Recuerdos de Mexico

Here are a few last looks at Mexico City. 

 The Angel / Paseo de la Reforma closed on Sunday for bikes-only day.

 Here's a last shout-out to Virgilio Borderopoli and his Zona Rosa Salon!

 Goodbye high-altitude Cupcakeria!

 Goodbye smoggy mornings!

Goodbye Spanish burglar trap!

 Tearful goodbye to Mexican breakfast!

 We dropped by Bazaar Sabado for a last minute purchase of some Javier Servin pottery!

 Here's our last paletas at La Michoacana

(and a frozen banana for me!)

 Here's Autumn back at Chichen Itza!

As usual, there was an outdoor art exhibit on Reforma this week. This one was all made of plastic water bottles to demonstrate another way to recycle by building a pyramid out of garbage!

 

Dino-battle-o!

Look what else you can make out of trash!

I guess this Taj Mahal will have to suffice for now.

One of our favorite street signs!

 Jacaranda in bloom

 Goodbye random people selling cotton candy.

This guy abandoned his post!

 Goodbye tacos al pastor!

We finally tried this top-50 world restaurant on our last night, but it was too fancy for us country-folk! Oh well, goodbye not-so-great Biko.

Guanajuato - 1

We hit the highway after Dolores Hidalgo and drove through the countryside and over a mountain pass to Guanajuato. It was a old mining town so the streets were twisty, turny and sometimes former mine tunnels. After we wound our way up, down and around, we made it to the hotel and squeezed the car into the world's tiniest parking garage. Autumn checked us in at the hotel and we dropped off the bags. The hotel was a cool, old colonial type building (like everything in Guanajuato). 

We grabbed a bite to eat in Jardin de la Union, and then headed up to El Pipian via the funicular for great views above the town. Afterward, we toured around town, peeped churches and had a very relaxing afternoon. We shopped and got a great Javier Servin vase in the nice part of town, and visited the disgusting Mercado Hidalgo in the bad part of town! Autumn got us a great restaurant recommendation for cheap Mexican food at Casa Ofelia. Yum!

 Our super-colonial hotel!

 Colors of Guanajuato

Ye olde Michoacana...how I love thee!

 Looks safe to me!

 El Pipian

aka - The man who burned down the doors to the Alhondiga enabling the Mexican rebels to break into the town fort during the Mexican Revolution!!

 Say cheese!

 Views of the town from El Pipian

 Ed & Lynn

 

Colorful town...so packed!

 Old church

 Older church!

 Autumn working the world's largest abacus

Autumn in the Internet Zone Throne!

Mexi-Roadtrip #1: Tula

This weekend we drove up to Tula, ancient capital of the Toltecs. We drove up with Autumn's boss and her daughter, and had a great time. Ruins, popsicles, traffic....what could be better!

LEFT: Pistachio
RIGHT: Banana with chocolate, coconut and pecans!

It was all we could do to keep Autumn from hugging and/or eating the ripe, juicy cacti!

Hola, Toltec warrior-dude!

Guillermo, Jorge, Juan Carlos and Chewy 

We're on a pyramid!

Views of the from the Burnt Palace

Agghh! My back!

Ball court....of DEATH!

Templo Mayor

Pyramid of the Morning Star

How do I get down?

I've got a fever and the only prescription is more PYRAMID!

And more CACTUS!