Lago de Sayula

Written by Gwyn 26 November, 2007 1 Comment

Seasonal lake on the way to Tapalpa from Guadalajara.

A national pastime

Written by Gwyn 24 November, 2007 2 Comments

It would make a great Olympic sport…

Anatomically Correct Cow Piñata in Guadalajara, Mexico

Written by Gwyn 23 November, 200711 April, 2022 3 Comments

Yep- It’s a cow piñata from Calle Enrique Diaz de Leon, if memory serves…

Hospicio Cabañas

Written by Gwyn 23 November, 2007 5 Comments

From outside the Hospicio in the centre of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Unicycle

Written by Gwyn 20 November, 2007

Taken opposite Amour Fou in Calle Pino Suarez, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Santa Tere Church

Written by Gwyn 14 November, 2007 2 Comments

Before I discovered autostitch and various other automatic software I made these things by hand. Well photoshop anyway. Here’s 26 photos making up Santa Tere church on a Sunday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Bracelet on a grave

Written by Gwyn 11 November, 2007 2 Comments

Bracelet left on a grave in the Panteon de Belen in Guadalajara.

Centro Historico de Guadalajara

Written by Gwyn 9 November, 2007 15 Comments

Some of the most iconic monuments in the centre of Guadalajara silhouetted before sunset.

Vertigo

Written by Gwyn 8 November, 2007 5 Comments

Granted, this shot of a stairway in a multi-storey car park in Guadalajara is a tad clichéd, but with the kid in it and the coloured handrails I reckon it´s a nice shot. His T-Shirt says “You with those curves, and me with no brakes”

Hemispheric Cow

Written by Gwyn 7 November, 2007 12 Comments

I just got a new camera which has an in-built autostitch function, hence this photo… Taken by the Paraninfo of the University of Guadalajara. I’m not convinced the dimensions work for this photoblog. What do you reckon?

Torta Ahogada de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Written by Gwyn 6 November, 2007 1 Comment

A hard, savoury bread roll filled with carnitas (pork), and onion, all drowned in tomato sauce and a hefty amount of chile sauce is the Guadalajara snack par excelence. Add lime to taste.

If you’re interested in Guadalajara might I recommend a post from a few years ago about my 7+ Top Things to do in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Toreador in Guadalajara, Mexico

Written by Gwyn 4 November, 2007 4 Comments

Yep, that’s bull’s blood all over him. About 5 minutes later he got a bull’s horn in the stomach. He survived with broken ribs. Quite a day…

Ni aunque la muerte los separe

Written by Gwyn 31 October, 2007 4 Comments

Close up on an altar for the día de los muertos 07 in Casa Escorza, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Title suggested by P.I.B.E. off of Flickr.

Es mi gallo

Written by Gwyn 29 October, 2007 2 Comments

Cockerel for sale in the baratillo Sunday market in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. They’re for fighting. I’ve never been to a cock fight, I wouldn’t rule it out though.

Scarf selling in Tonalá

Written by Gwyn 26 October, 2007 4 Comments

Sarita bought a scarf from this young entrepreneur in Tonalá, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. As I went for the photo he started posing with his products. Bless! Usually store owners will do anything not to appear in a photo.