When I came out of downtown, I’d planned on taking a taxi back to my hotel. As I got closer to the area where a group of taxis were clustered, I noticed an overhead walkway that went to some sort of plaza. Read the rest of this entry »

This post is about my visit to Centro Historico, the central historical area of Guadalajara. Since I don’t know the names of any of these buildings, nor the history behind them, the images will do most of the talking for me, with the exception of the odd comment here and there. Read the rest of this entry »

I wound up taking a trip to Guadalajara at the insistence of many friends, even though I’m not fond of big cities. Since I intended to keep my trip relatively short, my friends recommended that I check out two areas, Tlaquepaque (where you’ll find all sorts of artisans and their wares) and the central historical area of Guadalajara. Read the rest of this entry »

When I arrived in Guadalajara I hailed a taxi and was taken to the Hotel Ibis, which, according to Hotels.com, was only .8 Km away from Tlaquepaque, but as I found out the next morning it wasn’t even close. Read the rest of this entry »

As mentioned in a previous post, I decided to take the bus to Guadalajara. This time, though, I booked my fare with ETN, which boasts a fleet of luxury buses with a wide assortment of comforts, as well as a lunch. Well, the lunch was nothing to write home about, since it was just the choice of a soft drink or water, a small tub of yoghurt and some cookies. Read the rest of this entry »