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Mexico City 2018

Posted: October 19, 2018 in 2018, Travel
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I love Mexico City! With over 20 million people, it is considered one of the largest cities in the world, and is home to 20% of Mexico’s entire population. It is vibrant, engaging, and sometimes chaotic, all at the same time.

I visited before with our oldest daughter, and this time I took my son. Princeton actually hiked to the top of this pyramid, Teotihuacan, one of the world’s largest.

He was so eager to get to the top, I found myself chasing him all the way up.

When we finally made it to the top, we were rewarded by this view, just outside Mexico City.

Besides indulging in the delicious cuisine, I always try to get a cut from the artisan barbers. This time it was Princeton’s turn.

You can see Princeton chasing pigeons in his Superman cape in the lower right. This is the Zócalo, (The Plaza of the Constitution) and has been the central gathering space of Mexico City since Aztec times.

Speaking of Aztecs, some still hang out here!

Mommy didn’t make this trip, but she had me put a leash on Princeton to keep him near. He didn’t get lost – but somehow the leash did…

In addition to epic sightseeing, we spent quality time in some of the city’s parks. It was in this park Princeton learned how to pump himself on a swing.

Not only did I bring Princeton, but I persuaded my parents to accompany us on this trip. Here they stand outside the Monument of the Revolution. Pancho Villa, and other Mexican historical greats, are entombed inside.

The view from atop the monument is a sight to behold, and caps off another memorable stay in the DF.

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Christian and Zhenya took a quick adventure to Mexico City! Zhenya was on Spring break while Mom and Princeton took care of business at work and day care.

We rented a great little pad in the hip Condesa neighborhood.

Once again we used Airbnb, and found it to be a perfect value.

On our first day in the City, we attended an exhibition game of the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros. Zhenya got a ball and cap from an up-and-coming Padre star!

Although daddy was working full time, I found time to stroll the tree-lined streets in our neighborhood during my lunch breaks.

The food was incredible!

We did take some time out to see some of the tourist spots. The National Anthropology Museum holds the Aztec Sun Disk!

The museum has the largest collection of Aztec, Toltec, Mayan, and other pre-Columbian artifacts in the world! Don’t touch!

The city definitely had lots of new modern buildings…

As well as some beautiful buildings that had seen better days.

I took Zhenya for her first salon visit and she added highlights to her hair!

The street art impressed!

As well as the architecture.

We were encouraged to eat Ruffles Potato Chips, because “You can’t Resist!” and “Eat Well.”

There was a lot of ground to cover in 8 days, so we did the touristy thing and rode atop a double-decker tour bus one afternoon to catch the major sites.

We saw the Angel of the Revolution watching over the busy city.

As well as other patrons standing guard.

Finally, it is the beautiful warmth of the people that makes this city so great. Zhenya spent time with her new friends on our last night.

Peace and Love to you!