The Silver Cities

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Mexico trip part 3!























Charm of the Colonial style

Moving to the south form Chihuahua made me realize how diverse Mexico really is. Next stop were the silver cities of Zacatecas and Guanajuato. I was still traveling with my companion Nicole, so we decided to travel in a bit more adventurous way. We hitchhiked practically the whole way form Chihuahua to Guanojuato. It was a new experience for her and I was a bit rusty my self, I haven't done it as often since I finished studying in Croatia (a paradise for hitchhikers).....but we were fine, we had just good and great experiences.





















Cathedral is UNESCO heritage site

Zacatecas looked the way I imagined Mexico cities when I was arriving here. We stayed at Hostal Villa Colonial and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had with hostels so far, I warmly recommend it to every one.





















The view from the hostel room :)
















After lazy morning coffes on the rooftop garden of our Villa we strolled down to the near by Cathedral. Our self (un)organized tour of the city included also a visit to Mina El Eden with an interesting tour (in Spanish) trough the silver mine that brought the wealth to this city.















You can just feel British humor bursting out of this picture















Teleferico (aerial cable car) took us across the
rooftops of Zacatecas

After two days we felt like it we've seen enough and moved on the next city, which I found to be one of the highlights of my trip.

How ever interesting Zacatecas was, Guanajuato made me fall in love with it. After just two days I felt like I was smitten by its narrow streets ,parks, markets, night life, and colonial charm. I started thinking about coming back here after my trip to Oaxaca and Chiapas and spending the rest of my time in Mexico learning Spanish at one of many local language schools. This plan changed but still remains as a possibility for my next visit to Mexico ;)





















Narrow streets of Guanajuato


Sadly, Nicolas and my paths parted in Guanajuato. She wanted to explore Guanajuato and the surroundings some more before her flight back to England and I was moving down to the south to Distrito Federal, called DF (de-efe) by mexicans, and to the rest of us known as Mexico City, the biggest city in the world!















The only way to travel Mexico!!!