E: Wonder travels

The average income may not compete with all the Western countries, but Mexico is wealthy in regards to history, architecture, culture and its people. The supreme last four days have been spent traveling outside of Guadalajara. Three amazing colorful sites have been experienced, all of which have little or all protected by UNESCO as historical sites. All three have the central attractions and locations within walking distance. If you want to spend a few weeks with Spanish courses, you have three hot candidates right here. Guanajuato is a must-do in the central part of this prosperous country. A compact, cozy settlement about 2000 meter above sea level, have about 70,000 inhabitants and a collection of narrow, blossoming streets, and underground tunnels. San Miguel is even smaller, and if possible more scenic. The concentration of gringos (Spanish for Americans) is a bit higher than the average Mexican city, not that it is any problem. The city is possible to experience without entering any building. Some churches, museums, galleries, arts and crafts shops and restaurants won’t hurt though. Morelia is the capital of the state Michocán (the others are in the state of Guanajuato), and a fair bit bigger and spread out than the other two. The various squares with fountains, churches and parkland, included the very centre with a spectacular cathedral are worth seeing though. The historical significance of the local independence fighter José Maria Teclo Morelos y Pavón, who the city is named after, is worthwhile knowing.

Additionally I’ve had a lot of fun traveling with Flavia and two oldest siblings; Olga and Jorge.

Fiji is coming up already on Monday. And it’s only 13 days till I reenter Australia! Traveling is wonderful, but in many ways I'm ready to hang out at one location for a longer period of time soon. After x numbers
of impressions, one ought to settle somewhere for a longer period of time just to unwind and enjoy the advantages of a home base and routines.

And I will keep telling you that I will publish some pictures soon. I will keep it eventually, but a busy final weekend here in Mexico may plunder those plans for the coming few days. Planning Fiji, working a bit online, expressing my travels in journalistic form and spending time with Flavia, practice, God and myself make the hours move quickly.