Hacienda Teya

 
 

Mama and Stuart, and my lunch.


Friday was hacienda day. Stuart and I will take a bus to anywhere, and it's OK for us to figure things out as we go along. But, mama just can't do all the walking we can do (hey, she's not as young as we are!), so the agenda has to be a little kinder. We hired a cab to take us to Hacienda Teya, which is just a little east of the city. A bus does go by the village, but it's too far to walk from the highway to the hacienda. Besides, mama is only here a week, so a little luxury is not too bad for us, either.

The Hacienda Teya renovation began about 30 years ago, and it was quite a renovation. The machine house is now very pretty, painted pale yellow with white trim. The white tile floors, with talltalltall windows and mirrored columns make a story book wedding reception location. The former hole in the floor, for the green waste product, is now a pool. The Big House is another nice renovation, with hotel rooms downstairs, and a first class restaurant. The restaurant is filled with photos of Merida and the area from years back, including photos of the Hacienda Teya family. We wandered around the 'grounds', seeing the little church, and enjoying the quiet, before lunch. Of course, there is no henniquin growing anywhere around now.

We began the meal with papadzules, which I like and mama had not tried yet. Lunch was great! I ordered very well: pescado in pibil, and it was delicious. Mama had turkey relleno negro, and Stuart had pollo escabeche. The tortillas were hand-made, and delicious. We shared a flan (my fav!) and a bread pudding of sorts. Very good.

After lunch, we walked in the garden, which was inaccessible before because of sprinklers, and our cab driver sent his son back to pick us up. It was a very good day!