Two Completely Unexpected Sights in URUAPAN, MICHOACÁN, MEXICO
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- This wasn't our first time visiting URUAPAN, MICHOACÁN - we were first here in 2013. However, we can safely say there were two things to see in Uruapan which we weren't expecting to come across in our travels...
It's true: Uruapan is one of our favorite places to visit in Michoacán. In fact, this city sort of reminds us of some famous colonial towns in Mexico, but without all the visitors.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro.
00:38 - A Narrow-Minded Idea
02:26 - Our Daily Bread
04:37 - Mercado de Antojitos
05:33 - Regional Michoacán Food - Aporreadillo
07:07 - Advice of Locals
08:25 - Grazing on Guisados
10:15 - Scenes From the City
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What à nice town. Beautiful shots in the market and the blue sky. Thanks for brigning Mexico in my Montréal flat.
Hi Marthe. Uruapan is a great town to visit. We just happened upon that market with the bread rolls, we're still not sure if it's just a Saturday market, but we really enjoyed walking through it. We wish we had visited Montréal when we lived in Maine. The closest we got was visiting Québec City, which was beautiful. Thank you Marthe for enjoying our tour of Uruapan 🤗🤗.
Yay! Another video from Uruapan!
This is such lovely city - we could happily spend a few weeks here! The surrounding countryside is also beautiful. Michoacan is our favourite state in Mexico.
I enjoyed this video, it looks like a cute town to visit.
Thank you so much, Susan! The beautiful national park within Uruapan is reason alone to visit...and Uruapan is so close to two other stunning cities in Michoacán: Pátzcuaro and Morelia.
Me encantaría poder estar de nuevo en mi bello Uruapan 😍 gracias por este hermoso video muy pronto lo voy a lograr
Muchas gracias Chayan por disfrutar de nuestros videos. Lamentamos nuestra respuesta tardía a sus comentarios, pero hemos estado en nuestra última aventura y no tuvimos wifi durante las últimas 6 semanas. Esperamos que regrese pronto a su hogar en el hermoso Uruapan. Siempre es bueno volver a casa.
Love the Kerry Gold!
Kerrygold - my beloved addiction! The photo of me adoringly gazing at my stash is a result of the lengths I will go to, to get my hands on Kerrygold.
When we lived in Mazatlán I heard a local international wholesale club was selling Kerrygold. At the time nowhere else was selling it. We did not have membership to the club, so I resorted to stalking, nay, selectively following a customer and begging them to buy butter for me. Obviously I had the money, I just needed them to be the card. Naturally they were a little surprised, it's not every day you have some mad Irish woman approaching you with fistfuls of pesos asking you to buy her butter! Anyways long story short, I struck gold - Kerrygold that is!
By the way - those 3 tubs cost more than an annual membership to the wholesale club, and I have not the slightest buyers remorse! Travelling on the cheap is grand...until it comes to butter. 🧈❤️😉.
Thanks for enjoying the video 44VeniceStreet.
I was born here in uruapan I went last year . I only go like once a year . But this year I haven’t gone yet .
I’m probably going this December , I recommend next time u go to uruapan go in December it’s very nice they decorate everything it’s beautiful.
Hi Omar,
We will definitely return to Uruapan in the future because Michoacan is our favorite state in Mexico - the best food and the most beautiful scenery in our opinion! December does sound like a lovely time to visit and see the city all lit up in Christmas lights! We hope you get to make a visit back home to Uruapan real soon Omar! Thank you for the comment!
Oh my goodness …. that wafer thin house was soooo cute, bummer it was closed when you went. (It reminded me [Raquel] of something from Harry Potter. Love it 😍 The aporreasdillo looks so interesting- it’s now on our must try list. Thanks for showing us around - loved the wee park at the end
Yeah it gives us an excuse to return to Uruapan... not that we need any excuses! You're right it could have been straight out of a Harry Potter book. We're definitely curious about the inside of the house. Michoacán is a great state for a tonne of food specialities. We reckon yourself and Ricky would really enjoy Michoacán. Congratulations on your 100th video 🎉🎉🤗🤗.
And a BIG ‘oh yeah’ on those potato croquettes! Awesomeness 😍
Anything with spuds is good - mashed spuds and deep fried even better 😍😍!
Ahhh, bolillo! These football shaped rolls are a staple. In Sayulita there is still a man who carries a basket of bolillo on his head and a luggage-rack type of stand over his shoulder and he walks over the hill on Calle Libertad, down to Ave Revolution and stops at the bridge where he sells the rest. Along his walk you see, he calls out a baritone bo-li-yo to entice residents and workers he passes to come out and buy his rolls. YUMMMMM! Every day. He did it again today! 6 pesos, good deal. ours are 8. lol tourist town.
