Blogs from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 6

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So finally I get to tell you about my favorite half of my Semana Santa trip. Get ready for excitement, thrills, and long winded descriptions, that tends to be how i write when describing something exciting. So once again grab a snack or meal, favorite 2L drink, popcorn, maybe a movie or two if you get bored of reading. This Adventure starts on Wednesday, April 8, day 3 of our week trip. From Guadalajara we traveled back to the bus station early in the morning so that we could catch our 7:30 am bus to Guanajuato. We get there and load the bus and start our second super comfortable ride to Guanajuato. Three hours later we arrive in Guanajuato, or what we that would be Guanajuato. As we got off the bus we looked around we ... read more

So I haven't updated in awhile....sorry for being a slacker! So...there's been this huge 25 things about me trend on facebook. I'm supposed to write 25 things about me, but I think I'll just use this opportunity to update you all. 1. I am loving Mexico. The food, the houses, the buildings, the streets, the weather, the people, and of course all the puppies. 2. Yesterday I went to San Miguel de Allende and these AWESOME hot springs....I SWAM IN HOT SPRINGS OUTSIDE IN FEB. I seriously love my life sometimes. 3. I didn't like San Miguel de Allende as much as Ciudad Guanajuato. Too many Ex-piats and less cool. I love where I live. 4. MY 21st birthday is tomorrow...and I'm going on a bar crawl with some friends...in MEXICO. 5.The thing I least like ... read more

The first days in Guanajuato. Just writing this is a bit mind-boggling as I keep having to remind myself that Spanish is not required. As I expected, the Spanish aspect of the trip has been, and will continue to be, a challenge. However, I do think that my comprehension is already improving - perhaps because my host family refuses to speak to me in English, they simply babble on in Spanish until I understand, or at least pretend , to understand. Everywhere you look someone is selling something. I am amazed at the number of hole-in-the-wall stores and restaurants (I’m not sure if they really qualify as restaurants) in the city. Within one block you can find over 10 ‘stores’ selling what seems to me the very same items. I guess the owners have very little ... read more

Day 10 is a travel day, we couldn´t go directly to Guanajuato from Morelia, we had to go to Irapuato first then catch a bus to Guanajuato. We debused in Irapuato, walked into the terminal, bought 2 tickets for Guanajuato, walked back out, got on our bus and left. We weren´t there 5 mins. Old Guanajuato is built in the crevis of a mountain. In order to maintain the beauty of the city, tunnels were drilled through the mountain and under the existing city to accomadate the flow of traffic. Therefore Guanajuato is a unique town looking somewhat like swiss cheese. Guanajuato´s steep cobble stone streets are soft north american bodies. Next time Tony Little wants to invent a glut machine he should consult the residence of Guanajuato for some design inspiration. We ate dinner late ... read more