Traveling has been a passion of mine since I got my first passport at 6 months old (no joke!) I sat on my moms lap and made gaga sounds at the photographer. I started traveling alone at age 6 to visit my Aunt in Missouri every Summer. I haven't stopped since. Where I go, my camera follows. I love experiencing new places and capturing each one in my own way.
In January, I took a 10 day vacation to visit my parent’s home in San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico. The point of the trip was to spend time with my family, so I didn’t pull my camera out much. But I did make an effort to shoot a little every day. I will spare you the photo of the scorpion that stung me though!
Below, my breakfast at a cafe one morning! Yum!
This wall is on my parent’s street. We were walking in to town and I stopped to photograph it! My mom claims she has lived in the house for four years and never noticed the rad wall!
I was on vacation, so each meal was accompanied by a margarita!
One of the days we went to a bull fight. To be honest, I had no idea what I was getting myself in to. We ended up leaving 20 minutes in to the “fight” I posted two photos below this one, but they are a little graphic, just to warn you. Not as graphic as some other shots I took, but it was really hard to shoot through all my tears!
These guys were supposed to taunt the bull, but the bull fought back and speared one of them! They just pulled the guy off at this point!
Since we left the bull fight early, we got to see this bride and groom walk out of the church after getting married! There was no professional photographer in sight!
My last full day in Mexico, we drove to the city of Guanajuato since I had never been there. You take this Funicular to the top of the hill and this is the view you get!
Isn’t this light amazing? I couldn’t pass it up! And my parents are pretty adorable (married 40 years in August!)
This is back in San Miguel, a view of the Parroquia on the way in to town
And a close up of the same taken from the Jardin!
This was my second time down there, can’t wait to go again! Next up…learn more Spanish!
xoxo, M
Melissa! These pictures are amazing!!! Why are they making me emotional? You’re awesome!
Oh, wow! These are my favorite photos of San Miguel; they are amazing. I’m so happy you were here with us.
so colorful! You can so make art prints from these for your house! love them, Mel!
Loving the personal post! 🙂 And those colors – wowza!
Soooooo fun Mel!! I love the one of your parents! I’m super jealous you went to a bull fight AND took amazing pics! 🙂 Anytime you need a Mexico buddy you just let me know! 😉 Hangin with you is always a good time no matter where its at! 🙂
brings back all my memories of mexico & why i love it … gorgeous photos!
Seriously Mel. You should enter all of these in some sort of photography contest. Or make a coffee table book with the Mexico tourism department.
WOW! Fantastic! You are so lucky to live in California and travel down to Mexico! Share the love, I’m sitting in 7 in. of snow right now! 🙁
Amazing! I love all the colours!
OMG! Melissa! Those pictures are amazing! A large portion of my family is from Guanajuato so it was very nice to see a picture of the city in the bunch. I was lucky enough to visit when I was 13 and this post brings back so many memories. I want to go back so bad now!
love them all!! I really like the shot of that wall…it would look great on a canvas in my new condo! ;o)
These are awesome! They’ve made me even more excited about my trip in November! I LOVE that wall, I can’t believe your Mom hasn’t noticed it before, Mothers! You need to enter the Jose Villa competition so you can be my Mexico buddy!
Holy macaroni Mel… these are just *stunning* photographs!
I love love love em… especially the TTD wall.. and the one with your parents. too sweet.
These are amazing! I wanna go now!
Amazing pictures Melissa!
How amazing! What a great time. I wish I had that red wall in my back yard! Haha 🙂
You’re parents are too cute…and yes the lighting was fantastic.