On 6/19/2019 11:44 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/19/2019 4:38 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> Mexico.Â* Been there a few times but never went more than 100 miles south
>>> of the US border.
>>
>> I was in Mexico just once and only for an afternoon. Parents
>> decided to go watch a bullfight. I was still young, probably
>> about 5. My only memories of that are from the home movies they
>> took. They also bought a fake souvenir poster there that
>> advertised the event and listed the matadors. Three matadors
>> listed in large letters. My name was the second one listed. heh
>> hehÂ* I still have that somewhere here.
>>
>> Note: Pretty sad thing to watch. I was told that the dead bulls
>> were given to the poor for food. That's well and good but the
>> torturing for sport is pretty messed up.
>>
> Never saw one except on TV.Â* Not a gory there
>
> One trip to Mexico was with a classic car club by brother belonged to.
> We went to the town of Tecate.Â* Turned out to be quite the trip.Â* One of
> the local police met us at the border and led us to the center of town
> where we parked, had lunch, shopped etc.Â* The police watched the cars
> for us.Â* When we left, he led up around the town green for an impromptu
> parade.Â* There were quite a few locals out watching.
>
> My kids were young at the time and were riding in the rumble seat of a
> Model A.Â* They thought they were celebrities.

Somewhere in a closet in this house I have a photo of my grandmother and
my mother sitting on burros wearing sombreros on a trip to Tijuana.
Doing touristy things. I guess Mom needed a break so when her parents
came to visit they arranged for my brothers and I to be cared for by
grandpa and some neighbors and and took off on a weekend trip. (Dad was
stationed overseas.)

I have to say, I never thought I'd see a picture of my Scottish
grandmother wearing a sombrero.

Jill