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Mexico Trip, 2022: Mexico City

I took a superbly interesting trip to Mexico in May 2022. Almost a month. The first stop was Mexico City, where I stayed for a week.

The idea was to get a sense, if only a quick one, of what a certain swath of Mexico was like.

So what better start than the capital, one of the world’s great cities.

My stay

In Mexico City, I stayed at an Airbnb in the Colonia Cuauhtemoc, a neighborhood just north of the Angel de Independencia glorieta on Avenida Reforma.

Don’t have interior Airbnb pics, but I’ll link to the actual listing. Here’s a pic of me in repose on the Airbnb bed, after an afternoon of walking all over CDMX. (You’ll have to take my word for it)

That “Angel” is often the image we see in the media to rep Mexico City, which is kind of vast beyond measure.

Me (on the left here) at the Angel of Independence, with my friend Jim McKie, who moved to Mexico and is now a permanent resident there. He first moved to CDMX, and now lives in Puerto Vallarta as I write this.

Of course, I did see some sights, but most of all I just enjoyed hanging out and walking around and looking at things. Some of those things:

Fuente de Diana Cazador
View at Desayuno. The Airbnb owner also had a little cafe next door, where I had breakfast a few of the days I was there.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Like any trip or vacation, there were museums and art as well. These murals are found in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Centro de CDMX.

The murals were amazing and a little bit overwhelming to take in all at once. This website has more detail on the art found here.

The Palacio de Bellas Arts building itself is a work of art.

Loved this architectural detail in the Palacio de Bellas Artes

Yes, it’s a ladies room door, but I loved the Deco Lettering (even if one letter is missing)

This is Just the first post, there’s much more to come on the trip to Mexico!

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