Mexican men like to look. And whistle. And occasionally bow. I don´t mind the bowing, but the rest I can do without. Yes, Cortes has returned, apparently in female form. Thanks for the compliment, I think. Mexico City is amazing. Muy loco. NO traffic rules, although there are actually people conducting it in extremely natty uniforms with tassels and hats, and occasionally little green men although they´re not to be trusted. Roads crumble into nothing or are well-paved. Beautiful colonial piles crumble next to new flats and grubby mercados, rather like Spain and Greece. There´s a lot of development in the city, but most of it is yet to catch up. That said, it seems full of friendly people who like to make an effort: there are topiaried trees and high-end shops scattered around almost incidentally,
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