Mexico City

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Back home sitting in the sunshine watching the shadows on the snow marvelling at how beautiful it is at -26C ...I do like it and have the clothes to deal with it . SO MUCH better than the balmy mild CLOUDY ,CLOUDY , CLOUDY depressing days of January . At least one can dress for this weather and soak up enough solar energy to function with a smile .

Finally ready to post some photos . Again I took way to many and it is hard to chose but here goes ... in batches based on location .

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Photos

Working in her red shoes
I had heard that Mexico City was dirty ... I did not find that at all in any of the areas I was in . I think the Mexican people are proud of their city and keep it clean.

Trees
Just a side street but it was not unusual to see trees shading the street . Most pleasant !

Weeding
A very old little church has been restored and a plaza created around it . It is all about 8ft lower than the street (sinking in the marshy land?) and planted with grass and flowers . Quite pretty actually .

John Paul and Mary
A beautiful statue on the grounds of the Cathedral .

One of many
I don't even remember the name of this church ...there are SO many built probably in the 17th century . The doors , and the facades were amazing and the interiors lived up to the packaging.

The Interior of San Francisco
Awesome and slowly sinking ...in different areas...

44th Floor Torre Latinamericana
Palacio de Bellas Artes. Relatively new for Mexico City built in the 1920's ...beautiful !

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Loved the dome

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Street view ...coming into town from the airport I was awed when I saw this structure . I was staying about 10 minutes walk from here.

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The dome from the interior.

Chapultepec
Home of Emperor Maximillian 1 and Mexican presidents from 1864-1939 . 23 of the rooms are now used as Museums.

Street Musicians
They played in front of the restaurants several nights .

Gallery
Once a home then a hotel and now a gallery where I saw some amazing Mexican artists' work

Living Statues
The pedestrian walkway from the Zocolo to Bellas Artes had artists of many kinds.

Museo Nacional de Artes
The interior courtyard . 4 floors of Mexican treasures.

Tiles !!
Just a building...nothing special ...but the most amazing tilework covered one whole side

Street Musicians
A Sunday afternoon and several people danced to the cover tunes ranging from Beatles to Elvis .

Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Aztec ,Spanish and Mexican

Comments

[Roger & Carole]

We remember
What a lovely city. So much to see. Sure hope it never actually sinks into the whatever is under there (a lake?). Tks for the memories. love, R&C

[Mo Adams]

such Variety
You do a great job. Agree with you about the dome. The pics of people are always interesting. Thanks for including us in your postings. Great weather here in the Yucatan. Mo

[Brenda]

Thanks, Pam
Thanks for taking us on a walk in Mexico City. How beautiful!