I wish I could had said I enjoyed my stay in San Miguel de Allende. Unfortunately I was stuck in the dorm for most part of the time I was there.
Thankfully the hostel I stayed in was really comfortable, with even a flat screen TV with cable channels (including English programmes) in front of my bed, and only 1 other girl in the same dorm while I was there.
I had arrived into the city with a high fever, and the next day, it had morphed into a stomach infection, with numerous runs to the toilet and also vomiting. I had tried self medicating for over a day, but when that didn't seem to have any improvement, I went to see a doctor.
This was an experience on its own as I had never been to the doctor in this part of the world, and having to explain myself in Spanish.
A sympathetic looking doctor, Dr Mario, in his late 40s or early 50s was waiting in his room for patients.
As I walked in, I made a disclaimer to Dr Mario that I only knew a little Spanish and went about telling my story on why I was there. Thankfully the words for fever and diarrhoea and vomit are very similar in the Spanish language, so the key message got across OK.
Dr Mario asked if I had eaten something wrong, or if I was unused to spice, but told him that I only had a bowl of soup the day before and we are used to taking spicy food in Singapore.
Dr Mario said there were a lot of inflammation and gas in my stomach and will prescribe a strong antibiotic, which I will have to take over the next 8 days as well as another medication for the diarrhoea and fever.
The cost of the consultation, MXP35 (SGD2.50), probably the cheapest doctor visit I had ever been to, and a doctor with the neatest handwriting I had ever seen!
I brought the prescription to the pharmacy located next door, and even the medication was cheap at MXP267 (SGD18.70).
The sights that I did get to see in San Miguel de Allende, were mostly confined to the direction where the doctor is located as well as the main square, which was just 2 streets from the hostel.
Streets were all cobblestone paths and lined with numerous shops selling boutique line clothing and jewellery (aka pricier but refine stuff), and plenty of art galleries.
The iconic monument within the main square was the Cathedral, a Gothic style design with a grandeur of its own.
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