Slide Show of Guadalajara, Mexico
August 26, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Photos, Things to See & Do
I’m trying out a new blogging photo service today – Smilebox.
Here’s a photo slide show of a recent trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.
Make a Smilebox slideshow
This is a fun way to share some travel photos with you, so let me know how you like it.
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Shopping in Tonalá, Mexico
July 10, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Shopping, Things to See & Do
Tonalá is a city of around 350,000 located near Guadalajara, in central Mexico. The city is well known for its ceramics, glass, and other native arts and crafts, and its Thursday and Sunday open air markets.
Market days will find the neighborhoods full of good displayed on the sidewalks, and often spilling out into the streets. Ceramics, pottery, glassware, papier mâché items are all good buys.
If you practiced up on your Spanish, it will come in handy. Although many locals do speak a little English, it’s probably going to take a fair amount of Spanish, English, and some gestures, to …read more
