Out and About in Guadalajara

Our wedding this past Saturday was in Guadalajara and we were there for a few days so we (My assistant Brandon and I) had a chance to walk around the neighborhood we stayed in as well as the Historical Center downtown.

Love the bright colors:Our first stop after checking in at the hotel was at a taqueria... awesome tacos for fifty cents each- we had a plateful along with a 'Coca' then continued on our walk about. There were some very nice houses with manicured yards and clean paint along side more run-down houses... a little like a middle-class neighborhood in the US.

The day after the wedding we were able to go downtown. The buildings were incredible- huge Spanish style cathedrals and other buildings. Many people were out enjoying the nice evening. Family seems to be very important in this culture. In the main plaza downtown there was an enormous fountain, lights on all the large buildings, people hanging out everywhere, lots of little markets and shops- coffee, frozen yogurt, donuts, food, etc.

While taking in the sights we were bombarded with sounds: a preacher on a super-loud PA system, whistles, horns, people talking and laughing, tour buses motoring by, music, etc. It was a lot to take in...

A very nice young lady approached us as we were shooting things like garbage cans and the cobblestones to tell us the location of street performers... we went to check it out... As soon as one of the clowns saw my flash go off he immediately invited be into the center of a circle of 200 or so people! He must have been pretty funny because all the Spanish speakers were busting up when the clown would speak and point at me!! I know some Spanish but not when it's coming at me at 100 miles an hour! We were there for about a half hour until the show was over..... after our photo was taken the clown handed me his card and asked if I could send him some photos for his site.... cool!

We had a blast and got some cool shots:
The main Cathedral downtown:
After Brandon and I joined the circus!
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