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| Mike getting ready to drop the anchor |
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| Sunset at La Cruz after anchoring |
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| Our walking tour through historical center of Guadajalara |
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| Plenty of churches for Judy to visit |
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| Wishful thinking in Guanajuato courtyard |
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| Enjoying a margarita at the theater cafe - Guadalajara |
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| After taking our pic, the waiter says, what about me? |
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| View from the cafe |
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| The Inquisition Museum - seriously creepy |
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| Incredible Baroque church in Guanajuato, with a view of the mountains where they do the silver mining, Guanajuato's claim to fame and reason for its richness |
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| Seriously Baroque exterior and interior |
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| Judy translating the tour guide's stories for the non-Spanish speakers |
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| Old silver mine with flying buttress that looks like an elephant (hey, that's what the tour guide told us) |
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| During our Guanajuato tour, we stopped at a silver and ceramic shop - this guy was fast at the wheel; also stopped at a Dulceria - a store filled with Mexican sweet treats |
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| Hand crafted metal - chess sets, trains, you name it |
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| The original name of Guanajuato which means "hill that looks like a frog" (again, the tour guide's story, not mine) |
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| We climbed down into Bocamina San Ramon silver mine - I overcame my claustrophobia by holding my breath, familiarizing with surroundings and knowing my point of egress |
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| At the San Ramon Silver Mine |
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| A view of the windy streets of old Guanajuato |
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| El Pilipa, nickname of Guanajuato's hero, huge sculpture overlooking the city |
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| Good thing I'm not a shopper - that old Kodak sign is probably worth something |
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| The Don Quixote Museum - wow! |
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| Check the double imagery on this Orozco painting - Don Quixote Museum, Guanajuato |
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| Theater at dusk - Guanajuato- we did a carriage ride that night, see the horse drawn carriage behind me |
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| 1610-built St Francis Hotel where we stayed in Guadalajara in the center of the action |
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| our horse-drawn carriage driver in Guadalajara - great fun! His horse was named El Grillo = "Cricket" |
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| Cool theater in Guanajuato |
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| we bought the sink - below the sun |
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| Tequila shop - Tlaquepaque |
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| Check out the full moon above the "Half Moon Inn" we stayed in at Tlaquepaque |
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| Garden-side dining at Paco's sharing the local specialty drink - shot of tequila with fruit juices. Yumm! |
That looks great when do you head north to the sea or have you already
ReplyDeleteJohn & Cyn