I'm glad she had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the fact is that Mexico has its ugly, embarrassing side. She was probably wise enough to seek advice as to what places are considered safe to wonder about. And fortunately there are still many. God bless her.

So one day if you are ever up my way I will take you to some beautiful locations up here. We can enjoy the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the lake Erie coastline, some beautiful parks and tours of large ore freighters. I won't take you to areas where we are likely to get car jacked or robbed at gun point by banditos.

During my travels I have seen the good and really bad in many cities and countries. Yes, she likely did her homework and was well advised. Fortunately I had good data on where to go and where not to go. Sadly we can find bad or ugly anywhere.

Ron

 

Interesting article in LinkedIn:

Why Elon Musk loves Monterrey

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Monterrey has an “industrial culture,” a social organization “unabashedly” based on its economy, influencing its relationship with architecture, intellectual thought and the arts.

 

Elton Musk knows good thing when he sees one.

Ron

 

For the non-spanish speakers of this forum, use the translate button when you reach the site:

Monterrey shines for nearshoring: it has 149 industrial parks and is going for more...

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One of my relatives found a fragment of my great-grandfather's passport document. It dates back to more than one hundred years ago. It's from the year of 1920 to be precise.

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My great-grandfather was the Mayor of Monterrey during that time. Today, Monterrey is a rather important industrial city that boasts a population of more than 6 million. But back then, it was a small dot in the world map. Notice the assigned passport number: #739 ... back in the day, passports were only given to diplomats and important business people. The document asks the concerned authorities to "... allow the bearer to transit without obstacle, and give him proper aid and protection if needed" ... And the document was specifically addressed to the authorities of Laredo, Texas, with the specific purpose of allowing the bearer to "shop for goods". Only God knows what would've proceeded if my ancestor had tried to travel to Europe with it. There was no picture, and only a couple of seals and a hand-drawn signature of the official in charge at the time.

 

Pretty cool find.

Ron

 

 

Scenes captured by a wildlife camera that show some of the species that live in the mountains that surround my city:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1504534530512952​