This time we bused in from Irapuato and rode the Metro to Allende and walked a few blocks south to Hotel Washington, just a few blocks from Hotel Habana. There were even more police with guns than in 2003, but after 4 weeks Mexico, we barely noticed - our new normal. A twist: Hotel Washington was unable to provide Internet as advertised, and after one night we moved to Hotel Cuba just one block from Hotel Habana.
Mexico City, called DF or simply Mexico by Mexicans was great. Plenty of vegetarian restaurants and more things to do than we could squeeze into 5.5 days. We'll be back for sure.
On our first full day, we headed south on the Metro, then the Tren Ligero (light rail line) to the Dolores Olmeda Museum. Lots of Diego Rivera paintings, not murals, a few Frida Kahlos (most were on loan to a traveling exhibition), more peacocks in one place than I've seen in my entire life combined, and a herd of hairless dogs.
Within an hour of our arrival in DF we were having a vegetarian meal with a view. Woohoo!
The lobby of the Art Nouveau Gran Hotel.
Cathedral with helicopter.
The daily flag lowering on the zocalo made more difficult by high winds and temporary exhibition halls.
Peacocks at the Dolores Olmeda Museum.
Hairless dogs with imposter at the Olmeda.
Tren Ligero pulls into La Noria station.
Creation, a mural by Diego Rivera in the Anfiteatro Simon Bolivar.
Los danzantes de Chalma, a mural by Fernando Leal at the College of San Ildefonso.
And finally John with fish (painting by Pedro Diego Alvarado)
I'm wondering if our Mexican immigration "problem" results from the Catholic Church having consumed so much labor over the years to construct all these cathedrals you're visiting and that has dried up. Encourage the CC to resume construction and put the locals to work.
ReplyDeleteCrash - Great topic for discussion when we see you next. We have some new perspectives.
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