Kimpatsu Hekigan
Sep 4, 2010, 6:03 PM
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Guanajuato, Mexico, where Old World still lingers
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The San Francisco Chronicle has an amusing travel article on their website by Spud Hilton, Chronicle Travel Editor, briefly relating his adventures on a visit to Guanajuato. The usual complaints about the hills and the confusing street layout, plus a short historical vignette about the city's place in the Revolution and, of course, a visit to the mummies:
Guanajuato, Mexico, where Old World still lingers
Fun quote (for me):
"Wait. This guy died during my lifetime," I said aloud to no one.
Ricardo the tour guide looked at me blankly, waiting for a question.
"I have shirts older than this 'mummy,' " I said, indignant.
FWIW,
-- K.H.
Before enlightenment: Chop wood, haul water.
After enlightenment: Chop wood, haul water.
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