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For some reason (I don’t know why) we slept late on Thursday. Springing from bed we quickly packed, breakfasted, checked out, and Ubered to the airport. We arrived in good time, cleared security very quickly and sat down to read for a couple of hours. The flight from MEX to SFO was uneventful (mainly because […]

Google Maps said the Anthropology museum was a half-hour walk down the Paseo de la Reforma from our hotel. So we figured, what the heck, it’s not raining and we only walked 3 miles yesterday, so we could do with a nice stroll down the avenue. The Paseo is a broad, tree-lined avenue commissioned by

There were only two items on the agenda today. 1. We arrived at the National Museum of Anthropology at about 10:00 and left at about 4:00. We were beat and we only covered about 1/3 of the museum. Here’s a photo. 2. This evening we attended a performance of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico at

After breakfast we met our guide Ariushka (Ari) and took off on our tour of Mexico City. The first thing we encountered, of course, was traffic. We had read about Mexico City traffic but experiencing it first-hand was still amazing. On the plus side, while waiting at a traffic light we did get to see

This morning we packed up and said good-by to Kim and the boys. We were sorry to leave them. They had planned on spending the day with us but Spencer has come down with a pretty significant throat bug so they decided to turn us loose on our own (in the capable hands of Mr.

The day started slowly. Breakfast, eventually. Then… Mommy and Papa headed out to Walmart for those few remaining supplies needed to see us thru the last couple of days. After lunch we lazed a bit more before our excursion for the day – to the Zocalo. Once again, Carli and Te’a joined us. The Zocalo

Today is IT! Celebration day. After breakfast we took a hike down to the University to see Kim’s office and hit an ATM. It’s about a half-hour walk so we stopped along the way at Kim’s favorite cookie shop for sustenance. Arriving at the University we discovered that…It’s Day of the Dead. The place is

After dinner the boys costumed up And headed out. The first stop was the apartment of the guys in Kim’s class. The second stop was the apartment of the girls in Kim’s class. The third stop was unplanned. As we returned to our building the doorman asked if he could give “a candy” to the

A quick drive across town (OK, maybe not so quick) took us to the Civic Center. The drive thru the center of old town was filled with interesting and amazing sights But this da is already full so I’ll encourage you to come here and see for yourselves. For once Uber failed us. Because there

Before we start, if you saw Day 7a last night you’ll want to go back and check out the completed ofrenda. This being the actual Day of the Dead we added the fruit, opened the treats, and lit the candles. Then we spent some time showing the ancestors to the kids. Cholula is a neighborhood