http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00001bdg.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00001bdg Jen and Clare's trip to Guadalajara and Mexico City, July 2006 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000a6a2.xml First we stayed in Guadalajara, which is the second largest city in Mexico. This is a corner of it. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000k61w.xml 161f56067d3af8e477525be3f2d71e3f image/jpeg 480 640 173488 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000k61w mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is agave before it's processed. No, I did not jump in the pile. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000018d8.xml 96cf01aaa776aa7732b6d083dd3d2e3c image/jpeg 480 640 213678 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000018d8 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z The main square in Guadalajara. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000139th.xml bf4f31b114796a1972397fb064ce199f image/jpeg 640 480 127209 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000139th mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is the town of Tequila. Not as fun as it sounds, but definitely worth an afternoon. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00018c90.xml 98eb6b9a6da31ae5a8f7c787dc3f8553 image/jpeg 640 480 123871 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00018c90 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This was the old distillery at the Herradura factory. Hooray for chemistry! http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000exgc.xml 959cfe2dd1583684e1866d452331e525 image/jpeg 320 240 65601 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000exgc mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z How is it that the most fabulous, delicious thing in the known universe only costs 70 cents? http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001631z.xml 8db625747cc1ce271d0787a019e6d279 image/jpeg 640 480 137230 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001631z mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Me and my dad at an 18th (???) century hacienda. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000ze4h.xml 7f3539da91ecb428d2ae6e80cf27caed image/jpeg 640 480 155344 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000ze4h mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Herradura reposada in progress http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000279p.xml 4cb5f029bb7ed6797b0b716d82414e32 image/jpeg 240 320 74436 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000279p mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Um, these are some ruins. They are at Teuchitlan. My dad gave a short lecture on their significance, and I don't remember it. I think they mean something. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00006c8b.xml d97bcca71b4b25263758ff2190b90dfa image/jpeg 640 480 147274 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00006c8b mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z One of the famous Diego Rivera murals, in Tlaquepaque. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000p460.xml 60e2a544e14e375cd39e6e50ef1e9286 image/jpeg 480 640 225768 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000p460 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Continuing my fine tradition of out-the-bus-window photography, this is the Tequila valley in the state of Jalisco. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000173bk.xml 494dec12f3f8cb8554e284ead51ec280 image/jpeg 640 480 123374 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000173bk mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is the modern distillery at the Herradura factory. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000dk7c.xml c6e466355afb3e44c46a1dc0e8da6939 image/jpeg 240 320 89830 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000dk7c mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is Coyacan, the neighborhood where Frida Kahlo grew up. If I was to move to Mexico City, I would want to live here. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000979x.xml 859d0bde744427006331dbbd9fca5e36 image/jpeg 640 480 205864 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000979x mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is a market in Tlaquepaque, the town whose name rhymes! We did a lot of shopping here. The funny thing was that almost every piece of furniture, pottery, or wall decoration I saw was something that furnished my childhood home. My parents, I found out later, pretty much furnished our entire house when they were living in Mexico. Now they're into expensive Italian and Scandinavian furniture, so all that stuff is gone. Oh well. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00015g7z.xml 61e60ce8513084c38a514b52db92209d image/jpeg 640 480 138681 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00015g7z mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Aerial view of Mexico City, taken from the viewing deck of a tall-ish building. Notice how it goes on, and on, and on. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000a6a2.xml 080c31949cf66f08cf077b754e1d4e84 image/jpeg 640 480 211299 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000a6a2 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Mexico City, again http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000b7fq.xml da45cf4d23d5a8f8a4bb9d6423db7716 image/jpeg 640 480 200456 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000b7fq mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This was the first beer we drank in Mexico, on the third day we were there. You can't buy alcohol on the day before or the day of a national election, which happened right when we arrived. This is a market in the town of Tequila where we stopped for lunch. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00007218.xml ac7418639feef4b2ddeb1c140dc3954e image/jpeg 480 640 165838 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00007218 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z More Mexico City from above http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000cbac.xml 2fe63637357fa1958fd03a84dd2bf2df image/jpeg 640 480 215181 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000cbac mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This was the view from our hotel window in Mexico city. Not too shabby. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00005cks.xml 06e5efc67d02d49e89dc8e407125dbf8 image/jpeg 640 480 156115 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00005cks mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Self explanatory. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000f4pq.xml 68e19c6b81d6cc18ea9a8428104c32c4 image/jpeg 640 480 176904 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000f4pq mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000hgbf.xml 8125a8a0340df70405b1890e74f6af7c image/jpeg 320 240 69924 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000hgbf mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Clare's family has a tradition: when they arrive in Mexico City, they go to this hotel overlooking the main square and have tequila on the balcony. So we did that too. It was amazing. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00008aad.xml 480a6a0dc864dc0746b3d8ebb5e3bf8c image/jpeg 480 640 170802 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/00008aad mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z You may not be able to tell here, but these are people in line to vote. