Day Trip to Guanajuato

I've been wanting to go to Guanajuato but it always turns out that we get lost in that city. All of a sudden you are in a tunnel that you didn't expect to be in and the next thing you know you exit and can't figure out where in the heck you are. Even places that we have been several times before, like Gorky Gonzalez showroom. So rather than drive over, get lost, and pay a cab driver to lead us to where we want to go, we decided to take the bus and leave the driving to them.

The Mexican bus system is really a great way to travel especially if you take the direct first-class buses. We left San Miguel early in the morning and when we arrived at the Guanajuato bus station we took a cab direct to Gorky's showroom. The cab driver took a route that we didn't know about....and probably couldn't repeat...but we ended up at Gorky's door and didn't have to worry about parking which is also tricky in Guanajuato.

We had broken most of our cups from Gorky so we ordered some more and of course there were some other pieces that I couldn't resist. Gorky will have them delivered right to our door in San Miguel when they are ready.

Out Gorky's door and into another cab. I wanted to go back to see the Mercado Hidalgo. I remember being there about 25 years ago and it was a huge building busting with fresh produce, meats, seeds and spices. From the mezzanine you could buy shirts and pots and dishes and look down on the riot of color below. I wanted to get a photograph from the mezzanine of that colorful scene. Oh dear, it wasn't as I remembered. Many stalls are closed and it seemed darker and dingier that I remembered.

Back outside, we found a procession! Surprise, surprise! How can you possibly go anywhere in Mexico without running into some procession. This one commemorating the death of six miners who in 1937 helped organize the miners union.

After the procession we walked. Every church needed to be explored as did every government building. We had to stop by the basilica at these pretty green umbrellas for a bit of cool refreshment. Then once again on to explore other plazas and places.

Although this isn't a picture of it, we ended up in the Plaza de Union where we sat under the shade of trees and had comida.

Guanajuato is a beautiful city. Very different from San Miguel.  I love all the shaded plazas and sidewalk cafes. I love the colors of the buildings which include blues, greens and aquas. Exterior colors that you seldom see in San Miguel. It seems very European compared with San Miguel. More grand buildings from the 19th century.

We left home a little after 8:00 AM and arrived back a little before 6:00 PM. It was a good day trip. You can see my tourist photos here.