Travel Notes in Mexico | Please remember me before the memory of love disappears

Here is a very important ancient culture in the Americas, the Mayan culture.

This is the location where COCO was filmed

Here is the palette that God accidentally knocked over

There are ruins of ancient Indian civilization here, a world cultural heritage

It is known as "the city created by the gods"

The mysterious culture and ancient ruins here have made me yearn for it countless times.

this is mexico

When I first glance at Mexico, I feel an endless sense of intimacy, because it is a bit similar to Hainan. It is really a very cute and lovely city.

Grace and I are very curious about everything we see. It feels like...

Just like Mexicans looking at us, they are curious no matter how they look at us

Story 1.

We were taking pictures in the corridor. Two little girls who looked like middle school students kept walking around us. When we were about to leave, one of the little girls came over and asked us if we could take a photo. We said yes and she was very excited. I called another girl over, but the other girl was too shy and hesitated, so I only took a photo with one of the children.

Story 2.

When I walked to a street corner, I saw the big and bright moon, so I stayed for a while and watched a father and his children walking past with ice cream. I was still telling Grace that I really wanted to eat ice cream. After a while, , the father turned around and came back with the children and asked us if we could take a photo with his son. We said yes~

Story 3.

When we were shopping, two men kept staring at me and Grace. They followed us silently as we walked forward. We pretended to stop to take pictures, but they stopped, a little scared, and were about to rush back to the hotel, but one of the men left. He came over and asked me if he could take a photo with his friend. I said yes, and he quickly waved to his friend to summon his friend. Then he took photos for me and his friend. His friend was too nervous and stood very straight and stiff. There, I couldn't help but laugh, and Grace couldn't help but take this photo

Story 4.

I went to McDonald's to eat. I wanted to have another ice cream, so I queued up. When I came back, I saw Grace chatting with a clerk. Just as I was about to sit down, Grace asked me if I could leave. After I left, she said that I had gone to buy ice cream. , the clerk came over and gave her a napkin, and wrote a self-introduction in awkward English (because Mexicans use Spanish), hoping to make friends with Grace. It was awkward, hahahaha, Grace said that when she was eating just now I felt like he kept looking at us. Grace said he had been waiting for me to come back and wanted to leave quickly, but there was a long queue for ice cream...hahaha

When we were taking selfies, even the policeman with a serious face would suddenly burst into the camera, which shocked us. When we were shopping, we also met a family who enthusiastically asked us if we were from China, saying that they liked China very much, and chatted. After a while, to sum up, before going to Mexico, I heard that there were very few Asians in Mexico, but I didn’t expect that people are so curious about Asians, just like we are curious about their mysterious culture.

I like cities with a sense of time. The sunrise and sunset are very slow, and the sunset and night are beautiful.

We had no plan, so we just walked through the streets and alleys of Mexico City as we pleased, not really knowing where our destination was.

On the day I went to the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon, I was full of curiosity all the way. People are not very clear about the origin of the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon. It is said that the ancient city of Teotihuacan located there developed between 650 and 750 AD. It has a population of more than 200,000, but for some unknown reason, it disappeared without a trace in an instant

Later, this ruins were discovered by the Aztecs. They believed that the two largest pyramids were so huge that they were not made by human beings. The various large and small pyramids inside must be the tombs of gods. As a result, the north-south avenue in the city was called the Avenue of Death. It is still an important holy place. People believe that mysterious energy gathers here.

There are two theories about the Avenue of Death

One theory is that the ancients sent the victims to the pyramids through this road, slaughtered them to offer sacrifices to heaven, and specially selected the most beautiful and strong young men and women as sacrifices. Another theory is that this was originally the place where the gods gathered to create the sun and moon.

The place where the god of the sun and moon was created

Some people also interpret it as "the capital of the gods"

Climbing up the pyramid, overlooking the entire ruins, looking at the direction where the Avenue of Death extends, thinking about the unknown stories that happened here, and whether there are many dead souls here, the more I think about it, the more mysterious this land becomes. , "I want to go to Egypt and see the ancient Egyptian culture," he turned to Grace and said. Every time, he felt more and more insignificant about human beings. They chatted about the unsolved mysteries of the world, and the topic cast a shadow over this land. veil of mystery

After staying in Mexico City for about two days, I took a bus to Guanajuato. Guanajuato is one of the thirty-one states in Mexico. As I approached Guanajuato, I was first attracted by the colorful houses. I caught my eye, I have long heard that this place is called "God's overturned palette"

This is also the filming location for Coco’s Coco. Coco’s inspiration comes from Mexico’s Day of the Dead. November 1st of each year is the Day of the Young Souls, a holiday to commemorate the deceased children, and the 2nd is the Day of the Adult Souls. , is a day for everyone to remember the adults who have passed away.

When it comes to death, it’s not that heavy in Mexico

Death reminds Mexicans not of sadness and loss, but of love and remembrance

Death is not the end of life, forgetting is

Please remember me before the memory of love disappears

— coco Coco Dream Travels

After arriving in Guanajuato, we packed up our luggage and went to climb Pipila Mountain. Here we can overlook this colorful city. The path leading to Pipila Mountain is winding and winding among the narrow alleys. I walked around, thinking that I might have entered a colorful maze city.