Indeed, a fresh-baked bolillo simply can't be beat - they taste amazing on their own _and_ they are always a good value! Of course, loads of Kerry Gold Butter makes them even better! 😍😋 We really miss so many of the neighborhood vendors we had while living in Mazatlan! We can just about hear their sing-song calls right now! Thank you for the comment, Francie Anne!
Nice video, guys !!! 😀🍉🍓🍍🤠
Thanks a million Phil. We know you said Michoacán is your favourite state too. Not sure if you've been to Uruapan, but if you haven't, hopefully you'll check it out next time you're there. We're dying to get back to Mexico ourselves. Thanks again Phil 🤗🤗.
@@ACoupleofDrifters Wife and I danced in the main Plaza at night and viewed a parade the next day from our hotel balcony across the street. Also visited the National Park but you showed some things we did not see. 😄Definitely need to return soon. Maybe this summer.🌮🌮🌮
We reckoned you'd most likely been there, but we just weren't sure. It sounds like you both had a lovely time in Uruapan. We're glad you've got a few more places to check out on your next visit, which we hope will be this summer for yous 😊😊.
Cool video!
Thank you, Dan!
Great video! I've really been wanting more videos on uruapan. I saw a lot of negative press, but I imagined it had to be great. Cool climate, lots of natural water, Mexican food, that's what I need. Haha.
Thank you Agustin! We love Uruapan and we're happy to share this video - it's indeed a great spot for us to spend some time. Michoacan has it all for us: Great scenery, friendly towns, a beautiful coastline and delicious food.
Love the Kerrygold photo 😉
Hi D. Ah yes a little adoration of the gold 🧈. Fi and Jerry (Your Drifters) ❤️❤️
Ahh! Kerry gold butter 😁
My (Fiona) addiction to Kerrygold knows NO bounds 😍❤️😍❤️. I am sadly watching the depletion of my Kerrygold stash as our current house sit ends this Thursday. It'll be months before I get my fix again 😞.
Nice looking (and tasting) town! Why am I suddenly craving tater tots?
You just wait - tater tots will be the next big food trend...if that aren't already!
Of course I enjoyed the whole video but my favorite spot was the park, my mom used to make potato cakes, which I think is the same as potato croquettes, except flattened like the Mexican version.Thank you two again for sharing your travels.
Thanks a million mjc 427 for enjoying our video. Potato cakes sound like croquettes, just a different shape. We always had the frozen potato croquettes 😉, but they are ingrained as a Christmas dinner memory from back home. The food court in Mercado Tariacuri was such a brilliant value, we will definitely go back there when we return to Uruapan. We're so glad the lady at the hotel told us about the park, it is such a lovely, peaceful wee spot. Thanks again mjc 427 for tuning in 🤗🤗.
I love Uruapan!!
Hi Diego! We love Uruapan, too - this is such a lovely place to visit.
Wonderful Thank you. I think I am gaining weight watching you two eat. The water park is very nice. Reminds me of the San Antonio river walk area in San Antonio, Texas it has been up graded and is looking nice again. I grew up there and used to love going there to walk the length of it and have a nice lunch.
Hi Roy!
The food in Michoacan has been some of our favorite in Mexico - so far! The famous river walk in San Antonio looks like a lovely place to hang out for a few hours. San Antonio and San Marcos are two places in Texas we really hope to visit soon!
@@ACoupleofDrifters I am sure You Two would love both. Unless you like crowds, I suggest not going to San Antonio in late April that's when fiesta is. You can barely get around with so many people that come from far and wide. I always kept away from down town that time of year. But, there are a few missions that are also nice to visit. The Alamo and San Jose missions are my two favorites. Mission Trails is another great get away adventure. A lot to see and do. Have fun🙂
Hopefully some day we'll make it to this part of Texas and have time to explore the Mission Trails. We reckon we could spend quite a bit of time happily exploring this area 😊😊. Thanks for the tips Roy.
I from Uruapan l been in USA for 26 years and l miss Uruapan .l never go there since I come here . again I miss my Uruapan michoacan
We hope you get to return to your hometown one day soon. Uruapan stole our hearts in 2013 and we're very happy we returned in 2021. We know we'll return for another visit in the future - we absolutely love Uruapan and Michoacan is one of our favorite states in Mexico. We think some of the best Mexican food specialties come from Michoacan!
At the 5:25 time stamp of the video it was nice to see all the local food vendors yelling to get your attention and handing out their menus for both your autographs. You guys are like "Rock Stars" in that little town, lol.
