The flight was leaving very early and since we did not know how the domestic travelling worked we decided on getting up early with a taxi at 6 AM already. The airport was already bustling with people when we arrived but checking in (Jonny had actually done that the previous day) and getting my bag dropped off was not that difficult. What was more difficult was understanding the gate system. We got gate “B”. There is no gate “B”, but there is a place called “B” where you wait for your flight to be announced with the correct gate. We got some pretty expensive (and not that good) breakfast before finding the waiting area. Unfortunately Jonny did not feel good, probably fever, and my tummy was not at the best of times either, but we got through it. Later we got onto the right flight to Guadalajara with Volaris.
We arrived in time and took an Über (which was cheap but seemed not to be really legal from the airport) to the hotel. We got there around 12 AM, which was 3 hours before check in time. So we re-packed and left our luggage on the hotel, which was not really in a good neighborhood, but felt really nice. Then we headed out to town to check out Guadalajara.
We headed out to the general plaza and found the city sign. We found an ice cream place which helped Jonny a little, then just next to it was a bar. We stopped by it and had a couple of beers, a few tequila and a fruit drink with tequila. I tried out their toilet, just for a wee, that was… interesting, and if not the worst, then at least one of the worst toilets I’ve ever been to.
We continued to the market Mercado Libertad San Juan de Dios – the biggest market I’ve ever been to! Worth a visit! We continued on and visited a nearby bazar that felt like any market that could be find in an action movie, where the heroes are chased by bad guys through dodgy places. After going towards the hotel since neither me nor Jonny felt that well, we ended up at Plaza de las 9 Esquinas and the restaurant Birrireria las 9 Esquinas. This felt like a Spanish plaza, real cozy. Afterwards we went back to the hotel to check in and just have a comfy evening. Later on Jonny went to buy some beer and tequila, and even later I went to look for an open farmacia (and after a long walk I ended up at a Wallmart) to get some pills for Jonny (and perhaps me). Let’s hope we’ll not be sick enough to not be able to visit a distillery.
