Guanajuato callejones
Guanajuato cobblestone alleyway with University of Guanajuato in the background
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Post-storm skies
University of Guanajuato’s DCEA Campus
I learned this past week that weather.com is not to be trusted when it comes to weather in Guanajuato. The forecast just before I left the USA was for highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s, and a few sprinkles the entire 10 days I’m in Mexico. When I arrived the streets were flooding from extreme amounts of rain. The rain was incredible for my first two days here. The revised forecast is for highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Too bad I didn’t prepare for such temperatures.
Today’s photo comes from the end of the storms. Weather.com said we had a 100% chance of rain yesterday afternoon and evening, yet there was no rain and the skies were beautiful.
Guanajuato
I haven’t been to Mexico for about seven years. Today’s photo is more than seven years old. I may be going back in about a year, but I’m not sure yet.
El Meson de los Poetas
Each of the three times I’ve stayed in Guanajuato has been at the El Meson de los Poetas. The place is walking distance to all of the good stuff in town. The Diego Rivera House and Museum is practically next door.
There are lots of stairs in this place as it’s built into a hill side. One of the rooms I stayed in was something like 100 stairs from the entrance.
The above picture is of the breakfast eating place. The food is really good. The only downside of this hotel is the noise. While it is nice and quiet in the afternoons things can get noisy at night. I doubt you will find a place in downtown Guanajuato that isn’t loud at night though as the town is really hopping after dark. If you need to sleep before 2 or 3 in the morning I suggest earplugs. You may hear dogs in the morning too so wear earplugs if you want to sleep in late.
University of Guanajuato
There are only two more days left after today for Mexico week on TravelJapanBlog.com, and I have so many more pictures to share. I suppose we’ll have to revisit Mexico at some later date on this blog.
Today’s photograph is of the main building for the University of Guanajuato. It is located near the center of town and can be easily reached on foot if you are in the main part of Guanajuato. With almost 30,000 students and nowhere to grow in the immediate neighborhood most classes are held in other buildings though. The building I taught in was about a 10 minute drive from the building pictured here.
If you have spent any time in Mexico the above building may look familiar even if you haven’t been to Guanajuato. Why? Because it is featured on Mexican currency.
University of Guanajuato Business School Cafeteria
In the early 2000s the University of Guanajuato (Universidad de Guanajuato) built a new business school away from downtown Guanajuato. It is located on a hill and features spectacular views. The above photograph is of the cafeteria in the business school or at least the open air part of it. The climate is such that you can eat outside pretty much all year long.
I had a couple of students from Guanajuato at my university in Southern Oregon a few years back. I remember well the look of wonderment on their faces the day they came to class when it had snowed. It was the first time either had seen snow before.