All kidding aside, where did you guys end up staying during your visit in Uruapan?
We thought they were trying to shoo us away - LOL! We like your idea that they were all seeking autographs much better - we wish that was the truth!
William, we'll have a video on our Uruapan hotel coming real soon. Spoiler Alert: This hotel was a bit nicer than most of the ones we stay at!
@@ACoupleofDrifters Good to hear and can't wait to see it!!
Thanks William!
We family over there. Can wait to go again
Hello Alejandra. We hope you get to visit your family in Uruapan again soon. It's a beautiful city 😍 and we are looking forward to returning there again ourselves.
Have not seen anything new for a while. You have left Mexico for now? Always enjoy your adventures!
Hi Michael - we've been away from UA-cam for a while, although our next video will be released _very_ shortly.
From mid-June until the beginning of August we've been in a pretty remote part of the world - this adventure will be the focus of our next video. Just to give you an idea of how remote it was, we couldn't get internet the whole time we were there. That meant we fell behind on a lot of things and we are now finally getting caught up.
Thank you very much for checking our channel and for letting us know you enjoy our adventures - that really means a lot to us! We just returned to Mexico after our latest June to August adventure - always good to be back!
@@ACoupleofDrifters Okay thanks for the info. I look forward to hearing all about where you have been and seeing new videos. Thank you for responding. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Michael!
Have you ever visited San Juan Nuevo ,it’s close to Uruapan?
No, but we just looked up some images - it looks like a lovely town. We do know we'll return to Uruapan one day and San Juan Nuevo would be a nice day trip - thank you Emily!
Miss uruapan used to visit my auntie "grandmas sister" in uruapan and hit the mercados
Visiting family and hitting the markets in Uruapan sounds like a lovely time - we hope you get back there soon!
I hope you guys make a few more videos there if possible. How much longer will you guys be there?
Hi Agustin. We aren't in Michoacan at the moment but we have one other video from the city of Uruapan - Barranca del Cupatitzio. In the not too distant future we'll also feature a video on our channel from the hotel we stayed at in Uruapan. This city is one of our favorite places and we think Michoacan is the most beautiful state we've seen in all of Mexico, so we can say for certain we'll return again soon.
@@ACoupleofDrifters Hotel Los Cedros looks amazing, hopefully that is the place. haha. Thanks again
We agree Hotel Los Cedros does indeed look amazing, alas this was not where we stayed... we wish! We stayed at a great place called Posada Morelos just a couple of blocks from the Plaza de los Mártires in Centro. We also stayed there back in 2013. It's always good to return to an old favourite. Hopefully we'll return again some day soon and hopefully you'll take a visit to Uruapan yourself soon. Thanks for enjoying our video Agustin.
Haven't seen a video from you guys in awhile. Hoping all is well with both of you.
Hi William - thank you so much for checking in! We apologize for the long silence - we've actually been in a pretty remote part of the US for six weeks. During that time our internet coverage was very, very unreliable and this meant we fell behind on so many things.
Having said that, you better believe our next video will be all about that experience! Stay tuned and see exactly what we've been up to. You may be surprised - we certainly were!
Thanks again William for your patience and for thinking of us - it means so much to us!
@@ACoupleofDrifters You're welcome and glad to hear all is well. Looking forward to seeing what adventures you both ran into.😀
We can't wait to share this video with you!
Now, very hungry!
Hi Catherine. Michoacán is a fantastic state for food specialities in Mexico. This is just one more reason why we're dying to get back to MIchoacán. Thank you for enjoying our Uruapan video 🤗🤗.
I grew up there, beautiful city, and the people are very friendly, when you go to a house before greeting you they ask you, have you eaten yet?
Hi ELGARFIO1. It sounds like people from Uruapan are very similar to Irish people with their hospitality. I (Fiona) am from Dublin, Ireland and when you visit someone in Ireland you'll never leave their house hungry or thirsty. It's lovely to encounter such warmth and welcoming from folk, quite simply to be made feel so at home 😊😊. We have to say we've found people in all of Mexico to be incredibly gracious, kind and helpful throughout our travels. We can't wait to return to Uruapan again, hopefully soon.
@@ACoupleofDrifters I EMIGRATED a country on the which one,.in my lonch time on the break room., my coworkers are eating to 12 inches from my y they never was has bee me invited or share his food??? and not cause I not have food or money,.just for,.friendlyship,this is a big cultural crash for people came from countries more friendlies and lovely like us,.,jajaja.
