M E X I C O C I T Y 2016
In September 2016, Ron and I visited Mexico City for the first time and we we're on a mission to discover the Mexico that didn't involve beach side resorts or headless tourists. It was a 6 night adventure but that trip to Mexico City was a game changer. It opened us up. The world got a little bigger!
First, lets be up front about something; We were scared.
The internet hype around the danger's of Mexico City and friends telling us we we're crazy to come here was intense. We read about how people we're robbed on buses and muggings in broad daylight, but within hours, it was clear Mexico City was full of totally normal people living totally normal lives. But overall we felt completely safe everywhere we went. Mexico City was so interesting and we will defiinitely be back to discover the Roma and Condessa Neighborhoods. It was gritty and real and the food was amazing. We discovered an intriguing and ridiculously high value, corner of the world.
First, lets be up front about something; We were scared.
The internet hype around the danger's of Mexico City and friends telling us we we're crazy to come here was intense. We read about how people we're robbed on buses and muggings in broad daylight, but within hours, it was clear Mexico City was full of totally normal people living totally normal lives. But overall we felt completely safe everywhere we went. Mexico City was so interesting and we will defiinitely be back to discover the Roma and Condessa Neighborhoods. It was gritty and real and the food was amazing. We discovered an intriguing and ridiculously high value, corner of the world.
National Museum of Anthropology
We decided to spend a great 6 days in the Capital City as we have heard so many things good and bad about it. Well we are glad that we experienced it. What an amazing city and it's huge with a population of 18 million people. So much history with tons of interesting ancient sites, Great food, such warm, friendly people. Everyday we spent 5 days exploring visiting different neighborhoods like the towns of Coyoacan and my favorite San Angel with terrific little shops and so charming. Another day we took a 1 hour bus ride north of Mexico City to Teotihuacan to see the ancient pyramids which was amazing then they took us too a little town for lunch which was very good. Each day was filled with such wonderful flavors, colors, sights and sounds!
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The National Museum of Anthropology was the first museum we visited and we spent a good 5 hours here and didn't even scratch the surface of it. It is the larges and most visited museum in Mexico and it's enormous. The museum contains significant archaeological and anthropological artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun and the Aztec Xochipilli statue.
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Hearing about it and seeing it for yourself, the Zocalo Square was a enormous square. This is the beating heart of Mexico's capital. Once the main centre of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. Within a few metres you will discover Pre-Hispanic ruins and majestic colonial buildings. The main square of the city is called the Zocalo but its official name is Plaza de la Constitucion. It takes up a whole city block and is among the larges squares in the world where people gather for civic and cultural events and celebrations throughout the year. There's plenty of gorgeous architecture to be seen along your walk and you would have almost thought we we're in Milan, Italy.
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We stumbled upon this old building as I was looking for a washroom and we came upon this beautiful Colonial 17-century former palace sits on a UNESCO World Heritage. With Bohemian-chic stone-forge stairways and red volcanic walls, this place was gorgeous. Built in the 17th century, this palace providing 17 beautiful suits-some with attractive wrought iron balconies overlooking the street, others facing the courtyard. Further charming features include a bar and swimming pool on the rooftop with city views and all within just two blocks of Mexico City's central Square, El Zocalo. And the 4 floors it occupies there we're pretty little Boutique stores to nose through and we stopped for breakfast on the main floor.
FANCY HOTEL
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WE HAD BREAKFAST ON OUR LAST DAY HERE IN THIS WONDERFUL OLD HOTEL
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Below is the Torre Latinoamerica Building
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The Neighborhood of San Angel
We heard Saturday mornings we're the best day to wander around this peaceful and picturesque neighborhood of San Angel. It's known for it's art galleries, beautiful churches and artisan Markets like the one below called the Bazaar del Sabado. So we got up early and caught a Uber car to drive us there which was only a 30 minute car ride for five dollars, couldn't beat that price to get around. So we started at the Bazaar Del Sabado and thought we would plant our feet here to get our bearings in this colourful district.
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Palacio de Bellas Artes (Below)
I only took a few photos of this beautiful Arts Museum and unfortunately Ron and I did not have enough to go wonder through this old building. We we're on our first morning walk in Mexico City and we never got back here so I just got a few photos.
