More photographs of Casa Lucia (2011 - February 26)

For those of you who like seeing photos, here are more interesting shots of Casa Lucia.

 Shelves in the living room, containing various art treasures acquired by the owner of the casa.

An old wooden cross with purple and white ribbons, that sits on the floor in the front corner of the living room.

A collection of colorful local dishes and other lovely pottery pieces on the opposite side of the fireplace in the living room.

The mantle over the fireplace in the dining room, which displays the skulls of two bulls, nose to nose. Note the horns.

Casa Lucia from the outside. It's not quite as charming as what you see inside, is it? But it's become home away from home for us.

San Antonio, the Catholic Church just down the street from us. It's one of the oldest parish churches in the area - some of the walls date back to about 1620. The tower contains the oldest bell in San Miguel (1762).

The 6 burner stove with pots and pans hanging behind, and more colorful pottery displayed on shelves on either side
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A view to the left of the stove. As you can see, there's lots of old wooden crosses around this casa - note the small one in the corner. The concrete sinks (you can see one, and part of the other) are very deep and large.  Each has two brass faucets, and the water from the faucets is purified. Above the sinks is a shuttered window that looks out onto the patio. I closed the shutters so that I could get a better picture.

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A glass table on the uncovered area of the patio. The door on the right leads to the kitchen, and the door in the middle leads to a small half bath. See the stone wall to the left, and note the staircase leading up to the two bedrooms.

Yet another part of the patio area, this time under a thatched roof, just outside the doors that lead to the casita.

Hopefully these photos will give you an even better idea of what it's like here and why we love it so much. It's an extremely old world, unique, charming place to stay.