You're right it is very much a cultural difference. Back home (in Ireland) when you visit someone's home not only will they offer you food and drink, but they'll absolutely insist you have something. No matter if you say "no thanks" the food and drink will be offered to you multiple times, to the point that before you know it you'll have at least a cup of tea and a plate of sandwiches and biscuits in front of you. Actually saying "no thanks" is almost just a form of politeness with us, as we know we'll be offered the food/drink again.
When I came to the U.S. for the first time and found myself being offered something to eat/drink I naturally said "no thanks", as is customary back home. I soon realised things were very different and there was no second offer or insistence on having something to eat or drink. That was it, no food or drink was ever just placed in front of you. I quickly realised that if I really wanted that food or drink I'd better say "yes please" on that first and only offer!
Also massive apologies for my late response to your comment. This is also very much an Irish trait - we're not the best timekeepers 😉. Thank you so much ELGARFIO 1 for your very much appreciated comment. We hope you make it home to Uruapan soon and I hope you make it to Ireland some day (if you haven't already been). I think you'd like it there. I see a lot of similarities between Ireland and Mexico. 🤗🤗
Muy bonito video Amigos nos trajo muy bonitos recuerdos 😊👍 somos sercas de Uruapan (les invitamos a Nuestro canal) Dios los Bendiga 🙋🏼♀️👨🏻
¡Gracias María y Roberto! Nos encanta Uruapan y Michoacán es nuestro estado favorito en México: hermosas montañas, una hermosa costa, la mejor comida y gente muy amable!
I hope to hear from you in the hear future. Are you in Mexico? Take care.😉
Hello Marthe. Thank you for checking in with us and sorry for our disappearance! We are back in Mazatlán, we just arrived back a few days ago! Very soon we will have a video explaining what we've been up to over the last few months. We made a rather impromptu decision on our house sit in New Mexico back in March and we will share the result of our snap decision in the next week or so. We're about to start working on that video. We think you'll be surprised. We surprised ourselves 😉🤣. Thanks again Marthe for checking in on us 🤗🤗.
@@ACoupleofDrifters Nice to hear from you and i am eager to watch your next vidéo, i like surprises. 😉
Dame Dos Drifters!
Green Aporreadillo it’s the best
Hi Eduardo. We were overwhelmed with the amount of delicious food in Uruapan and in Michoacán. We did manage to try the green aporreadillo, which we also loved, unfortunately it just never made it into the video. We'll definitely be back in Uruapan, so that will be our opportunity to highlight green aporreadillo. Do you have a favourite restaurant for green aporreadillo?
I’m just like your wife I’ll Goto the store and have me one while I shopping 🤣🤣
I buy my Kerrygold butter at most any Walmart in Mexico btw.
Hello platoon1081. It's lovely to hear from a fellow devout Kerrygold butter fan! When we lived in Mazatlán we could get Kerrygold butter in Walmart and some Ley Supermarkets - Sam's Club carried it as well. We currently do an annual house sit in Mazatlán and we stock up whilst there. Hence, in Mazatlán we've had access to a fridge to store (hoard) a "healthy" supply of this golden lovely! Alas when we made this video we were travelling which unfortunately means I cannot indulge in my Kerrygold fixation. It wouldn't travel too well in a backpack 😞. You've no idea how much I look forward to house sits in order to become reunited with Kerrygold butter 😊.
Day of the dead In uruapan is nice 👍
We would love to visit Uruapan for Day of the Dead. We visited Uruapan in the middle of November in 2021, so we just missed it and in 2013 we were there in July. Hopefully some day we'll be there for Día de los Muertos.
Como en cualquier cementerio de una Ciudad. Magnifíco y único en el mundo (aunque haya tantos Pueblos y Ciudades que ya están explotando esá clebración, la cual copiarón), es el Día de Muertos en los Pueblos alrededor del Lago de Pátzcuaro. Llamese Tzintzuntzán, Ihuatzio, Santa Fé de La Laguna, San Jeronimo, Napizaro, Erongaricuaro, Tocuaro, y tantos otros Pueblos que están en las riberas del Lago de Pátzcuaro, amén de sus legendarias Islas, como son Janitzio, Pacanda, Tecuen, Yunuen y Jaracuaro.
Y’all should of left it unknown
We _should have_ left it unknown? We aren't Magellan and Columbus - we aren't the first foreign visitors to _explore_ or _discover_ Uruapan! 😂🤣
Do you really think a tourist destination like Uruapan (population over 350,000) is an _unknown_ place? In this video we feature spots in Uruapan which are very, very easily found by conducting a simple online search - even guidebooks on Mexico feature attractions in Uruapan. This is year 2023 and there aren't many _unknown_ places, just little-known ones - Uruapan is not one of them.