Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Look out Guanajuato, here we come!

Yesterday, I drove to Guanajuato, taking along Rachel, Vanessa, Paul and Grace Becker. We of course, didn't know our way around in the city, one of the most fascinating in Mexico, but we figured we'd figure it out! Well, it was quite the adventure! We were doing fine, till we went down into the first tunnel (there are many in that city!), and made a wrong turn. Oops! We came up out of the tunnel into traffic that gives you nightmares (especially if you're driving). Narrow streets which fit just one car, and crowds and crowds of people walking, no way to turn around, no where to go but forward EXTREMELY slowly. We looked on our little map, figured out where we were (NOT WHERE WE'D PLANNED TO BE) and found another parking lot, but that street was blocked off for construction. We kept going. We saw our parking lot where we normally park, but of course it wasn't on the street we were on! It was below us - we waved as we went by! Suddenly I saw a parking lot, drove in - actually up a very steep ramp - and we left the car there, with directions to the historic center.

The adventure continued as we visited the great market, went on the tram up the mountain, saw the Guanajuato University, and stopped at a nice little restaurant to eat. Leaving town wasn't near as hard and we didn't get lost once. Oh, I forgot. We weren't lost, we were just "getting to know" Guanajuato! We got to know it from east to west and from north to south! Whew! I don't think I'll ever be able to do that again - and certainly hope I don't!!

But it was fun!!

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