Alameda Central Mexico City

We just returned from a fantastic trip to Mexico City. We arrived Christmas eve and came back home very early this morning (dec 31st). My husband and I fell in love with the city. It is beautifully complex with a rich and turbulent history and one of the ...

... , and so did we...  apparently in Tabasco, Mexicans drink the local sauce straight out of the bottle! When we arrived in Mexico City we took a taxi straight to Ant´s house, a work friend of mine from London.  When we reached their house ...

... absurd) amount of security personnel throughout the entire city. There must be 500,000 federally or privately employed security guards in Mexico City. AT got his passport situation taken care of while I tried to fall asleep in a small (and uncomfortable) ...

... marble statue which built in 1910 symbolises the centenary of independence, (independence seems to be marked everywhere you go in Mexico City!), treating ourselves to a posh coffee (probably our last at this rate on our budget!) we headed back to the ...

We spent the next 2 days exploring the city more, visited Alameda Central (a big historic plaza incorporating markets, the Palacio de Belles Artes, the Museo de Diego Rivera, and numerous other fantastic monuments and sculptures).  We saw Rivera´s ...

... historico zone. you land in the plaza de la constitucion, which is a hug square, right at the centre of mexico , never mind mexico city!  they have a huge flag to display this.  youre surronded by stunning buildings, and you just do´`t ...

... work in the office by 06:00. We went out into the freezing cold (minus 2 or so) - boy I wasn´t expecting cold weather, but Mexico City is above 2,300 M so go figure - to find the 24 hr place and grabbed a snack and coffee.   Mexico City is ...

... that Mexico is famous for. First stop was the Museo Mural Diego Rivera, where the 'Sueno de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central' is (woohoo!  Check me out!).  It was originally in a hotel that was all but destroyed by the 1985 ...

... the next train.  Oh!  And joy it is getting near to rush hour (4:50pm) so the trains are getting RAMMED.  Mexico City has like 22 million people or something stupid and everyone seems to be on our carriage.  :0( We are not deterred ...

... want to walk over to the Angel de la Independencia monument on Paseo de la Reforma, mostly because it's such an emblematic symbol of Mexico City (at least the tour books/guides use it a lot).  So without a real concrete plan, I took a stroll ...