Mexico City (part 1)

With bags packed to the brim we walked across the border to Tijuana and flew to Mexico City. The population of Ciudad de México is around 22 million! We settled into our nice apartment in the Condesa neighborhood. We will probably be here for about 3 weeks.

We are amazed with Mexico City. It is amazingly green with trees and plans and lovely places to walk. It is also filled with dogs which the kids love. In fact, they quickly learned how to ask if they can pet people’s dogs in Spanish. Our first Saturday here we went to El Bazar Sábado where we tasted some great food and saw some very nice crafts. And the kids got to sample many sweet treats.

The kids and Dennis are enrolled in intensive Spanish classes. They are not able to help Johanna too much with translations yet, but soon! We also took our first tour: a taco tour. Priorities, right? The meateaters all agreed at the end that al pastor was their favorite. It was also super interesting to learn that al pastor originated from Lebanese immigrants.

Last weekend we had a great tour of the National Museum of Anthropology and the Chapultepec Castle. We learned so much about the history of Mexico – the Mayans, Aztecs, wars with Spain, France, US, as well a revolution or two. The museum itself is really amazing and it is impossible to see everything in one visit.

Last night we went to a Luche Libre wrestling match. It has a long history here in Mexico Ciry. Think WWE but many of the wrestlers/performers wear masks. Even if a lot of it is a performance, the acrobatics and athleticism is still super impressive.

Grandma Martha will be visiting us here in a week or two. More from Ciudad de México soon!

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