travel with film

Location

Mexico 1
[ ] Guadalajara
[ ] Guanjuato
[ ] Santiago de Querétaro

Travel Dates

2019.10.19 - 2019.11.18

Camera

Contax T3

Film Stocks

KODAK COLORPLUS 200

Travel Notes

“Welcome to Mexico. Don’t lose this paper.” says the immigration guy as he stamps my passport. Another journey begins.

GUADALAJARA /// 10.18-23

-University town

-Downtown city layout is wide streets, lots of people-only streets

-All of the public clocks work are broken and do not move

-Buses seem to be the easiest way to move around this region of the country. I've been buying "1st class" seats which are like airline sized seating without the stewardesses

-Every evening of my stay I stumbled upon beautiful music:

-Mexican orchestra in old downtown gezeebo with old people dancing

-Two Classical guitarist concerts over two nights

-Noticed everyone in restaurant and public drink a lot of sweet fizzy drinks or eating ice cream

-People often lugging 2L bottles around town

-City buildings are beautiful old buildings with huge (often politically related) murals, usually with open courtyards. Really enjoy watching politicians come and go with their body guards

-Mexican people LOVE pizza. Little Ceasars has line-ups out the door during meal times

-After sitting beside a cute old man in silence on a park bench for 5 minutes he gets up and says, "well my friend, it's time for me to go to work." and leaves. GOLDEN.

-Day trip to lovely TLAQUEPAGUE town, beautiful small traditional Mexican town. Main market is excellent

-Parks are an amazing place to people watch and chill. Old buildings/courtyards with water fountains and gardens are well kept

-Most couples are affectionate in public which is alarming coming from reserved Japan. I'm surprised at myself for being so surprised at this fact

-Lola, a night staff at the hostel I am staying at is very sweet. He is studying mechanical engineering at the local university. He says every Mexican knows of Japan because of Dragon Ball Z and Evangelion. He's so excited to meet someone from Japan and I don't have the guts to tell him I am actually from Canada.

-The international student bunking with me in the Hostel has been staying in Guadalajara for 3 months and has been robbed 4 times

SANTIAGO DE QUERETARO /// 10.26-28

-The old "centro" part of town is lined with unique bushes. Creates a unique identity to the city, adds more green to the city color palette, and creates some pockets of privacy. What a great idea

-In the middle of Centro is a beautiful city square with flowers and a gazebo called Zenea Garden. I spend most of my time watching people and eating tacos

-Local delicacy is a bag of crushed Nacho Doritos chips filled with cabbage, lettuce, beans, and salsa. It is served in the Doritos chip bag. It is absolutely DELICIOUS

-Some women wear club clothes to church

Cowboy hats filled the airplane to Mexico City. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

GUADALAJARA street stall selling religious goods. T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Everything was interesting to me. Gosh I love traveling. Contax T3 KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Guanajuato. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

The unforgettable streets on GUANAJUATO. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

This walking mariachi band was phenomenal so much so that I followed them around for almost an hour.

One of the many entrances to one of the best markets in the whole trip. Mercado Hidalgo, in Guanajuato. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Spent almost the whole day running around Mercado Hidalgo.

This couple looked like celebrities

City center "centro's" are usually pedestrian only cobbled streets. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

SANTIAGO DE QUERETARO signature shrub. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Night procession. Funeral? Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Local eatery serving god knows what deliciousness. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.

Extreme charm levels here. Contax T3 on KODAK COLORPLUS 200.