Tuesday 26 November 2013
We
were very lucky that we were able to stay with Gael’s family who lived in a
lovely part of Mexico City. They were so
wonderful and welcoming. Gael’s mother,
Lu Lu is a professional photographer and artist. I admit to being a bit jealous of creative
people; Lu Lu’s apartment is so beautiful, full of her eclectic and excellent
taste. It was just beautiful.
The
first full day we were there she took us on the Mexico City subway to the
museums to see the many fantastic murals, palaces and gorgeous buildings. Like
any big city, when you have a local showing you around, you are very lucky and
get to see the highlights without the usual stumbling around in the dark. This was doubly true in this case since Lu Lu
is an artist and knows where all the good stuff is and who did it, and what it
means.
Then
she took us to a café. Very nice. “Then…OMG!
What are we looking at!?” We were
right on top of the old Templo Mayor – the old Aztec pyramids! We were going to go there (and did later) but
didn’t expect to be sitting having coffee looking right over them. Only a local is going to show you that!
Off to
the Palacio De Bellas Artes to have a really lovely lunch. A couple of high school students wanted to do
an interview with English speaking people, so Trevor obliged.
