We're back!
October was a hectic month - we started off the month in Atlanta for 5 days, then mid month headed to Guadalajara (Leon, Lagos de Moreno, Guanaguato) for 2 weeks.
It was an exciting trip, we reconnected with lots of family, met new extended family members, visited some tourist sights, ate like hogs, and enjoyed our time off.
Where do I begin..............
Thursday (10/16) we rushed home, picked up the dogs and drove to my parents house. We got a ride to the airport and caught the red eye into Guadalajara. We flew Mexicana (which apparently is the way to fly - they still feed you [regardless of time] but the seats are smaller and I did feel more cramped). Chuck slept most of the way, I couldn't since I was in the middle and the guy by the window didn't seemed to mind. He slept as if he were home, he was farting the whole flight too -- which sucked for me (felt like HELL for those 2 hours 45 minutes)
We arrived in Guadalajara at 5:30 am and found ourselves in the LONGEST line for customs. Apparently 5 planes landed at once, and with little order there were 3 to 4 entrances for the "visitor" line. Can you imagine! We also had 1 customs agent reviewing all the documents -- yes only 1 person. After an 1 hour & 1/2 we finally free to pick up our luggage.
For the following days, we took it easy - stayed with Tios Estrada in their gigantic house. Befriended - Lucas (their cockerspaniel) and hung out with my mom's side of the family. We also got to visit with tios Toño & Marcela. The cousins have gotten so big, I felt small around them.
Tuesday we took a bus to Lagos de Moreno to visit Chuck's side of the family. Can I just say that Mexico has made travel from city to city so much easier by having these wonderful bus lines. Some are more luxurious than others but at the end of day - you get to where you need to get without worrying about directions, gas, tolls, cops with large machine guns, etc..... I was very impressed, in less than 3 hours we were at our destination! We hung out with the Tios and visited the cousins (their kids) and finally saw Abuelito Chema - he turns 96 in a couple of days.
We then headed to Leon - where we feasted on delicious tacos, saw more roaches than you can possibly imagine, got bit by some more mosquito's, and hit up our first BANDA BAR. You heard right, we arrived "LA YUNTA" around midnight (Chuck's cousin gets VIP treatment, they even reserved a table for us). It's a big venue with a large stage (to accommodate the 20+ members in bandas) and the audiance sits in tables/stools - pretty much like sardines. There's no dance floor, but all manage to dance in the tiny areas available. This isn't the band we saw but you get the picture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcTVhZg9f7M
We were there til close - got home and headed to Chuck's 3rd Tia. It was a rushed visit but we got to spend some quality time. It was nice to put a face to the name and really connect with all of them. Felt very welcomed and happy to be there!
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3 comments:
hopefully you didn't see any of those roaches while you were eating those delicious tacos.
and the man farting next to you on the plane, that's hilarious! Was he awake or asleep? hahaha :D you should have made carlos switch you seats!
The man was asleep and carlos was asleep
I was a trooper
NEVER AGAIN though :S
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