Taxco has an amazing feel, due to its being on a very steep hillside with tiny intersecting streets and paths and stairways, of being in Europe somewhere. Rather than Indian-ness, it mostly has small town ancient-ness, with a few overhanging wrought iron balconies thrown in. The main square is a blend... More typical of Mexico with the friendly crowds hanging out, the shoe shine stand, the churro stand, the ice cream stand and mid 1800 french layout of the gardens, not to mention the mariachi band waiting to be hired. But when the dark bronze church bells ring and you look at the Italianate mansion next to our hotel and gaze up at the ornate baroque cathedral bult by a super rich Frenchman in the 1700s, it looks and feels like an old European town all the way. The main Mexican touch is the hundreds of VW bug taxis. Mexico was the last country in the world to turn out VWs, and they all ended up here! The second Mexican touch way at the top of the steep steep town is the church for the Virgen of Guadalupe, with the small kids running and jumping and playing soccer. Ok, if the soccer ball went over the wall, it would land a thousand feet down. But no matter! The kids have it under very good control.
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