Mexico 2025 - Day 17

March 25: Today we boarded a bus for a morning of tourist shopping and lunch in Ensenada. The tour guide took us on a tour of Ensenada with a stop at the Cultural/Convention Center. (Built in 1930, it was a hotel and casino until 1935, visited by renowned Hollywood and Mexican artists during the ban in the United States, such as Rita Hayworth, Dolores del Río, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, among others. After 40 years of abandonment, once again you can enjoy its Moorish architecture, serving as inspiration to dozens of young people who take classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, dance, ballet, theater and literature.) At the bar, we learned about the history of the drink "Margarita" or at least one version of its origins. The bar has the photograph of Sra. Margaret King. This report claims that she wanted a cocktail that was different from others. The bartender apparently prepared a drink for her and afterwards named it after her. There is also a plaque on a wall in tile describing this. We enjoyed walking in the historic area of Ensenada and enjoyed a fish taco and shrimp taco meal. It's tough walking down this street without being approached by a vendor trying to sell us their wares. We were, however, gently persuaded to go into a very nice jewelry store and after spending quite a bit of time chatting to the owner, we walked out with earrings and a birthstone ring for me. Either the owner was a very good salesman or we were suckers 😉... The bus took us back to the resort for about an hour to freshen up so we could attend our last meal together - the Farewell Dinner. It was at a lovely restaurant in a golf course community just a few minutes down the road. Again, we were surprised by the choices we made and dinner was delicious. Another Margarita cocktail was included with the meal. After dinner we were entertained by a wonderful violin player and singer. After the bus took us back to the resort, everyone was now in full swing to get ready for our return to the US in the morning. I made sure our fridge was free of anything the border agents might want to confiscate. 











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