Saturday, May 6

 View from an apartment in Polanco Saturday morning


 Interesting architecture on the way to El Ángel de la Independencia


 The angel himself


 A Star Wars gathering, two days after May the Fourth

 

Another view of the angel, with interesting architecture in the background, and one of the ubiquitous magenta taxis in the foreground

 

We stopped at a local Starbucks for fruit drinks, and found this handy guide for what to do in case of earthquake or fire:

 

More interesting architecture (two pictures)


 
 
 
Next we visited the Castillo de Chapultepec, a seat of local government for centuries. Here’s my ticket:
 

Four pictures inside the Castillo. The first could have used a tripod
 



The head and hands in this painting are very detailed, almost photo-realistic, while the rest is rendered using white loops on a black background

View from the castle down the Paseo de la Reforma


Roof garden. The Dutch angle didn’t work.


Templo Mayor, Aztec ruins adjacent to Zócalo, the the main square in central Mexico City


A view of Zócalo
 

 

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