Guanajuato 10

And so we reach the end of the Guanajuato portion of the saga.  All in all, the last couple of weeks there were not the most enjoyable what with illness and tourist hoards and I was just as glad to be moving on to Mexico City (CDMX).  Here are some photos and videos of random events and sights.

Easter festivities at Templo de la Compañia de Jusús

 

 

 

 Many people were carrying these rolled up pieces of fabric bound by thick ropes.  I never did learn what they were for.  Undoubtedly some sort of Easter significance. 

 

Yes, they're everywhere. 

 A panorama of Guanajuato

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKODxqbihc

Easter festivities at the San Roque church.  All of the greenery on the floats is chamomile, apparently representing the purity of Mary and the light of Christ.  Most of the people who celebrated the day were carrying bunches of chamomile.  I'd have love to have had the chamomile franchise that day.  
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PU_mlLhljM

Sights and sounds out my window.  The singing is from a group of Estudiantinos.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSHUSTuAx1o

The gas man delivering tanks used for all heating needs:  cooking, hot water, etc  You can hear him calling out to alert residents that he's passing through and has gas available. These are tough guys carrying these big, heavy tanks up the steep alleyways, all wearing a blue denim uniform, crescent wrench in back pocket, towel over the shoulder. Can't imagine how long their knees hold out.  Every delivery person has their own distinct sound.  Water deliverers have theirs (a call, usually the brand of water), the knife sharpener has his (a shrill whistle), the ice cream vendors (a little air horn) likewise.  

Next stop, Ciudad de Mexico aka CDMX