We drove for two days on some amazing mountain roads from Barra de Potosi on the Pacific coast to Taxco, a beautiful colonial city in the mountains of Guerrero. Taxco is the site of the first Spanish silver mine in North America, the oldest of the beautiful colonial cities we have visited so far. We have to wait here for several days for the new shock to be delivered by DHL to Cuernavaca - so I'm happy that it's such a nice place. Oh - I guess I forgot to write about the shock repair failing again two days later... I think Marion covered that. The BMW's rear shock is leaking again and the bump-stop destroyed itself. So a new shock with a bright purple spring is coming from the Netherlands and we're hoping it will be in Cuernavaca by Monday or Tuesday. So far, I've learned that the beloved American silversmith, William Spratling, who is honored all over Taxco as the father of their vibrant jewelry making tradition here lived at 624 Pirate's Alley with William Faulkner and Sherwood Anderson in New Orleans - right next to my old office. Here are some pictures from our drive from the coast and the first couple days in Taxco. Check out the view from Mexico Route 134!
Oh man! You two are having such an adventure! Thank you for posting regularly, I'm really enjoying keeping up with what's going on. Love love love!
ReplyDeleteI was in Taxco in 1973---never imagined that my daughter would be there in 2011. Then it was a lovely small town with a few tourist but mostly silver artisans--that's where my silver jewelry came from,Marion.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are having such a wonderful adventure!!
ReplyDeleteNever been in Taxco, but Michelle, my stepdaughter, lived there as a kid, and wants to retire there! So what about posting some pics of those silver shops?
ReplyDeleteAre you at the Hotel Los Arcos? By zooming in and then googling the street, it seems to be the closest one. Just read all the reviews on TripAdvisor.
ReplyDeleteWe sure are, Mom - We've been at the Hotel Los Arcos for four nights. Great hotel and I got to practice my Spanish a lot. The bikes are in an underground public parking garage fairly nearby by about 6 floors below us. This morning we are driving into the center of Mexico City, near the US embassy - where we found one of the only hotels with a weekend vacancy. Must be a holiday weekend in Mexico City? The shock won't be delivered until next Wednesday or Thursday, so we're going to get to visit Mexico City for a while.
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