Blogs from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - page 2

Mexico City is very large and thus difficult to accurately describe. It’s not only the capital of Mexico and the country’s largest and most culturally important city but also the most populous city in North America, the sixth-largest metropolitan area globally, and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world. Originally built around 1325 as Tenochtitlan on a group of islands in Lake Texcoco by the Mexica (Aztecs), it was almost completely destroyed in 1521 and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with Spanish urban standards; as of 1585, it was officially known as Ciudad de México (Mexico City). We stayed in the Historic Center (Centro Histórico), which has a lot of the best sightseeing but is not necessarily a favorite tourist base; I noticed rave reviews for the Roma and Condesa neighborhoods, which are more upscale ... read more

We signed up for a cooking class in Mexico City. Gary (my cousin on my Mom’s side) and his wife Jennie joined us. I booked the class through Viator.There were two different classes advertised, I chose the class walking distance from our condo. There are four friends who are vacationing together and the four of us. After introductions we walk to Mercado Medellin. The large indoor market has individually owned booths that sell produce, raw meat, seafood and flowers. There are also restaurants and vendors who sell fresh juice. The freshly squeezed orange juice that is sold in markets, from street vendors and at restaurants is so good. I order orange juice multiple times while in Mexico City, I never do that at home. Before we enter the market we stop and try some street food ... read more

During all of our travels over the last 20 years, we have always strived to do more than sightsee, and truly experience the culture of the places we are visiting. What better way to become fully emersed in the local culture than by the food they eat? Today, was a day devoted to total emersion in the food of Mexico. But first, alarms went off at 5:30, sounds early, but I had the best night of sleep since I can’t remember when, so getting up was not so difficult. Besides I got to finish yesterday’s blog have some coffee and watch the sun rise over the National Palace and Zocalo. They were also raising the flag for the day. We started our food emersion with breakfast in the terrace restaurant. Breakfast is included in the room ... read more

Many Americans enjoy turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. My family and I, however, enjoyed Mexican food as we traveled to Mexico during my Thanksgiving break. Ever since Chicharito waved at me at a soccer game, I have acquired a love for Mexico-the country even being my second favorite national soccer team after Brazil. But anyway, the first night we stayed in Mexico City with my dad’s friend, Ralph, and his wife and son, the latter of which has an impressive collection of soccer jerseys. We arrived later in the day, so we walked a bit to a restaurant for dinner in this large sqaure to end the night. The next day we drove to a town called Tequisquiapan, but before that we visited Teotihuacan which I think is a very fun word to say. ... read more

Today we decided to walk up to the Archeological museum, Catherine's sister Louise and her husband Benjamin are arriving from New York. Breakfast was something I can't remember the name of with beans and ham and cheese in a hollowed out bread role with a hot salsa on top. Wilko took over directing with his trusty map and before you knew it we were confronted with an 8 lane expressway with a 6 foot wall that needed to be scaled in the middle. Wilko and I made it across in a daring run leaving the girls on the side of the road. While we waited a Mexican guy came up them and told them it was really dangerous to cross here (no shit Sherlock) and showed them where the crossing was. We were on the perimeter ... read more