Mexico Part 6

by | Dec 23, 2014 | Archive, Travel

While in San Miguel we made a day trip to Guanajuato. It is the state capital of the region where my mother lives. It was a wealthy area at the turn of the century with silver mines. It is situated in a valley and the city is honeycombed by the ancient mines which are...

Mexico Part 5

by | Dec 10, 2014 | Archive, Travel

Here’s me and my mom with the local tattooers in San Miguel. Perdon Madre Mia. My mom lives in San Miguel de Allende. We went to visit her last October. Please click through to see more photos from our visit. I highly recommend a trip to the botanical gardens....

Mexico Part 4

by | Nov 28, 2014 | Travel

Great Tattoo convention poster I spotted with a day of the dead theme. We visited Xochimilco, an area of the city with a ton of canals. Locals celebrate different occasions on colorful barges. There are groups of musicians for hire on other barges and famillies bring...

Mexico Part 3 Toy Museum

by | Nov 26, 2014 | Archive, Travel

One of the highlights of this trip was the Toy Museum in Mexico City. Roberto Shimiza’s family emmigrated to Mexico from Japan after WWII. His family had an import toy store. So he grew surrounded by toys and started collecting very young. Eventually the idea...

Mexico Part2

by | Nov 21, 2014 | Travel

A few more photos from Mexico city and the San Angel neighborhood. Punk Rock fleamarket!