I’m in Tucson for a family gathering to ring in the new year.  (High today in Kansas City – 22 F.  High today in Tucson – 65 F.  Yeah, we made the right decision.)

Yesterday we made the short trip down I-19 to the Mexican border to experience the culture of Nogales.  Just inside the border we were welcomed with this sign:

One of the first things I noticed – the Mexicans have different standards of esthetics and safety in their electrical wiring.

We had lunch at an upscale restaurant called LaRoca, complete with strolling musicians.

l to r: niece, Hannah; nephew, Ian; son, Rob; daughter, Beth

Before returning the USA, we took a couple of pictures of the border wall itself. This wall is the dividing line between nations, languages, cultures, currency, economies, and much more.

USA-Mexico border at Nogales taken from the Mexican side

 

Cars waiting in line to get into USA