I love Guanajuato! The colourful houses, the little winding streets, the student vibe… Guanajuato is small, but incredibly cute and incredibly lively for a small town. That’s probably because it’s a student city. Personally, I remember arriving at the bus stop and just thinking “Okay… where have I ended up? This city has been spoken about so highly to me by everyone?” You have to know that the Guanajuato bus station is felt at the end of the world and is… really nothing special or beautiful or anything. You arrive, you might be hyped and then the first thing you see is this bus station. If you know Granada in Spain – similar. Very similar. Not similar in the way the two bus stations look like, but rather what you think when you arrive 😀 Eventually I took the bus – you can’t miss it, because everyone who isn’t picked up or takes a taxi is travelling on the same bus. Anyway, after a slightly longer journey than expected, I arrived in the centre and…. I was immediately captivated by the flair. The streets are full of life, the vibe is a perfect mix of relaxed and lively and everything is full of artists, students or simply open-minded and friendly people. I never had a chance. I fell in love immediately. Guanajuato is also one of those places where you can really get stuck in.
On my first visit, I didn’t have that much time because I had to move on urgently and I still stayed a little longer than planned. Yet I knew from the first evening that I would be back. Guanajuato is my big Mexican love, because I would always come back. Not forever – I’m too much of a big city girl for that – but again and again. Means: if you love small towns and feel at home there, Guanajuato is your place to be. But for everyone else too, of course. Because you MUST have seen Guanajuato! 😀 😊