A Day in the Life of Mexico City

As promised, tonight we will blog about the food, street, and daily life here in Mexico City.  Two things must be pointed out:

1. We have not seen a single traffic accident, traffic stop, or fatality.  This seems beyond belief!  The drivers are crazy.  Sometimes they stop at lights, sometimes they don't.  Pedestrians are a nuisance at best and a target at worst.  
2. There are two Mexico City's.  One for the rich (which is VERY nice) and everything else.  Which is like the Mexico many of you have seen in Tijuana or Nogales.  

So - lets get started!

Plays his organ for tips - a few pesos at a time (less than 10c)

The picture says it all

Girl sleeping as her parents sell goods outside the Cathedral

On the main avenue in the banking center

Most Mexicans shop at street markets, this is in a wealthy area

One of many NICE restaurants in a wealthy area - pizza costs about $25

EVERYONE eats tacos (at all meals) this is pork being cooked in the Lebanese style

Family operated fruit stand near the Teotihuacan ruins

Mexicans exit the METRO at the Cathedral.  The city erected an ice rink for the holidays - Hector HATES this!

Marci and I in front of world famous Diego Rivera murals

Mexico City has a HUGE smog problem - they encourage people to use bikes

Jarochos - eggs in tortillas with a black bean sauce and chorizo 

The view from our room ($55 per night)

RICH - watching American football (Broncos) at Hooters

Metropolitan Cathedral - built in the early 1500's using stones from an Aztec ruin

A common sight - small shrine on a street

Tomorrow we are going to two famous street markets and then will tour some nice neighborhoods.  It is our last day here - we fly home early Tuesday.

Undaunted.