a place called guadalajara

Tongue twisting name aside (it’s pronounced gwa-da-la-ha-ra), the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco is a charming place which reminds me greatly of Europe. It is a colonial area where the Spanish built their European buildings and cathedrals in the city centre, where I stayed at.

After a twelve hour bus ride, this is what we saw:

The courtyard inside the museum grounds:

We also made our way to the nearby town of Tlaquepaque (pronounced as Tlah-kay-pah-kay), where they sell the best artisan works in Mexico – for a price, of course.

The park:

Lol so cute:

Sooooo many birds.

And this was when the sun was setting:

Another highlight of my weekend getaway was the trip to the town of Tequila.

This is the farm where they harvest the fruit to make Tequila. I can’t remember the name of the fruit though =/

Farmer dude using a stick with a really sharp metal end to get the fruit out. It looks like a pineapple.

Inside the place where they make Tequila:

They gave us samples to try. There are four types of Tequila: Blanco, Reposado, Viejo, Extra Viejo. The difference between them is the time they let it set for. The longer they let it set, the smoother it becomes. And the more expensive it costs. Extra Viejo goes down really smoothly. But still, I didn’t like any of them, no matter how smooth they were. I really do not like the taste of Tequila.

We also went to the Jose Cuerva factory place. It has really nice buildings.

My friends also bought a 5litre carrier of tequila! It only cost $26 SGD? Alcohol is really cheap here.

I don’t know how to end a blog post! So i’ll end here hahathxbai.

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