Malena loves candy. And travel. And both together. And thus, this site was born.
Easter, for me, has always been synonymous with candy. Hidden Easter baskets with chocolate bunnies and jelly beans inside, yellow marshmallow Peeps (best eaten eye-first), and my personal favorite: Cadbury Cream Eggs… although I mostly just liked the sugary fondant inside. Even when I stopped celebrating the holiday itself, it still meant a package of sweets in the mail from my mom and the inevitable post-Easter candy markdown.
Christ on the Cross
Silent Procession
Fireworks over Cathedral
Of course, I managed to overcome it and drink in all the crazy Easter events. The silent procession was like nothing I’d seen before: thousands of people lining the streets, all watching a parade with no sound but the steady beat of drums. The Spanish production of Jesus Christ, Super Star was extremely professional with excellent singers, but I had no idea what was going on (beyond the basics, of course.) Fireworks always make me happy, and the cathedral lit up at night is really very pretty. Morelia was a fun city to spend Easter in, even without any special Easter candy traditions that I could find. It didn’t hurt that the city itself has a rich tradition of candy with the guava-flavored ate and other delicacies… which I’ll write about more later!
posting from United StatesMarch 25th, 2008 7:46 am
How do you eat your Cadbury’s Cream Egg? That was an advertising campaign in the UK for many years. Me, I cut the top off with a knife, scoop the insides out with a spoon and then eat the empty shell. Some cream egg purists scoff at my methods, but each to the own says I.
Those celebrations look wonderful, exactly the right thing to immerse yourself in when exploring. Again, am terribly jealous (I feel that is something I will be saying a lot in this journal).
posting from United StatesMarch 25th, 2008 8:00 am
What!? No burritos de chocolate? What about Easter eggs and fertile bunnies? It sounds like, at least in Morelia, Easter celebrations remain confined to religous doctrine rather than morphing into a rebirth of spring theme…then again, the winter is not so long and bitter cold as here. At any rate, I’m sorry you haven’t found any half-price Easter candy. Very disappointing, indeed.
posting from United StatesMarch 25th, 2008 2:49 pm
Wow, Malena. I have viewed the “slideshow” of your trip (which I recommend to everyone visiting this site). Your photographs are wonderful and my mouth is watering at the sight of some of that candy. I’d love to try the cajeta with the communion wafers, and if it weren’t for the neon colors, I’d be keen to try the taffy. Heck, I’d be keen to try it, even if it looks like it will make my lips green.
Thank you for keeping such a great record of your adventure. It’s superfantastico. Besos para ti y Abuelita. Tey
posting from MexicoMarch 25th, 2008 5:00 pm
Thanks to everyone for the nice comments!
The way I eat my Cadbury Cream Eggs is actually probably sacrilegious, and maybe I shouldn’t reveal it… but what’s the fun in that! I make a tiny hole, suck the delicious cream out, and then leave the disgusting chocolate shell around for roommates and boyfriends to find and be totally grossed out by.
“Oh what’s this? A delicious Cadbury cream egg lying around uneaten? Wait a second, it’s empty!! MALENA!!” (True story.)
Tey, the (hard) taffy was delicious, at least to me… I’m sure you’ll get a chance to sample all of the different kinds come your trip! Oh, and practice your Spanish now… TRUST ME!
Anyways, I’m safe and sound in Cholula, off on my little two day solo adventure before I start another week with Abuelita.
Adios!
March 25th, 2008 5:33 am
What a powerful celebration! When we were in Italy over Easter, I recall delicious chocolates in Easter shapes with beautiful containers. It must be amazing to see entire communinties invloved in the festivities.
Keep telling us more!
Love,
Mom