Cool stuff

We walked down the hill today, rather than taking the funicular. Wow! It was a lot of stairs but we made it. This was just the last few steps below. I liked the coffee shop on the bridge over the street.


On the way we got to venture through some small winding streets. Loved this door with the calla lillies!





Above is the Teatro Juarez and the San Diego church on right. People sat on the steps of the theater watching street performances and laughing their heads off. They were having so much fun.


This shot just goes to show kids are the same everywhere. Eating ice cream and checking their cell phones.


We took a tourist trolley to see the town. It was all in Spanish but I understood some of it. I found I could either concentrate on the guide and what he was saying and understand about 50%, or I could look out the window at what was going by and just barely get what he was talking about. Could not do both!


This little neighborhood held a candy store where we stopped.



Candied fruit





Then we toured one of the older parts of town. You can see the European influence in some of the homes. Due to very productive silver mines, Guanajuato was a very wealthy city in the colonial days.





Next we visited this church just as Sunday mass was letting out.


The nuns were selling cookies so of course we bought some, and some buñuelos, and some kind of flan cheesecake. Sorry, it was for the church so we just had to.


Also of interest was the lady with the basket of dolls. I had heard that this was the weekend of the Virgen de Candelaria, which is a festival that commemorates the day baby Jesus was presented to the synagogue . So, the idea is that you bring dolls to church to represent wishes or prayers you have for someone. I think it's like if you want your son to grow up to be a doctor you bring a doll dressed as a doctor. I think this lady wants one of her kids to be the pope. Side note: not surprisingly this holy day coincides with a day the indigenous people celebrated to mark the position of the sun in reference to planting something or other. Gosh, I did not pay good enough attention during that lecture I attended.


Next we walked to the famous steps of the university which was closed due to it being Sunday. I was disappointed not to see inside, however, at least I did not have to climb all those stairs!


So we had a coffee at the shop next door where there was the most guapo (handsome) barista in town. My blurry photo does not do him justice. Gorgeous eyes and a megawatt smile. So cute and friendly.


Everywhere we went people were super kind to us. There are not many gringos here and few people who speak English , so I really appreciated their patience in giving us directions on the street and trying to help us. Plus, I think they have a soft spot for old ladies here. All the mobs of teens were so considerate to us. Maybe they were just in a good mood because there was no school on Monday. Three day weekend! Yippee!

Location:Guanajuato, Mexico