How are your eggs? Very good.
Are you happy to be back in Querétaro? I am.
Breakfast is out of the way, and it is time to get going with the rest of my day. Woke
up late this morning. It's already 11:30. My name's Alex. I'm an American expat who
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Today is my first full day in Querétaro after being in Michigan for three weeks. I was there
for Christmas. I was there to celebrate the holidays with my family, but now, I'm back.
I'm also going to be sharing about the current COVID situation here in Querétaro. Spoiler alert,
like a lot of places, Querétaro is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases
post holidays. I will fill you in during this vlog, what that means, what type of restrictions
are in place, so you can know what to expect if you are planning on coming here soon.
The house is looking much cleaner. I
have got to run now. I am headed to an appointment to get my nails done.
I love that place. It is called Ula. I'll put their Instagram handle so you can check
them out if you are in Querétaro. Really great prices there. I think for a pedicure
and a manicure with gel, it cost me, I think it was 560, 570 pesos. Either way, it was around $30
USD, which is just amazing considering in the US, when I'm in Michigan, I pay twice that.
Before I go back to the house, I've got to make a quick stop and pick up some fruits and veggies for
dinner tonight. We have absolutely no food in our house at all. Hence the lonely eggs for breakfast.
I got all of that for, I think it was 148 pesos, which ... I'm going to do the conversion and
put the exact amount here. But I'm guessing that's around six, seven, no more than $8 USD.
I'm actually thinking about tracking our expenses, our food expenses, what we pay for groceries,
Uber Eats, if we eat at a restaurant, I don't know if that's going to happen anytime soon,
but I was thinking about tracking all of those for a week, and sharing the total with you here on
YouTube. If you are interested in seeing a video like that, let me know in the comments below.
Right before Christmas, right around Christmas, the government decided to move the state into what
they're calling a Scenario C or Stage C. What does Stage C restrictions, what do those look like?
Now, restaurants in Querétaro are open Monday through Saturday until 8:00. Now, Sunday,
restaurants are take out only or delivery. You can pick something up, you can have it delivered,
but you can't eat inside the restaurant. Bars, cantinas, all of those are closed.
Commercial shopping centers like the mall are only open until 5:00 PM. Smaller stores like the
store around the corner from my house, which I showed you in the video where I shared all
the places that I buy the things that I need, our little [foreign language 00:05:46] on the corner,
places like that are open until 8:00 at night. Alcohol sales. Monday through Friday,
you cannot buy alcohol after 8:00 at night. You can't buy alcohol, period, Saturday and Sunday.
The city is going to be in this phase until January 18th. At that time, the government will
make a decision as to whether the city needs to continue with these restrictions for longer, or
if the data indicates that they can start rolling them back. I will definitely keep you all updated.
The sun is starting to do some wild things outside, so I better sign off. Thanks for
keeping me company on my first day back in Querétaro. If you have any questions about
what things are like in Querétaro right now, if you enjoyed this day in the life
vlog, then let me know in the comments below. I really appreciate your feedback.
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I'm Alex from backpackingBrunette.com. Thanks for watching.