Welcome to Tijuana
Originally uploaded by carol-anne.
Tijuana Mexico, tends to be the side trip everyone takes on their way out of San Diego California. The trolly ride and the walk across was one of the most interesting and revealing trips I have ever taken. Tijuana is an experience. The Mexican people are poor and very savvy to the ways of Americans. Yet Americans do not seem to understand the people of Tijuana. This welcome sign, and architectural structure set at the entrance to Revolution Avenue, is to me, the one truly explicitly modern Mexican design. Everything else servs the touris industry and an American view of what is Tijuana. Sadly, the place is beautiful on it's own and does not need the commercialization. The people on the other hand do, as they get nothing more from visitors than a tourist's glance.
Take a few days and visit Tijuana. Eat the most delicious tacos you will ever taste. Ride a bus with the town people going home for lunch, and please see the beach and the real Mexico, beyond the tourist stretch.
