Free walking tours are offered by the municipal tourism office in Puerto Vallarta; they start at the main square (just down Independencia street from the Guadalupe church), and we went from the old city hall to the Parroquia de la Nuestra Señora Guadalupe and up the stairs to upper Puerto […]
culture , Mazatlan , Mexico , travel
Mazatlán – The Conservatory 1873
The Conservatorio 1873 is a short walk up the hill from where we got off the green bus. The sun was already low, and we took in the scenery on our way: the water on the the left, waves hitting the rocks, El Faro not far, a sailboat out in […]
Mazatlan , Mexico , travel
Mazatlán – El Faro
Hiking up to the lighthouse in Mazatlán was a lovely outing. The green bus takes you right to the bottom of the hill. Of course, my friend and I didn’t know that, so we got off the bus early and walked there. The path up the hill meanders among a […]
Mexico , travel
Minor Challenges
Being in Mexico comes with its own challenges. One example: it takes forever to get things done the conventional way. The physical cable for my internet at home “broke”. This could mean that it was old or that it was cut… I never found out which one it was. The […]
arrival , Mexico , travel
Arrival in Mazatlán, SIN, Mexico
After a very long day of travel, I finally arrive in Mazatlan in the dark. Even though it’s late, it is still hot. In the taxi to the hotel for the first night, my first impressions are not too favorable… lots of traffic, screaming billboards everywhere, some dilapidated houses – […]