Guadalajara

Guadalajara .. Colonial Downtown , Revolution and insurgency in the squares. Tequilla in our veins... A new experience for Liz and a revisitation for me who lived a year on these paseos 26years ago!!! Oh how she has grown and changed over the years and yet .. why is it that the downtown cathedrals and palaces , the squares and plazas , seem always to be frozen in time in antiquity....Mark

Since practically my whole family was on their way to Puerto Vallarta to visit , Mark and I arrived in Marina Vallarta and only two days later hopped on a 5 hour bus ride to Guadalajara. Amazingly enough the bus was plush with reclining seats and movie in English with Spanish subtitles, so not only could I understand but I was learning as well. The trip went quick and before we knew it we were smack dab in the middle of the huge bustling city. The downtown was beautiful if not a bit loud and polluted. We found an really cool old hotel that had just been redone. Hotel Morales was at least 100 years old and used to be thee hotel for famous bullfighters and Mexican and Spanish movie stars of yesteryear. After our night in the city we jumped on the city bus to Telacapaque for two night at two different bed and breakfasts. They were wonderful. You walk up to a cement wall and behind it is a little wonderland with beautiful gardens and colorful art. We loved it. Because we live on a boat we did not take much advantage of all there was to buy but it sure was fun looking!! 3 days later we were back on the bus to Puerto Vallarta. I am way behind in the blog but I will get to those pictures soon. liz