This is Mexico’s second-largest city, and capital of the Jalisco state. It has an amazingly colorful historic center, contrasted with an ultra-modern business/shopping/dining district known as Zapopan.

Funny story here – I arrived on a night of heavy rains, and had to carry my bags overhead while walking through water to reach the hotel. Had to enter from the back door through the kitchen as the front entrance was completely flooded!

My hotel overlooked a high view of the city, so here are some views from the window:

Next some scenes from around the city by car, including that yellow snail-shaped bridge:

Here’s the historic center / old town with its glamorous colonial-style buildings:

Finally, a visit to the trendy Zapopan area in the outskirts of the city: