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maxwell street market

oh this market was so much fun.  i met up with my friend who i, sadly, hadn't seen in awhile and we went to the maxwell street market on sunday.  it's a mexican market.  it was perfect.  i told cinthya i came back from mexico july 28, a year ago so this was a perfect flashback.  

we walked up and down the street aisles as i reflected on the similarities and differences from real mexican markets...
-there was very little yelling.  of course there was still yelling, but it didn't quite compare the the yelling in mexico.  (there's a lot more in mexico.)
-there also wasn't chicken and fish hanging everywhere and being chopped up right in front of you.  that was nice.  i think that might be illegal in the US.
-there was such an extreme variety of things sold.  that's the same.
-lots of spanish.  same.
-the stands were further apart so we had more space to walk and chit chat.  i think that might just be because the road was wider.  this was nice because it was so hot...  (it was above 100 sunday)

we stopped for lunch at one of the stands, which was delicious.  i had a gordita with nopales and i really wanted to buy a nopal from one of the stands, but we ended up taking too long with our lunch and it was closed by the time we got there again...  oh well.

and for dessert?  smoothies with nothing but mango and ice.  it was so delicious.  i gulped mine down (i actually wish i went a little slower... sort-of got several brain freezes).  

it was such a lovely day and a great way to catch up.
cinthya and i have vowed to make tamales in a couple weeks and i can't wait for our next adventure to the maxwell street market.
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