|
|
Arizona. I am not sure where I entered Mexico, but Nogales sounds right.
|
_ds190712161547.jpg
|
_ds190712161643.jpg
|
|
|
Views from the bus in the countryside in north Mexico.
|
_ds190712161736.jpg
|
_ds190712161833.jpg
|
_ds190712162107.jpg
|
_ds190712162201.jpg
|
_ds190712162254.jpg
|
_ds190712162348.jpg
|
_ds190712162648.jpg
|
_ds190712162742.jpg
|
_ds190712162835.jpg
|
_ds190712162929.jpg
|
|
|
The first big city I stayed was Guadalajara. Not having any kind of transportation other than my feet, my range of exploration was limited. I was impressed with their big market. People were busy preparing for the big holiday.
|
_ds190712163224.jpg
|
_ds190712163317.jpg
|
_ds190712165834.jpg
|
_ds190712163412.jpg
|
_ds190712163509.jpg
|
_ds190712163741.jpg
|
_ds190712163835.jpg
|
_ds190712163929.jpg
|
_ds190712164018.jpg
|
_ds190712165202.jpg
|
_ds190712165256.jpg
|
_ds190712165350.jpg
|
_ds190712165741.jpg San Juande Dios Market
|
_ds190712170628.jpg
|
_ds190712170858.jpg
|
_ds190712170946.jpg
|
_ds190712171725.jpg
|
_ds190712171814.jpg
|
_ds190712171904.jpg
|
_ds190712171957.jpg
|
_ds190712172224.jpg
|
_ds190712172317.jpg Guadalajara Cathedral
|
_ds190712172412.jpg Some parts were in repair
|
_ds190712172507.jpg
|
_ds190712172742.jpg Plaza Guadalajara
|
_ds190712172837.jpg
|
_ds190712172932.jpg Gazebo in front of government Palace
|
_ds190712173027.jpg
|
_ds190712173257.jpg
|
_ds190712173352.jpg Gazebo in Plaza de Armas
|
_ds190712173446.jpg
|
_ds190712173539.jpg
|
_ds190712173822.jpg
|
_ds190712173917.jpg
|
_ds190712174011.jpg
|
_ds190712174106.jpg
|
_ds190712174354.jpg
|
_ds190712174449.jpg
|
_ds190712174543.jpg
|
_ds190712174929.jpg Mariachis serenading
|
_ds190712175024.jpg
|
_ds190712175308.jpg With oil shock, they were reducing Christmas lights in US but here, in Mexico, it was bright.
|
_ds190712175401.jpg Sugar canes for sale
|
|
|
Towns and country scenery from the bus.
|
_ds190726162445.jpg
|
_ds190726162540.jpg Agave field
|
_ds190726162647.jpg Corn after harvest
|
_ds190726162741.jpg
|
_ds190726163029.jpg
|
_ds190726163133.jpg
|
_ds190726163228.jpg
|
_ds190726163321.jpg
|
_ds190726163700.jpg
|
_ds190726163755.jpg
|
_ds190726163849.jpg
|
|
|
Guanajuato was the next big city. There was the University of Guanajuato and many beautiful churches at the city center.
|
_ds190726163942.jpg
|
_ds190726164320.jpg
|
_ds190726164415.jpg Competing TV antennas
|
_ds190726164504.jpg
|
_ds190726165210.jpg
|
_ds190726165305.jpg
|
_ds190726170025.jpg
|
_ds190726170121.jpg
|
_ds190726170214.jpg University of Guanajuato
|
_ds190726170307.jpg Collegiate Basillica of OUr Lady of Guanajuato
|
_ds190726170801.jpg
|
_ds190726170855.jpg The University of Guanajuato
|
_ds190726170948.jpg
|
_ds190726171042.jpg
|
_ds190726171452.jpg
|
_ds190726171545.jpg
|
_ds190726171638.jpg
|
_ds190726171732.jpg
|
_ds190726172057.jpg
|
_ds190726172150.jpg
|
_ds190726172244.jpg
|
_ds190726172338.jpg
|
_ds190726172721.jpg
|
_ds190726172814.jpg
|
_ds190726172909.jpg
|
_ds190726173003.jpg
|
|
|
San Miguel de Allende was a stop on the way to Mexico City. Walking around, I came across an unusual site, a communal laundry park.
|
_ds190726173450.jpg
|
_ds190726173544.jpg The donkeys are still the main load carrier.
|
_ds190726173637.jpg
|
_ds190726173939.jpg The bus had a flat tire.
