Hotel La Casona Guadalajara

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... Barrancas de Enrique, and was four times the size of the Grand Canyon. It took 2.5 days to get there, by the end of the first day we were physically and mentally smashed. 600 meters may not sound like much but to climb that height on a fully load bike can easily take 3 hours. We ended up asking people if we could stay on their property and the welcomed us. I think the place was a Tarahumara Indian reservation; we were on the school grounds. Tarahumaras had ...

... twice more to make it 4-1 before it was even half time! Chivas' third goal came from a rare indirect free kick inside the penalty area, after dangerous play from an Atlas defender. I managed to capture the goal along with the ensuing celebrations on video, which partly conveys a sense of the incredible atmosphere inside the stadium.

Inevitably the second half failed to live up to the opening onslaught; it was ...

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 ...

... second I was about to grasp it. Looking down I was confronted by the biggest insect I have ever seen in my life! At first I had no idea what it was, but my American friends recognised it as a Praying Mantis from its distinctive posture. It had a fearsome leap but eventually we managed to trap the beast in a glass and release it into the shrubs outside.

I could sleep easy again. Or so i thought.

The next night I was awoken by a tickling sensation as ...

... girls) they had met the night before so we all hopped back in the car and off we went. This time we listened to a Fabric CD and I took great pleasure telling them all of my fantastic Fabric adventures.
The chicas were at another party, a house party. This party was full of international students and was like a smaller version of one of those American house parties you see on TV.
After a while, a bigger group than before pilled back in the car to the squat ...

... 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 ...

... a tequila back in about 1.5 seconds too!! He sounds a lot like Grandad from Only Fools and Horses, so he's fine in my book. And the last guy is a chap called Dougan from New Zealand, who at 21 has so far seen most of Asia, South America, and had flown into Mexico from a 5 stop tour or Europe.....so he certainly put us to shame! Having aquainted ourselves with everyone, we decided to head for some tacos and beer. Five tacos & a drink cost 31 Pesos (just under ...

... International Teachers Training Organization) located in the historic downtown area. The architecture around there was really interesting, built by the Spanish. The buildings were really well preserved, but all my photos are on film, so they aren't posted on here. The school opened up onto a road that was lines with these types of buildings. The good thing is that a lot of these buildings are used as bakeries, cafetarias, pizza and ...

... the Pooh bag). Next time, we're driving down in a U-Haul! ; ) We did manage to buy some stuff (come on now, it's us!!) including a set of blue-rimmed shot glasses, a clay skeleton lady in a typical Tapatio dress, and a set of wine and water glasses (which are being shipped to Tijuana) to complement our Talavera set. On our last day in the city we went to one of the newer American-style malls to check out how Tapatios (people from Jalisco) quench their retail cravings ...