It seems I feel that each city I visit is the one I like best – but I think I mean it this time. Guanajuato is situated in a deep and narrow valley making for interesting driving routes, home construction, sound sharing, and views! It grew up around the rich silver mines and also boasts of being the site of the first battle of the war against Spain for independence. I love it because there is music all around, it is green, has a temperate climate, the colors and foods are rich, and the coffee, beer and wine taste great! Or am I just getting acclimated?
One of the many access points to the many tunnels used for getting around the city. 
El Pípila – a tribute to a miner war hero, in the distance; in front, car access to a tunnel 
Jazz at night in front of the Teatro Juarez 
a food stall inside the Hidalgo Market 
Strong colors inside the Hidalgo Market 
Callejoneadas by local (student?) musicians 
Mariachis playing in a restaurant 
Diego Rivera was born here! 
A tribute to Mahatma Ghandi, too! 
Girl Scout events by El Jardín 
Boy Scouts events by El Jardín 
A young horse ridder in a parade 
A lovely afternoon at La Vie en Rose 
El Callejón de Besos – The Alley of Kisses; named after a sad legend or because you can kiss between the balconies, who knows? 
Guanajuato is said to be Quixote’s home outside of Spain, hence the many statues and a museum 
I am staying in an Air BnB home with many rooms, of which three are rented out through Air BnB. It is about four stories high and spreads into the nooks and crannies between the homes on either side. The home originally belonged to the grandparents of the three grand daughters who currently manage it. They have an interesting environmental motivation and are a delight to work with. The entryway is on the first floor; I live on the second floor; the kitchen, dining and living room are on the third floor; and two more rooms are on the fourth floor. Each floor has a balcony, mine is a private one. The views are great the higher up you go.
Looking down from my balcony at the entrance to my home 
The actual view from my private balcony – I usually take pics from the fourth floor balcony. 
One of my housemates – the other two are students from Germany 
Baby’s Breath grows outside! 
The callejón I cut through to get home . . . 
past the University of Guanajuato . . . 
and through a couple of tunnels – this one is pretty, the other one is scary.
Fountains! I am enchanted with the fountains in Guanajuato, and sometimes can’t tell if I have seen one before.
Plaza de San Fernando 
Plaza de Baratillo 
Plaza de Paseo Madero 
Plaza de Baratillo 
Jardín de la Unión
Guanajuato Cohousing – I was fortunate enough to meet members of the GTO Cohousing and was able to tour their site. You leave the chaos of the city and in 20 minutes you arrive in a quiet place on the ridge with great views. Jan, the owner, has built a lovely home which will become the Common House. She has incorporated rain water catchment, grey water processing system, solar hot water and more! The current plan is to add about six individual and three double casitas around the Common House. There are a lot of benefits for aging in place in Mexico and this group plans to take advantage of them. I look forward to getting to know these folks.
Close to the town of Santana 
Follow the Beer – I’m not sure whether the beer is getting better or my taste is changing. I know that with the heat I am drinking lighter beers. In Guanajuato, my beer spots seem to also be beautiful spots!
This was an amazing meal of three fish tacos – and the hot sauce delicious!
My México Travels 
Nice photos of my favorite maybe-I-could-settle-down-here Mexican towns! One more point in its favor: Michelle Philips lives there (or did, at least, a decade ago).
Don’t miss the Museo de las Momias!
Mark
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I knew I liked this place for good reason! It is tugging at me, especially with a potential CoHousing community. Thanks for the support to see the mummies.
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What stunning pics Kathleen!! A second career as travel photographer? The colors are beautiful and the topography looks amazing…not to mention the cerveza Xobjox
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Hi there! For a class assignment, I was asked to review someone’s blog related to my topic, and I found yours and thought it was magnificent! Here is a link to the review https://mariselaram.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/review-of-a-womans-beautiful-retirement-journey/. I hope you like it, thank you for sharing with us!
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Marisela – thank you for your interest in my blog. I really appreciated your perspective!
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Hi there! For a class assignment, I was asked to review someone’s blog with a topic related to mine. I found yours and I think it’s truly magnificent! Thank you for sharing with us, here’s a link to my review and I hope you like it! https://mariselaram.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/review-of-a-womans-beautiful-retirement-journey/
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