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A great analysis can be found here (in both Spanish and English.)

It is a serious situation…however the twitter parody below (from http://xkcd.com) does have some elements of truth to it….

ps. we’re alive and well and not panicking…

Danielle has already posted about our trip to Guadalajara—but fortunately she left a few things for me to blog about…

First I’ll start with the traditional information about Guadalajara being a city of approx. 4million people with a rich history and very large colonial centre (photo of the main cathedral is below.)

However this trip wasn’t really about the history (SLP has as much history and in my opinion the colonial centre of SLP is more attractive than Guadalajara—although also much smaller…)

This trip was about food (Don) and shopping (Danielle.)

On the Friday, we had dinner at the “Der Krug” which was recommended to me by a couple of co-workers.  This is a brewpub (!!!) that specializes in German dishes—so I was quite happy to sample all their different brews—as well as their sauerkraut and sausage platter (not a big deal for those of you that can drop into the Marienbad at anytime—but it was a nice change for us.)

Our Saturday was in Tlaquepaque where we enjoyed traditional “Tortas Ahogadas” (which translates to “drowned sandwich”.)  These are very tasty as the torta is roast pork served on a fresh roll–drowned in a tomato/chile sauce—and served with onions, red salsa and limes (a little messy—but a perfect late morning snack.)

Saturday night found us at another restaurant that was recommended by both friends and chowhound.  Karne Garibaldi is an institution in Guadalajara and they really only serve one dish—which is “carne en su jugo” (translates to “meat it is own juice”.)  The meat in question is tender beef cooked with bacon and beans and served as a soup/stew along with the traditional complements (tortillas, roast onions, beans, cilantro, limes, etc. )  The food is very tasty—but their other claim to fame is that they have the fast service in the world (and are even listed in the  Guinness Book of Records.)  Due to the menu and nature of “carne en su jugo” the fast service doesn’t impact the quality of the food–although it’s a little disconcerting when your meal arrives just as they are finishing your drink order….