After leaving the Yucatan via Volaris Airlines from Merida, we arrived to beautiful weather in Mexico City. Instead of dealing with the aggressive taxi drivers, we took the Metro Bus (Line 4) into the historic center of the city — very easy, cheap, and not crowded. We were in early (still in the am) but were able to check-in to our hotel where we ended up having a great stay with beautiful views from the top two floors and free breakfast buffets.
We had a fun 3 days in this bustling, cultural metropolis, but I’ll let the photos do most of the talking.
The colorful Mexico sign at the airportThe top floor of our hotel — the Fortran ReformaA view of the Paseo de Reforma (street on left) from our hotelThe old and the newWe arrived on Sunday — or Bike Sunday as it is known in the big city — cars give way to cyclists, runners, and pedestrians. Awesome!A group of USA compatriots getting fired up for the big Mexico v USA football (soccer) match in Mexico City that night. It ended in a 1-1 tie which is like a win for the US.The Latin American Tower which use to be the tallest in the city. You can pay to go up for views of the city, but we settled for the free views from our hotel and a Sears store.The beautiful Palace of Belles Arts as seen from the top floor of the Sears store across the street. It has a performance center, art museum, and concert hall. It was also free museum Sunday so along with lots of other people we went into the Palace of Belles Arts to see the Diego Rivera murals that are there but got to take in the Picasso & Rivera exhibition that was there as well. Very, very cool!3 of the Diego Rivera murals in the Palace of Belle ArtsThe National Palace located on Mexico City’s main square (El Zocalo). It has been the site of the ruling class in Mexico since the Aztec empire!The inner courtyard of the National Palace A Diego Rivera mural in the National Palace. It is a replica of the one that he had created for Rockefeller Center in New York but which was destroyed after being determined by the Rockefellers to be too anti-capitalistRuins uncovered on the grounds of the National Palace — there are lots more being unearthed in the cityRuins uncovered on the grounds of the National Palace. There are lots more . . .The Metropolitan Cathedral is the largest cathedral in the Americas and was built between 1573 to 1813 — note the different architectural stylesOn a completely different note — we stumbled upon a pastry shop that had a cake exhibition on the 2nd floor to show the types of cakes that they can make — icing, icing, babyThe ever muti-tasking, and group-traveling Mexicans
It was also free museum Sunday so along with lots of other people we went into the Palace of Belles Arts to see the Diego Rivera murals that are there but got to take in the Picasso & Rivera exhibition that was there as well. Very, very cool!
A Diego Rivera mural in the National Palace. It is a replica of the one that he had created for Rockefeller Center in New York but which was destroyed after being determined by the Rockefellers to be too anti-capitalist
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georgeous pictures. Larry Devine died on the 15th. Mom
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