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000t6k8.xml c726b609dc548bf156144710431ef192 image/jpeg 640 480 192658 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000t6k8 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is the official touristy photo of me at Teotihuacan. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000106y5.xml 4f3bac7e90155bfc920d86ccd275268d image/jpeg 640 480 211841 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000106y5 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z The Temple of the Moon at Teotihuacan. That's the *small* one. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000rdy5.xml d727a507589573cac7bd4ff58b030421 image/jpeg 320 240 74505 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000rdy5 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is at the Anthropological Museum in Mexico City. This sculpture is referred to as "the umbrella." It also rained while we were there, and it was cool. Oh yeah, and it's a huge museum full of neat stuff. I won't bore you with all of my pictures of various Aztec sculptures. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000st8w.xml 7b74a979dae7f27dfb4a63d86cbe3537 image/jpeg 480 640 153621 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000st8w mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This was in the museum at Temple Mayor. They found these. Pretty weird, huh? The knives were also decorated to look like faces. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000116xp.xml 32f870f85a56a5b25ccfe2538b4fe104 image/jpeg 640 480 118226 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/000116xp mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Mexico: All Diego Rivera, all the time. These are at Frida Kahlo's house. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000q8r8.xml 294c4dae1ccaf72035cf943f30e7aa68 image/jpeg 640 480 167732 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000q8r8 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuacan. No, we didn't climb up it. It's just as amazing from the ground. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000y5wz.xml 1cc15b5fcbbf40bc88265c8051894146 image/jpeg 640 480 195576 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000y5wz mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z The Zocalo (the main square in Mexico City). You probably can't tell, but that flag is HUGE. This was taken from the balcony of the hotel on the first night we arrived. I cannot even begin to describe how awesome it was. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000xhzs.xml 2a65ebd4cb74ebc0821a87a6d14ae2b6 image/jpeg 640 480 143986 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0000xhzs mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z This is the kinda tall (43 stories) building that my dad and I went up in. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001apfq.xml 2a4236a5186e4e4dd674476398d27790 image/jpeg 480 640 181633 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001apfq mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001bfzt.xml 11d88d6ae25b80458dc1f9b52d9452b1 image/jpeg 480 640 223467 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001bfzt Mexico City has some seriously amazing food. My dad likes to go there and eat at five-star restaurants. On our last night in Mexico, he took me and Clare out for a nice dinner. You are looking at a tortilla made of jicama there, stuffed with guacamole and roasted red chiles. And, totally vegan. Rock. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001cpgf.xml e4b74445681c4bcc2b5ddc0a92507516 image/jpeg 480 640 127770 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001cpgf mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z I cannot tell you how many people told me I was going to die on this trip. One reason is because if you get in these cabs, you apparently are in danger of being assaulted or kidnapped. However, I largely felt perfectly safe -- just with the usual travelling and big city precautions. Did we have any problems with safety? No. Did we have some hairy moments? Yes. Was one of them in one of these cabs? I'm not saying. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001daqz.xml ba0fd62eff4aab0882da22453c205525 image/jpeg 480 640 167854 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001daqz mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z More out the window photography, on the outskirts of Mexico City. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001ey9y.xml 712555a150e468eb47117b6011ec61ce image/jpeg 640 480 117745 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001ey9y mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Taking from the Zocalo at night. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001fwxy.xml 86a1767c53931bc9078863e2eddf38f1 image/jpeg 640 480 122972 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001fwxy mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001g2kr.xml 4e5ff12d6da33d2533dc7b0daf87583c image/jpeg 640 480 137140 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001g2kr No international vacation photo set is complete without a picture of a cathedral. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001h1g7.xml e7a8238981b267a48da1a5f18230b843 image/jpeg 640 480 129717 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001h1g7 mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z One small piece of Rivera's history of Mexico mural, in the governor's palace, Mexico City. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001kbzg.xml 4460c79f854f50a01728b0704b514408 image/jpeg 640 480 134669 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001kbzg mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001p6g4.xml 258168e6810146a39f2e0f6822d5559c image/jpeg 640 480 135896 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001p6g4 This is the interior of the Belles Artes theater, where Clare and I went to see La Boheme. That's the stage, taken from where we were sitting (which was very high up -- I don't have a zoom on my camera). You probably can't tell in this picture, but the curtain is made of Tiffany glass. It's pretty nuts. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001qaag.xml 6b959585b85a7104a95e97756f62d894 image/jpeg 640 480 119588 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001qaag mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Clare and my dad at a swanky hotel bar in Mexico City. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001rqfd.xml 5a9984a17d22843af4a3892cff960be1 image/jpeg 640 480 123356 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001rqfd mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z Teotihuacan is HUGE (it was a city of several thousand people). It was around from 100 BC to about 700 AD. And most of it is STILL THERE. It's mind blowing. Most of it was way better preserved than this, but I like this picture. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001stek.xml cf11ffd5dbae0aa0306600eb8ea7f924 image/jpeg 640 480 136638 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001stek mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z These are the twin houses where Diego Rivera (do you see a theme here?) and Frida Kahlo lived. Hers is the blue one. This, in my opinion, wasn't such a bad arrangement. http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001tbtz.xml 9089a0d9d60d6201a22b4a717e042342 image/jpeg 640 480 120251 http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/pic/0001tbtz mexico http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/msjen/gallery/00002s8z