Hey guys!
Today we’re in Guanajuato in the heart of Mexico and today we’re going to spend the
whole afternoon looking at the sights.
We’re in the Jardin De La Union.
This is the heart of Guanajuato and the reason I came to Guanajuato to begin with is because
I saw one photo.
I did a Google Image search and I saw one photo of this incredibly beautiful city and
I just went, ‘Yep, I’m gonna go there.’
So that’s how we came to be in Guanajuato was one photo.
You’re going to see how incredibly beautiful this place is.
Here in this park area it feels like Europe.
I could be anywhere in Europe.
This used to be Plaza De San Diego because there’s this beautiful church by the same
name right in front of me.
This used to be a place with a market, they had bullfights nearby.
And then in 1836 they started planting these gorgeous trees and apparently by about 1861
it had become what it is now which is this triangular shaped park where people gather.
There’s restaurants lining either side.
There’s a theatre nearby where we’re going to go next.
Mariachis play here.
It’s just the place to come if you want to sit outside and just feel a part of the city.
So that’s why we’re here and next we’re heading to Teatro Juarez which is right over there.
This is Teatro Juarez.
There’s a lot of competition for beauty in Guanajuato but this is easily one of the
buildings that stands out the most.
It was built between 1873 and 1903 and they only let you go inside when there’s no performances
scheduled.
So, luckily for us, that’s right now so for 35 pesos we’re going to go inside.
This place is amazing.
I’m so glad we came in here.
It’s like stepping back in time.
There’s a smoking room with these beautiful plush, velvet couches with tassels and there’s
a special room for the ladies to make sure that they’re looking very bonita for the theatre.
And there’s just so many ornate details everywhere.
This would be an amazing place to come and see a show if you’re in Guanajuato.
But for 35 pesos to just come and be able to have a look …this is one of the highlights for me.
We had to make a little pitstop at this place behind me.
It’s called The Alleyway Of The Kiss and it’s become a pilgrimage site for lovers
all over the world to come and kiss in this place because it’s supposed to bring you
fifteen years good luck.
I don’t know where the luck comes from because it has a very tragic story.
Apparently there were two lovers who used to live here, Ana and Carlos.
Ana came from a wealthy family and Carlos was a poor miner but they were very much in
love and they used to meet at these balconies you can see behind me that are almost touching.
So they would meet in secret there so that they could kiss from their separate balconies.
And one day Ana’s father came and found them embracing and said, ‘If I ever catch
you do this again I’m going to kill Ana.’
So the very next day, Ana and Carlos met.
They were leaning over their balconies and as they touched the legend has it that her
father got a dagger and stabbed it into her side.
And Carlos went forward like this to try to save her and he fell off the balcony and broke
his neck on the step that’s now painted red.
And legend has it that if you kiss your lover on that step, you will have fifteen years
of good luck.
So we’re going to queue up and kiss on the step.
It’s already been almost nine years so fifteen years of good luck can’t hurt.
We’re up here on the balcony now and you really can kiss someone on the other side.
It’s really, really narrow.
And we haven’t heard anything about luck kissing up here but I figure it can’t hurt.
Sure.
Let’s go for 30?
Woo! That’s a lot of lovin’ for one little alley.
I feel luckier already!
That was really fun.
One of the most rewarding things I think you can do in Guanajuato is just walk around.
There’s so many tiny little streets and alleyways, steps up, and you don’t know
where they lead and it’s always rewarding because you get an amazing view and the houses
and the colours are just beautiful.
!Hola!
Dos boletos sencillo por favor.
Guanajuato has a lot of steep hills.
It’s built right into the mountains and one way to get up if you’d rather not walk
is to take the funicular.
It goes up and down the hills for 25 pesos one way and you can get an amazing view and
there’s a monument up there so that’s where we’re going to head next.
That was really fun and much better than walking to the top.
It’s only been open since 2001 and it works with two cars on one cable and they go at
the same time to use the natural forces which is very cool.
And now we’re up at the top and there’s a monument up here that you can see from all
around Centro so we’re going to go find that now.
This is El Pipila!
El Pipila pays honour to a hero who torched the gates of Alhondiga on September 28, 1810
enabling Hidalgo’s forces to win the first victory of the independence movement.
And it shows El Pipila holding his torch high over the city, protecting Guanajuato and on
the base is this beautiful inscription that in English means: ‘There are still other
Alhondigas to burn.’
I think it’s a perfect symbol for the city.
This was a really fun way to spend the day in Guanajuato.
This whole city’s just like one big, colourful mosaic and I hope that you enjoyed coming
along for the tour.
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