Three Kings Day - The Finale To Christmas in Mexico

Three Kings Day is on January 6th.  It is the

final day of Christmas celebration in Mexico,

celebrating the 12 days of Christmas from

December 25th to January 6th.

Welcome to Capella on Three Kings Day.

Capella is a new development in Cabo San

Lucas.

You enter huge gates and travel through

this tunnel lit by chandeliers down the center

and gas fired lanterns along the sides.

(Chandeliers that run down the center of the tunnel.)

Driving through the tunnel itself was quite a treat.

After traveling through the tunnel that runs

through the mountain at Pedregal you arrive

at this stunning site.

I don't know if this tree stays lit during the entire

year or just for the holidays but it was very

impressive to see at the end of the lantern lit tunnel.

We were supposed to be on the plane back to

snow and cold but today was Three Kings Day in

Mexico, the 12th and final day of their Christmas

celebration, when they give gifts and I received

a fabulous early birthday gift -

we got an email saying that our flight was cancelled

and that they had rebooked us on Saturday!

After some quick checking with babysitters,

I saw this as something wonderful - two extra

days of sun and surf.  Fortunately we didn't have

any renters coming to the house and had a

place to stay. 

I am going to share our wonderful experience at

Capella with you.

Here is another tree that was lit for the holidays

at Capella.  Everywhere you looked there were

beautiful lights and lanterns.

We went to their signature restaurant, Don Manuel.

I just love how magical it felt under

the lights on the outdoor patio.

Because of the warm climate, seating is offered both inside and

outside.  We chose inside.

I just had to include a night time photo of their pool and

swim up tables.

The table was set with traditional oversized ceramic

plates and hammered flatware.

I just love this napkin ring.

Notice the elaborate presentation at the table with

the butternut squash soup.

It was garnished in the center with a scoop of goat cheese,

a crouton and two tortellini.

I got the salad which also had a fantastic presentation

on a platter sized plate.  It was a hearts of palm salad

and featured  two jumbo shrimp and

a cannoli filled with a flavored cream cheese.

We ended our meal with

 "A Study of Mexican Chocolate",

a dessert board with various deep dark and incredibly

smooth Mexican chocolate offerings.  Artisan chocolate

is a new happening in Mexico with an emphasis on creating

smooth rich chocolate, a change from the traditional

more gritty Mexican chocolate.  It was wonderful. 

I may have to try my own version of this at home, served

on a board in like manner to contrast with the

 elegant chocolate treats. 

Truly, it was a wonderful celebration to end the

holidays.  I really  liked Three Kings Day.

I will end with a photo we took at the Puerto Paraiso Mall in

downtown Cabo where The Three Kings sit (with shopping bags

from the mall) and little children come and tell them their wishes,

much like we have children visit Santa at our malls.

(They were a friendly trio!)

I will be sharing this with

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