Willkommen!
On my trips downtown on the Metrobus, I have noticed a German restaurant called "Restaurante Fritz" along the bus route ...
Dancing, Veracruz Style
Last Saturday, Alejandro and I took a trip downtown to do some shopping. We took a break and stopped at ...
A New Pizza Place
A couple weeks ago Alejandro and I tried out a new restaurant just down the street from the apartment. It's ...
Architecture from the “Porfiriato”
Mexico City is filled with architectural gems that span the centuries. Many buildings were built during the "Porfiriato", the period ...
Another Edition of “Street Art”
Mexico City has long been famous for its street art, and on my trips here I have frequently posted miscellaneous ...
Meeting a Fellow Blogger
If you look at my blog list, in the right hand margin, you will see one which is called "Gringopotpourri". ...
Forbidden Pruning
Most homes in crowded Mexico City do not have anything like the front yards that we are used to in ...
Honoring a Collector of Folk Art
There was one more special exhibit at the Museum of Popular Arts that I wanted to see. Until September, visitors ...
An Iconic Garment of Mexico
The "huipil" is a garment that has been worn by indigenous women in many parts of Mexico for thousands of ...
Go Fly a Kite
On Wednesday I went downtown again to visit one of my favorite small museums in Mexico City, the Museum of ...
Always Blooming
Mexico City is famous for its thousands of jacaranda trees, but unfortunately they only bloom for a few months each ...
This Is a Drill
Mexico City has had annual earthquake drills in the past. They were often held on September 19th, the anniversary of ...
Sleepy Time
After a day of rambunctious play, Iztac and Pepe Voltaire, the family's two dogs, needed to take a nap ...
Christmas in April
A dish that is traditional in Mexico, as well as in Spain, for Christmas Eve is "bacalao a la vizcaina", ...
A Festival of Flowers
Last Thursday when I went downtown, I was at first a little confused. By the Alameda Park there was a ...
Downtown Miscellany
Last week I went downtown, and here are some miscellaneous photos that I took...It appears that restoration work is underway ...
The Street Where You Live
During my wandering around Mexico City, I occasionally find plaques on the street corners which tell the origin of the ...
MLB Comes to Mexico City
As I was walking down the Paseo de la Reforma last week, I saw this billboard advertising an upcoming series ...
Archaeological Discovery
Mexico has countless archaeological sites from the many civilizations that predate the arrival of the Spanish. And new discoveries are constantly ...
The Last of the Jacarandas
Mexico City has a profusion of jacaranda trees that grace the city with their purple flowers each year. It seems ...
Construction Report
On each trip I like to follow the progress of the many construction projects in the city. Last Wednesday I ...
Face to Face
The National Museum of San Carlos had another special exhibition when I visited on Wednesday. "Reflections and Visions: The Portrait ...
Student Copies
As I wandered through the National Museum of San Carlos, I came to a room which made me immediately pause ...
Mexican Landscapes
Yesterday, I went to the National Museum of San Carlos in downtown Mexico City. The museum is devoted primarily to ...
Iguana on a Rope
Alejandro and I were walking down the main commercial street in his neighborhood. There were many vendors who had stalls ...
