Day 1: Walk, Eat, Sleep (and sleep in)

After an overnight flight from Seattle and 2 1/2 hours in the Mexico City airport, we arrived in Guadalajara a bit after 0900. We took a taxi to our hotel in Ajijic (La Estancia,which is lovely, but you're going to wait for a photo of it 'cause The Day I've Had*. Here's a couple of shots of the view from our front door.

So very little sleep and some walking around, half of that uphill, a good dinner at Ajijic Tango, and too many trips in one day up two flights of stairs at 5000 feet, and I could not bear the thought of going back down to the office to get the password. I flaked out.

So here's the Caprese Salad that cost me about $5US or a little less at Ajijic Tango. Yes, those are capers, and I may never make another Caprese without them. I had heard from several travelers that this is one of the best places in town to eat, and I must agree.

This is the Kiosko, the gazebo-like structure in the center of the Plaza in the center of town--el centro del centro: 

And below is another view of the Plaza...

And another. It looks good from any angle.

So we walked, we ate, we turned in early and woke up late. That is to say we woke up to a knock on the door and a man with a phone in his hand connected to one Hermán, the man who was driving us to Guachimontones--the pyramids at Teuchitlan. Only we weren't at the tour stop. We weren't even out of bed. The day did get better, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to hear the whole tale complete with Vicario, a disagreeable German woman, pyramids, and some cows.