Even with work and department in Mexico City, weekends are a great excuse to do some extremely touristy things. So, together with H. (who already lives here for two years) I took the "TuriBus" ticket and we made a trip through some of the nicest parts of the city (paying more or less attention to the permanent informative announcements...).
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| The aqueduct from Sevilla (the metro station, that is) |
The TuriBus has the advantage that you canhop on and off wherever you want. So we saw some really nice parts of the town, which felt more like small "pueblos" rather than like being in one of the world's biggest cities.
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| Don Quijote?! |
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| Latin America's biggest university and its UNESCO-reknowed facades. |
Coyoacán is a quarter famous for its museums, cobblestone roads and many artistic workshops.
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| This is how I would have liked our photographer to take the picture... |
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| ... but for some reason the woman cut the tower... But hey, at least we both made it big... |
Living in Mexico City means to have each and every day the choice between uncountable interesting cultural events. We opted for the fusion between traditional ballet and Spanish Flamenco. So nice!
Actually it literally catapulted me back in time some 4 years, when I lived in Spain for half a year and visited also some Flamenco presentations, including some awesome shows in Sevilla, the cradle of this rapid dancing style.
As the title says, I not only got a lot of new impressions of this great metropolis, but also learned something new about Korea. I asked H. to take me to a Korean restaurant which she could recommend. We ended up in a "Chinese Korean" place, which apparently are widely popular in Korea. It was soooo good and actually made me wonder how it can be that I didn't like the food back then in China, but that I now love all the Chinese fusion cuisines I come across in Mexico and Peru...
I thought knew something about Korean cuisine, but when the waiter brought the scissors I immediately knew that there is still a lot to learn... Good to have a local with me.
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| "So, how short should I cut the noodles? You think 10 times is enough? What, just cut them twice? Wuuups." |
It can be so nice to be a tourist in your "own" city. Have a nice week!
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