Ever Been Here?

The company Tyler works for is opening it's first international facility in 2009. Tyler has been working on the team of people behind this decision. He started this project last August with the promise that it would be a lot of traveling for only 6-8 weeks. Here it is 6-8 months later and finally the plant was announced. Tyler and I & Luke went down to see the city where the project Tyler has worked fiercly on for the last 8 months will be located, Saltillo, Mexico. Saltillo is the capital city in the state of Coahuila (Co-ah-we-la). It is nestled in the mountains of Coahuila and in the historic downtown stands a cathedral that is 400 years old. Inside are 2 altars made of silver, hand made by the indians that once inhabited Saltillo. These altars have been on several exhibitions, including one in New York City, and now sit behind glass in the Cathedral. The first picture is of one of the altars. The next two pictures are of the intricate details on the outside of the cathedral.

This picture was taken in front of the Saltillo, Casino, which is across the street from the Cathedral. It is no longer a casino, but a ladies club. And they do play poker in the evenings, but no bets are taken! It was beautiful inside and we just loved the entrance.

This is back at the Cathedral. These are the main doors into the Cathedral. Nowadays they only open a small door which you can kind of see the outline of right behind me in the picture. Once inside you can see the enormous hinges that once allowed the doors to open all the way.

This picture was taken from across the street. The cathedral is shaped liked a cross, but unless you have an aerial photo taken it is hard to see. On the left side of this photo, you can see the entrance to a small chapel that is attached to the cathedral. And if you are wondering, they still hold services here.