I’ve met some lovely people over the years who have described Guadalajara with such lovely phrases as “The Boston of Mexico”.  It has been on my list for a while because I’ve been to the state of Jalisco many times but only to Puerto Vallarta.  As the capital of the state, I figured Guadalajara would be a good mix of Mexican urban life, architecture, history and food.  It ends up that Guadalajara is not that simple.  It’s public transportation infrastructure is mostly based on highways and the newly implemented, but not highly functional, bike share system.  There is a small metro, but it does not touch the Bario Americana or the trendy Avenida Chapultepec, where I was staying…