life. Streets being swept, office workers heading for their usual cafe for coffee before work (and thankfully, not a Starbucks in sight), vans making deliveries, and smells like bread baking! Sadly, there are also whole families who have had to sleep on the street, but unfortunately we have become all too used to people sleeping rough in London.
San Luis Potosi is a university city, with a beautiful colonial centre. Past wealth came from silver mining, which is now supplemented by modern industry. I liked the city very much. However, it was approaching midday, and time to catch a bus for the five hour journey to Mexico DF.
Chris