Spanish México

Josh and my "suegros" Angela and Richard are headed by bus back to Guadalajara after two days in the hillside city of Guanajuato. This beautiful place is something to be seen in México. The city is so compactly built into a hillside, that any new road construction must go underground. Hence there are numerous tunnels weaving below the city. Most travel within Guanajuato is either up or down, and one could easily lose their way in a tiny alleyway that looks like the next. We enjoyed our time wandering up and down curving stairways and narrow sidewalks, had terrific meals together in unique restaurants, and shopped a bit along the way.

Above is the central cathedral where a number of funerals were taking place today

We stayed in a place perched high in the city called Casa Azul. This was one of the most original hotels that I have stayed in, with dark wooden furniture, beautiful plants and artwork. Above is the window to our room.


Back in Guadalajara tomorrow we will all go to the MNINI cooperativa meeting up on Cerro del Cuatro. An important milestone has been reached for the group, as the owner of stores called "Twisted Goods" in Canada has made an order for embroidered blackberry cases, pencil cases, and laptop bags. We are awaiting news on whether a grant for sewing machines for the women will come through. Currently the women sew everything by hand, including zippers and seams, which slows their production time tremendously.