Mazatlan Magic Saturday Nigth

Saturday Night in Mazatlan

Saturday nigth sunset

This is the magical day of the week in this picturesque city of Mazatlan, everyone gets ready for it, is sort of amazing to see the transformation, it can be felt all over the place … it is FASCINATING …
Everybody, I’m sure, will be dressed in the most excellent attires in their closets, one and all will be extremely fastidious of their appearance, Saturday Night, it is the Magical Night in this alluring town, and it is here at this time … and so we are ready for it…lets set off and go paint the town and have one good and enjoyable evening ….vamonos….
As we drove on our way to have dinner in the place of our choice, the Historic part of town, yes…. you guess it....Plaza Machado....we witness the Saturday night fever going on in the city.
Traffic was getting leaden with cars, taxis, buses and Pulmonias, (little old Volkswagen beetles transformed into taxi cabs) they called “ Pulmonias” because pulmonia (pneumonia) is what you will catch when you drive in them because they are open all the way around except for the windshield.
Driving along on our way to the Plaza, the Malecon (walking strip between the street and the beach, 8 miles long and 50 feet wide) was getting heavy with lots of people in-line skating and just walking around and having a good time, and about 8.30 in the evening we checked out some of the most trendy night clubs on our way, like “La Botana”, “Valentinos”, “Caliente” and others that even as early as(8.30 pm it is very early here) they were getting populated already, and the sounds that were coming from them was thunderous signaling that the enjoyment was already well on the way.

"Caliente"

"La Botana"

The Plaza at the time of our arrival was hopping along full of people, we guess (that early in the night) was because the famous Angela Peralta Theater next to the plaza had a Spanish Andalucian Flamenco (very, very sorry we missed it) dancing show that just finished.
Plaza Machado's Restaurants

The Plaza was fully dressed up with all the lights and signs and vendors of all kinds mostly showing ladies accessories, and the waiters of the restaurants hailing their menus trying to lure costumers into their eateries. It was exciting just to be there, the bands were already playing their best repertoire
Some playing Latin music, some jazz, some “who knows” but all of them very passionate and strident. The band that plays in our favorite restaurant is a Jazz and Rock Band and it is Very, Very good, the electric guitar player is to me a remainder of Jimmy Hendricks and the drummer a recompilation of Jimmy Kruppa, they play most of the songs of the 70s and 80s and the singer of the group is in his own right very good and sounds very much like Simon of Simon and Garfunkle old duet.
Jazz-Rock Band

As we stroll to our reserved table, like always, Pilar came to greet us with his usual,” como estan mis amigos”, and brought us the proverbial Totopes (tortilla chips) and salsa to stat the night with, and after listening for a wile to the good jazz music from the band, we order for our meals, California salads with roasted chicken and a very good California wine to wash it down with, and after leisurely enjoying our first-rate meal we sat there until geared up to go home. As the enjoyable evening drew to a close the atmosphere of the surroundings and the magic of the Saturday Night in Mazatlan will live on us for a long, long time. I wish you could have been there with us….
Till next time to all mis amigos