We are here with the wind blowing, from daytime to sunset, the setting sun hits the whole city

From sunset to nightfall, watch the lights of thousands of houses light up

In Pipila, we heard the familiar Sichuan dialect and saw two grandmothers sitting there chatting. We walked over to chat. They were traveling to Mexico with a few friends. After leaving Mexico, they set off for South America. They wanted to go all the way. Peru, Chile, and then go see the Sky Mirror of Bolivia. The two grandmothers are over 70 years old and cannot speak the same language. They still insist on traveling independently. During the chat, they also met a young lady from Inner Mongolia and drove alone in Mexico. This There are really many cool people in the world. We continue to learn, continue to meet, continue to grow, encounter other people’s stories, leave our own stories, and one day, we will become our own moon.

In the evening, I came down from Pipila and had dinner with my young lady. In Guanajuato, which is not used to Mexican food, there is a Chinese restaurant that is simply heaven. I heard that this is the only Chinese restaurant in Guanajuato, so I went there. Most Chinese people who come to Guanajuato know this family and like their windows very much.

When we chatted with the young lady, we didn’t have a fixed itinerary, we just walked around casually. We all said that we could play together in the following days. We are not used to Mexican food, but there is a pancake stall in Guanajuato, which is mine. My favorite, it's a bit like English muffin. I have to buy a few every time I pass by. The first few times, an uncle was selling it. When I went there last night, his son was also helping. The kid didn't seem very skilled. When you pick up the chocolate sauce, you have to spread it on the surface of the cake, but you should cut it and spread it on the inside. We told him that you have to cut the bread and spread it on the inside. But he didn't understand English and we didn't speak Spanish. Everyone started to describe the body, until the child's father came over and told him how to do it. He cut it awkwardly, and we wanted to remind him to be careful with his hands. He thought he had done it wrong again, and looked at us blankly. In the end, we watched him clumsy and awkward. He looks very, very serious. He is so cute. I am so cute by his seriousness. Hahaha. If you have the opportunity to visit Guanajuato and see him and his father, you can support the business~ It’s really good. food!

The tourist attractions in Guanajuato are not very large. We have already visited almost all of them in a day or so. There is a very famous attraction here called Kissing Alley. It is actually a very narrow alley. Looking up, you can see that the balconies of two houses are almost as big as each other. Close to each other, Kissing Lane got its name from a legend:

Legend has it that many years ago, the two families who lived on the balconies on both sides of this building loved each other very much, but there was a grudge between the parents that they had never been in contact with each other for a long time. The love of the two young people was naturally blocked by the parents of the two families. Due to helplessness, the two young lovers had to take advantage of the quiet night to secretly have a tryst on the balcony of their home. Because the balconies are almost close to each other, across the balcony and across the alley, the two can hug and kiss passionately, so this place is called "Kissing Alley"

Everyone who comes to Kissing Lane will kiss here. I heard that many people also kiss and fall in love here.

On the last day in Guanajuato, we followed the girl and drove to the Mummy Museum. Grace and I didn’t know how to drive, so we took the girl’s car for a ride all the way. She was really a cool girl, and it was very fun at that time. I admire her for being able to drive alone in a country. Now that I think about it, the two of us were really rude, hahahaha

Before entering the museum, I strengthened my psychological defenses. After all, I am a coward and I am not a coward in vain. The Mummy Museum is as good as a haunted house in my mind! At the beginning, I walked with half-covering my eyes, but I was full of curiosity about the mummy, wanting to see it but not daring to see it. Then I silently asked my friend, "Were they all in pain before they died? Their expressions were too painful." Out of respect, I won’t post pictures here, but you can still learn about it if you have the chance, it’s quite a story.

After leaving the museum, I saw a popsicle seller and I wanted to eat it so much that I ran to buy it alone. After hearing it three or four times, I still didn’t understand how much it was. At that time, I thought I should learn how to use numbers in Spanish. Said... When I was thinking about it, I saw 5$ written on the popsicle. I thought it might be 5 pesos, but because I didn’t have any change, I asked Uncle Popsicle to change it, but he refused to accept my money and kept saying something that I couldn’t listen to. I was really anxious, but I was wondering if he couldn't give me change. When I was thinking about what to do, an English-speaking uncle next to me said that he wanted to help me pay. I refused again and again, but he insisted again and again, and I insisted on giving the money. Give it to him, he said you are very beautiful, it is my honor to have you, and he said "please" several times, yes, and then I got a free popsicle. Now I can still think of the uncle's smiling face and the last sentence. "Enjoy it" I ran back to find Grace and said, "I will have to rely on my reputation for a living."

Every trip is full of all kinds of episodes. We are not used to Mexican food and eat instant noodles every day. We feel so happy that we want to cry while eating, and we say that bringing instant noodles must be the best thing we have ever done. The right decision is to always meet cool people, listen to their adventure stories, and then become friends. We will always meet kind and warm people when we need help, and often these people who have helped us, They will really become passers-by in life. To be precise, they will never see each other again, or even have the chance to do something for them. I think, then continue to use this kindness to help others in life. In the long journey, pass on the warmth