|
_ds190726174032.jpg
|
_ds190726174126.jpg
|
_ds190726174219.jpg
|
_ds190726174659.jpg Our Lady of Healthe Church
|
_ds190726174753.jpg
|
_ds190726174846.jpg
|
_ds190726174940.jpg
|
_ds190726175222.jpg Main Church of the city.
|
_ds190726175315.jpg
|
_ds190726175409.jpg
|
_ds190726175502.jpg
|
_ds190726175747.jpg
|
_ds190726175840.jpg Walking around, I came to an interesting site, a cummunal laundry place in the park.
|
_ds190726175934.jpg
|
_ds190726180027.jpg
|
_ds190726180338.jpg
|
_ds190726180527.jpg
|
_ds190726180620.jpg
|
_ds190726180929.jpg
|
_ds190726181206.jpg
|
_ds190726181300.jpg
|
_ds190726181355.jpg
|
_ds190726181448.jpg
|
|
|
Mexico City was my main destination. I might have stayed here for three days because I had difficulty getting a bus ticket to the Pyramid which was some distance away. I spent some time at musuems. The National Museum of Anthropology was fantastic.
|
_ds190727155910.jpg
|
_ds190727160009.jpg
|
_ds190727160104.jpg
|
_ds190727160158.jpg
|
_ds190727160516.jpg
|
_ds190727160804.jpg
|
_ds190727160919.jpg
|
_ds190727161111.jpg
|
_ds190727161442.jpg
|
_ds190727161639.jpg National Palace
|
_ds190727161735.jpg Diego Rivera murals at the National Palace
|
_ds190727162210.jpg
|
_ds190727162341.jpg
|
_ds190727162501.jpg
|
_ds190727162727.jpg
|
_ds190727163244.jpg
|
_ds190727163340.jpg National Palace
|
_ds190727163434.jpg
|
_ds190727163529.jpg
|
_ds190727163804.jpg National Museum of Anthropology
|
_ds190727163859.jpg
|
_ds190727163953.jpg
|
_ds190727164048.jpg
|
_ds190727164441.jpg
|
_ds190727164535.jpg
|
_ds190727164956.jpg
|
_ds190727165251.jpg
|
_ds190727165826.jpg Palace of Fine Arts
|
_ds190727165920.jpg
|
_ds190727170223.jpg Metropolitan Cathedral
|
_ds190727170317.jpg
|
_ds190727170409.jpg
|
_ds190727170503.jpg
|
_ds190727170738.jpg
|
_ds190727170833.jpg
|
_ds190727170927.jpg
|
_ds190727171020.jpg
|
_ds190727171249.jpg
|
_ds190727171343.jpg
|
_ds190727171437.jpg
|
_ds190727171525.jpg
|
_ds190727171832.jpg
|
_ds190727172020.jpg
|
_ds190727172115.jpg Church of Santiago and Aztec ruins. Plza de las Tres Culturas.
|
_ds190727172356.jpg
|
_ds190727172449.jpg
|
_ds190727175637.jpg
|
|
|
Teotihuacan Pyramid is located 40 km from Mexico City. It was built in the pre-Columbian Americas (1-500 AD). I was only able to get tickets for late afternoon, almost closing time and didn't have much time. The Museum had closed. Since I took an extra day to see the Pyramids, I had to ride on the bus 48 hours straight back to the US.
|
_ds190727172543.jpg
|
_ds190727172638.jpg
|
_ds190727172943.jpg
|
_ds190727173040.jpg
|
_ds190727173134.jpg
|
_ds190727173227.jpg
|
_ds190727173609.jpg Museum had closed.
|
_ds190727173702.jpg Pyramid of the Moon
|
_ds190727173856.jpg Pyramid of the Sun from the top of Pyramid of the Moon
|
_ds190727174130.jpg Avenue of the Dead
|
_ds190727174241.jpg Sunset at Teotihuacan
|
_ds190727174353.jpg Pyramid of the Moon is at the end
|
_ds190727174502.jpg
|
_ds190727174748.jpg
|
_ds190727174947.jpg Pyramid of the Moon at the Avenue of the Dead.
|
_ds190727175042.jpg
|
_ds190727175448.jpg
|
_ds190727175541.jpg
|
|
|
9. Pattern Language Mexico project
My fellow students, Don, Jenny, and Howard worked on the project in Mexico with Pattern Language after graduating Architecture School in 1974. I was in Japan and did not see this project.
|
_ds190729130338.jpg
|
_ds190729130431.jpg
|
_ds190729130525.jpg
|
_ds190729130620.jpg
|
_ds190729131002.jpg
|
_ds190729131057.jpg
|
_ds190729131244.jpg
|
_ds190729131524.jpg
|
_ds190729131713.jpg
|
_ds190729131802.jpg
|