Category: Jalisco
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My Sister and I in Guanajuato, Part 1

We walked the dogs by the Frog Fountain (Fuente de Las Ranas), which was a public fountain with about 15 different frog sculptures in the surrounding plaza. The name Guanajuato is actually a Spanish-ized form of the native Purépecha phrase Quanaxhuato, or “place of the frogs.” Read more
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Dia de los Muertos 2024

Friday November 1 we drove to Puerto Vallarta to view the world’s tallest Catrina. On November 2 we drove to Sayulita for their Day of the Dead celebration. Read more
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Day Two in Guadalajara

This is all the famous touristy stuff you see when you go to Guadalajara, but I hadn’t seen it for at least 20 years, and Lurko had never been there. Read more
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Day One in Guadalajara

Today Lurko and I drove to Guadalajara with our two large dogs, who were excited about being on a road trip again. So were we. Other than our mini-vacation in La Cruz in June, we hadn’t done a road trip since April to see the eclipse in Playa Novillero. Read more