It was an easy meander along mostly back roads and one long tunnel to get to Guanajuato proper, and I must say I’ve never seen a town like this. I don’t know where to start. It’s vertical, it’s full of the most amazing buildings connected by narrow streets, and even narrower alleys and it’s absolutely buzzing with energy. It’s a tourist town for sure, but it’s also a college town. Today’s the second day of classes for the University of Guanajuato and the streets are packed with students. Countless cafes and restaurants, shops with tourist stuff, shops with regular stuff, shops with fancy stuff, museums and art galleries. I found it busy during the day and even busier at night, the streets absolutely packed, musicians on every corner. And this is the off season, I cannot imagine it at peak season. I found an amazing deal of a hotel in the middle of it all at only $28 per night and just far enough from the action that with my fan on I can’t hear the street noise.
Following the “old road” along the river and avoiding the busy highway that leads into the city
David ChavezNot many, but yes. There’s decent sidewalk. It was seeing a pedestrian emerge that removed my reluctance to enter. It’s a three dimensional road network Reply to this comment 3 months ago
Karen PoretTo David ChavezVery interesting! I wonder what the accident rate is for this split tunnel! Reply to this comment 3 months ago
David ChavezThe traffic in the tunnels and on the streets is all one-way, so I imagine that helps. Reply to this comment 3 months ago
David ChavezCompared to other towns I’ve been to, yes. But it’s still definitely a Mexican town so there’s still some litter, flies in the bakeries, etc Reply to this comment 3 months ago
