Hola de Mexico: Guanajuato

Hola todos,

Happy (late) Fourth of July. I hope everyone enjoyed their celebrations. There was a party and a picnic and some fireworks going on in my head.

But I did have an amazing weekend. Guanajuato is probably my favorite place ever. It's a beautiful colonial town, extremely touristy, but a lot of fun. We did so much this weekend, the whole thing kind of just mixes together, but I'll try to give a decent overview.

Thursday night we went salsa dancing at a nearby club. It was really interesting because our study abroad group basically had the club to ourselves. It was unlike any other club experience that I've had, but it was a ton of fun.

Friday we went to the mummy museum, which, according to Gueniss Book of World Records, is the most disgusting spectacle in the world. It was pretty amazing. They had over 1,000 naturally made mummies. None of that Egyptian pyramid stuff. These were created from the environment. Some of them were still wearing the clothes that they died in and had hair on their heads.

After that the weekend gets a little fuzzy. We went on a ton of walking tours and I cannot for the life of me remember which one was when. But, believe me, they were all beautiful.

I do know that we spent Friday in San Miguel, which is about an hour away from Guanajuato. There is a large American population there, and it was bizarre to be able to fully understand stranger's conversations.

We also saw a walking mariachi band on Friday night. They were hilarious. They sang and danced and told jokes and stories, while wandering through the streets at night. It was one of the best nights I've ever had.

Sunday was my friend Melissa's 21st birthday so we went out Saturday night to celebrate. We wandered around the city a little bit and ended up at a few different bars and clubs. That was also quite a fun night.

Now for a few pictures: