Egg painting and Guanajuato

Friday was my last day in with the toddlers. Such sweet children: two girls and eight boys, full of mischief but really well behaved. With Mardi Gras being this Tuesday they were painting empty egg shells which will be filled with confetti, sealed with tape and then smashed over your friends' heads! Was a lovely messy business. Left early to catch the bus to Guanajuato for the weekend. Stayed in a really pretty hotel called Casa Mexicana - £25 a night for a double room including breakfast. It was only about five minutes walk from Los Jardines de la Union, the main Plaza or Zocalo.

Traffic can only get into the centre of the town through subterranean tunnels which are amazing: with intersections, footpaths and some parking spaces and yet they're only the width of a 4x4. The town is full of interesting architecture, pretty plazas, traditional shops, the main Mercado Hidalgo in its monster building, as many churches as the normal Mexican city all with bells announcing Mass or the time and a wedge shaped Zocalo edged with restaurants with groups of Mariachis vying with each other, playing for the customers, whether they want it or not:) I spoke Spanish all the time I was there; chatted to loads of people. That's what I need - to be totally immersed somewhere where very few people speak English. I was really pleased with myself :) That's all for now - have to go to work. Wonder which class I'll be in with this week?.........