Photo Essay: Guadalajara

Here's an overflow of photos from my day in Guadalajara (see previous post for the recap).

I cannot explain this building in downtown Guadalajara.  The top says LARVA.

A religious procession outside the cathedral

In the morning I went to the Palacio de Gobierno to 

see the famous Jose Clemente Orozco murals

It looks like the stairs are going down into Hell,
but they're really going up: the face of Miguel Hidalgo
is on the ceiling.

Two details from the same giant Orozco mural:

I then went to the Instituto Cultural de Cabanas museum.
Photography was an extra cost that I didn't pay,
but this exterior statue gives an idea of the contents inside:
modern, and frequently disturbing.

Two random views of downtown Guadalajara on my walk back:

She's GOT to be somebody, right Sara?  :)

More details of intricate ceramic art from the Museo Pantaleon Panduro:

And some larger size ceramic figures I liked:

And finally, Pepin outside my hostel.  One more night for us to survive here--then we're off!