All paths in Guanajuato begin, then lead back to this one rather modestly sized garden, El Jardin de la Union. It is a focal point of the city. Certainly we began and ended all of our adventures in Guanajuato there, as our hotel faced the garden. I don’t think I could write an account of our trip without a post of this special garden. https://guanajuatomexicocity.com/Guanajuato-guide/Jardin-Union-Guanajuato-guide.html
A Place to Rest
Mornings in La Jardin started out slow, just like I do. We began our days getting coffee and tea at the opposite side of the garden from our hotel. There was a bakery near the coffee shop so we came prepared with local pastries for breakfast. The coffee shop had a separate large room where we could sit and watch the city wake up. Every morning the citizens of Guanajuato are out with buckets and brooms preparing for a fresh start. Still quiet and barely awake, with no semblance of the night before, locals would crisscross the paths on their way to work or to school. It’s a fond memory of how we started each day in Guanajuato, unencumbered. Just being there.
The shape of the El Jardin de la Union is a triangle. There is the gazebo surrounded by ancient laurel trees planted in 1836 and pruned perfectly. A broad path circles this triangle. On one side is La Iglesia de San Diego. Next to it is El Teatro Juarez, steps crowded in the evenings with students and onlookers.
A Place To Be Serenaded
Come in the evenings to La Jardin to be serenaded. Come to share a cup of wine, a meal. There will be people in the garden from the town of Guanajuato. It’s nice to mingle with them and with other visitors like you.
Have a Meal Together
Ready to Get Married?
On another side of the garden are the hotels with restaurants. They pour out of the doors and onto the path, complete with tables and large umbrellas. Everyone is welcome. In the center of the garden in the late afternoon the mariachis arrive and tune up for the night ahead. Iron benches are plentiful and circle around the center of the garden. Friends and young lovers come to meet. Even the man who sells balloons will occasionally take a seat.
