and seemingly this video is turning into one all about discovery - OMG to the max
so now we're about halfway through this video it's finally time to go to the
place where we actually meant to go let's go
(MUSIC)
hola amigos and welcome back to Mexico this is me
that's Frida Kahlo and today we are taking one last little trip around San
Luis before we head off to Zacatecas in the next video we gather two places up
in the north of the city that you've recommended to me and we're also gonna
be having some food as always I have some people standards as well let's see
let's go today in a slightly windy Saturday afternoon and I'm currently in
Centro I'm heading to get some money out from an ATM fascinating I've just walked
past a wedding with the most amazing yellowy gold hot rod car out the front
bridesmaids in red dresses the bride the groom absolutely spectacular that's one
of the things I'm gonna miss about San Luis or indeed Mexico itself because any
city you come to like this on whatever day you can literally just encounter a
wedding going on with you know all the locals getting involved as well
Mexico rules hang on a minute before we go I'm just taking a little rest for a
moment after having a subway and I just notice the bus thing the tram touristic
thing which I've never done in San Luis I'm gonna do it
fantástico okay cool I'm excited this cost 70 pesos by the way there's
the blue ones is one much over the differences and wait for it
guess what I get for going at the top! look what I've got, sombrero!
I look awful with hats on sorry if I was a Mexican before my Mexican now
(MUSIC)
but less comfortable and instead of levels the would come boom okay amigos
that was enjoyable except I now have hat hair it's all flat
hat hair is the worst anyway yeah enjoyable so that was music there was
historical information on the speaker or whatever I didn't really understand all
of it because my Spanish is awful but never mind I still thought it was
awesome to see salaries from a different level up above and we went to a lot of
places that I've been to before in other videos so it kind of brings my trip to
San Luis my second trip to San Luis - a nice bookend so now we're about halfway
through this video it's finally time to go to the place where we actually meant
to go let's go
(MUSIC)
he's getting really sunny and hot now tell me goes oh that was a hole
I'm in Parque Tangamanga dos - Tangamanga Park 2
I mentioned it in the other video I went to Tangamanga Park 1 what's up here
pretty much nothing lovely so this was the old airport in San Luis
up until I think 1985 that's when this park was created it's also a motor
racing track as well the san luis 400 or something is takes place here feels like I'm out in
the Wild West or something this park is literally deserted there are some people
near the entrance having like picnics and sitting down and boyfriend and
girlfriend snogging and stuff there are some people over there by the way but
yeah and there's like a mirage in the distance
I think that's French yeah it must be and then again it's a bit like parks in
the UK you get similar sorts of trees beautiful and always amazes me about
Mexico I didn't think parks would be such a big thing in Mexico but they are
Chapultepec Park, Tangamanga I'm sure there's millions of others but they're
the perfect place to come to Saturday afternoon for a deserted little walk and
you've got these little I'm going to say the word gazebo gazebo kiosko or whatever
is called to have a little picnic on or whatever
oMG to the max you might know that I am a Formula 1 geek well maybe not this
year because it's boring but in general I am and I've been to many Formula 1
circuits on this channel in various videos including one in Mexico City
actually I didn't do a video there but nevermind and I've just come across the
circuit okay it's getting windy and this sort of thing might interest you but it
interests me because let you got the concrete things you got the fencing you
got the thing I guess that like that maybe the marshal will stand on with
thee and I believe well I don't believe I know because I'm really that this
circuit uses the old runway so imagine this is the on runway amazing some in
theory I cook plan over this fence because the other ones have got a lot of
barbed wire these have got a little bit of barbed wire but I don't particularly
want to be arrested or and I think who knew a little circuit in San Luis I've
walked around the other side and I can on the circuit there's a little gate
here where people ride their bikes through as so good timing so yeah it's
time to go on the circuit lovely duh I may have forgotten to film a video
Autodromo hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City where this is a good substitute
yeah it's looks on the old runway I imagine
we've left the park now and seemingly this video is turning into one all about
discovery so I had intended to come to cementerio Saucito today I don't
think this is the right cemetery because it doesn't like the photos because
basically it's my map stop working on my phone so I had to go old school and
discover things again I saw a flower shop I thought that must be close to a
cemetery and it was though the one I saw online was significantly older and dated
back to like 18th 17th century with a lot of mausoleums and crypts that kind
of thing I love cemeteries like that but I'm not sure if this is the one who
knows it's a cemetery
that's when I highlight about cemeteries in Mexico they are massive humongous I
cannot even describe how big this cemetery is when I think of cemeteries
in the UK like ten times less the size and there's even these like makeshift
street signs all right around this cemetery I guess
to help people find where their family's graves off and things because it is
literally like a labyrinth and I'm making a comparison here in terms of UK
cemeteries because those are fairly basic you just have a gravestone and
that's it but the ones in Mexico considerably more elaborate there's
pictures of the Pope there's pictures of Mary Jesus etc and you know books on the
actual graves they're far more elaborate and obviously death is a big part of
Mexican culture Dia de los Muertos so you can just imagine this cemetery at
that time of year full ofCempasuchil (marigolds) and absolutely huge
near the entrance though you do have these large huge buildings for entire
families so I'm guessing people that have got bit more money to spend can
afford something like this to place their whole family in as they die you
know again that's something you would not get in the UK it's just not done so
it also reminds me somewhat of recoleta cemetary in buenos aires to a lesser
degree because that's old as well but you know it has all these mausoleums and
family tombs okay but to get him you better is back to normal for the end of
this video and then you don't get much more real mexico than this I'm you know
just strolling along northern San Luis well the best area and I must admit I
haven't mentioned this before throughout these past few videos I have noticed
there definitely is poverty and homelessness issues yes that is
everywhere in Mexico it's in every country in the world but I've definitely
noticed it more internally so when I've been eating food in places in these
videos people are always coming in or children
get money I've just given my drink to a guy on the street so it happened and
this morning I was struggling to think of the message for this video but it I
think at the time I got bitten by an ant in the park it dawned on me and that is
about discovery so in this video originally I intended to go to the park
go to the cemetery I made it to the park somewhat late and I went to a cemetery I
don't if it was the right one I don't think it was however at the same time I
also became an impromptu wedding photographer and also went on a tourist
bus with a sombrero on which I never expected I would ever do
I hate tourist things you know so the point is you know when it comes to
travel it's not necessary to have plans set in stone and don't feel bad if you
do deviate from those plans you know and that brings me on to San Luis so you
know I never expected to come to San Luis it's all thanks to a guy called
Gabriel I've never mentioned this before he was one of my English students about
a year ago he lived in San Luis and as part of a lesson I want him to describe
the positive negative to the sea which he did and because of that I discovered
San Luis and if you're planning a trip to Mexico yes typical tourist locations
but do not discount somewhere like this because this is a place that can
surprise you there is so much interesting so much in this state that
I've said before and I've filmed in videos it's an absolute gem San Luis
must be on your list that's this video done and that San Luis
done for a second time we are now off to Zacatecas for the next video I cannot
wait I'm so excited but at the same time I'm sad to say goodbye to San Luis once
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