I’ve spent most of my time during the last two days in the Zócalo, because there is always something going on there. Yesterday was the anniversary of Tenochititlán’s founding and my roommate Michelle along with plenty of other people were in the Centro dancing and celebrating the Mexica culture. Today was the big vote on [...]
Filed under: Mexico on July 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Having checked off Teotihuacán my list. I’m going back to the NYT to tell me what to do next in Mexico City. Here’s my list.
Re-visit the Zócalo and go inside the National Palace to see Diego Rivera’s mural
Diego Rivera’s and Frida Kahlo’s house
I also missed some ruins near the Zócalo
Centro Artesanal: a large craft market
The [...]
Filed under: Mexico on July 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
I have just finished switching everything over to Wordpress and changed the layout to a slightly customized version of Peaceful Rush with one of my pictures from el Castillo de Chapultepec.
Also, I finished uploading a new Flickr Set from my trip to the Basilica last week. It was absolutely beautiful. There were so many churches [...]
Filed under: Mexico on July 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
A day at the Zoo, originally uploaded by kimberlymunoz.
What you can expect: Ashoka dinner with candidates for fellowship, interesting buildings and animals from the zoo.
Filed under: Mexico on July 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Alternate Title: How Mexico City Keeps Surprising Me
This will be a quick little anecdotal story. Last Saturday, a float was stuck at the intersection in front of my apartment as I came back from eating some quesadillas. The float was part of the Pride March down Reforma, the main street that cuts through Mexico City.
I [...]
Filed under: Mexico on July 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
Flag at the Zócalo, originally uploaded by kimberlymunoz.
My pictures from last week’s Turibus excursion are up. Unfortunately without flash, my pictures of the inside of the church at the Zócalo didn’t come out.
Filed under: Mexico on June 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m still in Mexico City but haven’t been updating due to a deluge of work. My job is keeping me happily busy with writing, research and translation. In addition, preparations for DC are also quite time-consuming because of my quest to make sure that my updated resume is flawless.
Also, I resolved to fully take advantage [...]
Filed under: Mexico on June 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
This is for my dad. Single-sex women’s buses that go around Mexico. I saw one of these buses the other day near the Condesa. They have pink cards and are not as crowded as all the other buses. They also have these in the metro, but I’m contractually obligated not to go there.
On Single-Sex Buses, [...]
Filed under: Mexico on June 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
Another set of pictures are up on Flickr.
Filed under: Mexico on June 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
The National History Museum/Castillo de Chapultepec was another great museum with lots of history. While the Anthropology Museum focused on the pre-Spanish cultures and artifacts, the History Museum takes a more modern perspective.
Aside from all the historical artifacts that are preserved at the museum, the place is an actual historical site. It served as military [...]
Filed under: Mexico on June 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
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