1/24/20-1/25/20 Guadalajara Mexico

Buenas Tartes from beautiful Guadalajara Mexico!

Our journey from Mexico City on the ETN luxury bus was wonderful, safe and relaxing!

We were so lucky to have the two front seats in the top level of the bus with unbelievable views climbing through the mountains and valleys of Mexico.

Tremendous agricultural and ranching area, field after field of produce, and herd after herd of cattle, sheep and goats. We even saw the old school farmer with his two horses plowing the fields by hand, next to a field with a John Deer tractor. Old versus new!

Ok, seven hours gets us to Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city with over 1.7 million inhabitants. After Mexico City, everything is pequeno✔️ We visited here two years ago and loved it. We decided on a short return trip on our way to Mazatlan.

Ok, we are staying at the Historic Hotel Morales in the Centro Historico area. Guadalajara is a very popular area for Mexican nationals, not so much for other nationalities. It’s a fun place.

Ok, it’s late. How about dinner at the world famous La Chata, one of the busiest restaurants in Mexico. There’s a line every hour it’s open, with good food, and traditional Mexican fare.

Ok, one day in Guadalajara and lots to see. This is Cindy’s last day as tour director as I take over those duty’s in Mazatlan 😜

Centro Historico area, just four blocks down the street✔️

Notice the young lady in her Quinceanera dress ( 15th birthday)

Next up, the world famous Mercado of Guadalajara. A giant market with clothes, shoes, produce, meat, restaurants, animals (especially birds), really anything and everything 👍

Ok, the food court 😜 in the Mercado is awesome, lots of different stuff. Here are some highlights 👍

Now you know what all those goats we saw were for😳

Fish soup is very popular in Guadalajara. This lady says hers is numero uno🔥

Tortas with hot sauce poured over like Hattie B’s chicken in Mexico 😎

What’s a day in Mexico without the Tamale lady?

Dessert? Flan of course!

Need your knives sharpened? Your in the right place!

Produce

Meat😳

And more😳

Ok, quick and inexpensive taxi ride (got to love Mexico) to the Tlaquepaque area of Guadalajara, famous for art, gallery’s and fine restaurants. Fun people watching here👍