Guatemala to Alaska and Back

Second that! She is a Heroine in my book too!

Isn't it great to wake up and see this , first thing after openeing your door ???






Yesterday we took a short ride from Patzcuaro out to Santa Clara del Cobre







Santa Clara is the copper processing cpital of Mexico . Copper is still being worked , the same way like they did it centuries ago , the profession lives on and goes from generation to generation . Everything is done by hand without any kind of powertools,machines etc.
We went to the Museo del Cobre where we got a demonstration of how they do it .





They pull the hot,red and soft copper out of the fire, put it on a trunk and then several man start hitting it with big hammers in order to make it thinner and bigger

We are off to Guanajuato tomorrow , any suggestions for hotels with parking for the bike ??

Is not too convincing....what`d you say to make her do that?

Why does it always have to be me ????

Yesterday we arrived in Guanajuato....WOW.....

But here still a few pictures from Patzcuaro,Pueblo Magico , and the hotel where we stayed there http://www.mesondesanantonio.com/ , really bikerfriendly and willing to give special preices to bikers.

This was the kitchen that the guests can use ; it was amazing to cook in a kitchen like this ...






The old farmhouse has a great garden and a lot of interesting details






This comfortable,antique rocking chairs






But what I liked most , are all the old copper lamps , handmade in Santa Clara del Cobre

Patzcuaro is a nice,small town . It has lots of hotels , but no tourists .... I don't know how to explain it , but there was a strange vib in this town....But we enjoyed it anyway , lot of walking around , great street food,nice architecture











Narrow streets









Antique bathrooms







Nice toys





Great sunsets

On the other side of Lake Patzcuaro there is a german owned bavarian restaurant with many typical bavarian dishes ,fresh trouts, great pastery (that I'm not allowed to eat)
Nice place, great food

I see a trend developing here! LOL!

Just love trouts, fresh trouts...also considering it a training for all the salmon that I will get up north

Guanajuato is …diferent , reminded me a lot of the small Mediterranean villages in Italy , it’s a one of a kind


















And a typical tourist pic is mandatory in a place like this




Had never seen a Vespa with sidecar before

We got a lot of trouts up here too

BOY SOUNDS LIKE YOUR HAVING A GREAT TIME. THE PLACES AND THE FOOD LOOK AWSOME.I SPECIALY LIKED THE RIVER..

TO SOCIO

be sure to try the maple cured salmon in BC. RICO!!!!

Keep them fresh and swimming until we are up there

You are right, we are having a great time !!!!!

Never heard about that before, but yes it does sound RICO!!!
Looking forward to it

Guanajuato is full of narrow streets, lots of steps and surprises around every corner. And so different from the rest of Mexico that I have seen so far













And food as always , important and present