Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Centro Historico Guadalajara

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... went mad as the Chivas fans revelled in getting one up on their adversaries so early on. Then, barely a minute later Chivas had scored again with their second attack of the game. It was the fastest two goals I had seen since... well, since Arsenal scored twice in 11 seconds against us last week.<br><br>This quick pace was maintained throughout the entire first half; Atlas pulled one back after about 10 minutes, before ...

Just got back from a fantastic (and sleepless) weekend in Guanajuato, a beautiful colonial city perched on a steep ravine about four hours by bus from Guadalajara. We visited the Cervantino Festival (named after Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote), saw tons of concerts, met many new people, ate some delicious food, and saw at least one sunrise from the top of the city. More about ...

... light in time to identify my assailant as a fair sized cockroach! However, by the time I grabbed a shoe to batter it with, the ****er had disappeared beneath my wardrobe.<br><br>I have since become somewhat paranoid. Where will it crawl next time I sleep? Not my face? Or will I awake to find a scorpion in my bed or a tarantula spinning its web around me? Tonight I'll be applying plenty of insect repellent before bed and sleeping with a loaded gun beneath the pillow...

... first week I visited the historic city centre, browsed several local markets, and took a trip to La Barranca, a huge green canyon on the edge of town which offers a stark contrast to the urban metropolis. The second biggest city in Mexico, Guadalajara is completely unlike any of the places we had visited previously. It is further north than anywhere else we had been, and has much more of a modern, American feel to it. There is less indigenous influence, but being the ...

... out in the hostel drinking coronas I bought from the supermarket for 80c each. All the beer I had in Mexico was awesome, not just Corona, I loved it all.<br><br>Monday, 9 August, Day 198<br><br>Guadalajara <br><br> I checked out of the hostel today and went to my Spanish school. I was going to be here for a week learning Spanish. I took a group course but I think swine flu had scared a lot of people off so it was just me and this old American bloke. Almost a ...

... did not last long as the night continued in a local Salsa bar into the small hours.... Absolutely no rest for the wicked, the next evening we'd arranged to meet Daniel and friends. Needless to say it was a huge effort. We dragged ourselves, not wanting to offend, away from our beds and willed ourselves to have a good time. Then there was the family do the following day that started at lunch time. We still hadn't gotten over Tequila day ...

... It seems like the type of place that Mexicans come to on holiday. We were so relieved to have got out of the City and have found somewhere like this! We returned to the town centre later that night, but it was fairly quiet, so just had a couple of beers and headed back to the hotel. The only thing looming over our heads was the fact that we were in a hotel and not really meeting anyone new or talking to people. We only had 2 nights in the hotel so we said we ...

... than Asia. The Mexicans just love noisy cars and music just seems to come through every crack in the footpaths. I also felt pretty safe at my house as it was surrounded by big gates, it had barbed wire along the roof and the concrete wall outside my room had smashed glass cemented in along the top! - I definitely wouldn't be climbing that wall! My new school was about 30 minute trip from home. Up at 7.30am to eat quesadillas, then get ...

... held huge handicrafts markets on Sunday. The one in Tonala was particularly large as the whole town brought out their wares and put them up for sale. This is where all of that hand blown glass that we overpay for in Baja is made. You know the blue rimmed glasses and pitchers, shooters, etc. All of it is made down here and sold for a fraction of the price. We saw all kinds of furniture and home decor stuff too, but that I REALLY couldn't fit in my backpack (or the yellow ...