Day 17 - Tlaquepaque to Guadalajara city

It was time to leave Quinta Don Jose today. We relaxed at the hotel this morning and took a last minute shopping trip before heading in to the city. The trip should only take about 15 minutes but with all of the Christmas traffic it took nearly an hour. We settled in to our new hotel (Hotel Morales) which is located in the centre of the city and easy walk to the main tourist areas. In the afternoon we went for a walk around the city and ended up visiting the main market...this is like Vic Market on steroids. We thought that the market in China was big and crowded but this takes the cake by a mile. The kids bought these noise making things (I can think of a way to describe them but they make quite a loud noise). They had heaps of fun wandering through the city making lots of noise. We are in desparate need of a good non Mexican meal. Tried to find something but all we could find was a suspect looking Chinese buffet, so it was more Mexican food for dinner. We are all really looking forward to some Asian food when we get to the US next week.
Overnight: Hotel Morales