Casa del Sol Ajijic

... on each cock is initially taped over to prolong the fight which lasts a max of 5 mins, though despite this, one of the five fights lasted only 6 seconds, another just 30 - the end of the fight is the death of one cock. Like the bullfight, it is not something I'd want to see again, but it was importat to have experienced it! Afterwards went off to hear a classical guitar quartet, a much nicer exerience, before returning to the hotel to escape the rain - yes, a few sprinkles 2 days in a row!

This will be short. Here we are, almost at the end of our wonderful Mexican/Guatemalan trip, and starting to think about heading home again. Our flight is booked for Tuesday, March 31, early in the morning. Our kind next door neighbour here, Danny, has offered to take us to the Guadalajara airport and Amy will be picking us up at the Toronto airport at 6:30 p.m. It all seems to be so easy. Much easier than some of ...

... Mexico: 23 Destinations to Spend the Winter Months Chapala (near Ajijic) No. 7 of 23 Destinations (this is not a ranking) --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Chapala - the Town - an "Ersatz" Bellagio on Lake Como (Italy) Part 5 of 5 --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- "It was definitely a "feel-good" moment for which travel is ...

... except customers. Our room was located on the third floor just across from the entrance to the elevator shaft that was under construction. This is another example of the great divide that exists in safety standards between Mexico and its northern neighbours. It would be hard to imagine an elevator under construction with free access to the elevator shaft by anyone including curious children. There was no barrier, no warning sign ...

... is something for everyone. I would have liked to see the club on a regular day when all this activity is going on. Alas....that's for the next trip! --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --- Additional notes by Lobo: Yes, it would be hard to imagine a more expat friendly environment than what exists in the offerings of activities in the Lake ...

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Accommodation

Whilst here I stayed at Hotel San Antonia, Zaragoza No. 305, Tel: 01 (449) 9159341. This was the best of the budget options in town. The en-suite rooms with cable TV are standard but do vary, so look at a few until you find one you like. Avoid the rooms on the ground level around the parking area. Rooms 35 - 38 are your best bet as they are the nicer rooms and also set back ...

... but the odd time people do it, the night can often end in tragedy. Other than that, our 5 days in Aguascalientes were spent exploring the city centre (a zocalo, a park...pretty but not wholly unlike the other Mexican cities we'd seen) and searching for replacement shoes after my flipflops finally gave up their valiant struggle. The Feria they have here in April sounds amazing though, the whole city centre is truned into one big street party. Think I'll be back for that!

Finished our work at the company. I rode with one of the employees in a little 1.6L car. I was shocked at his musical taste, 80's American rock. He had two CD's, Depeche Mode and U2. He said that he and his friends really enjoy this genre of music. The next time that I visit I am going to take a few CD's to give away, I know that at the very least I can get them cheaper. We were taken to dinner ...