I’m sitting in the dining room at breakfast writing this…. There are not too many tourists, most people are formally dressed,  – in fact more like the attire we would wear for a formal dinner…. so I feel a bit of a dag in my sneakers…. Breakfast is great at the hotel  and I’ve eaten…

We had a long day yesterday, so no blog. Frida Khalo’s housewas our destiny in Coayacan. Catching the Metro on a Saturday was a breeze, but we didn’t even think of the consequences on a week day. So with our 80 cents paid for (2 return tickets) we arrived at the designated line. It was…

Slide show of a walk through the Historic area of Mexico City. (just click to enter) I’ve come down to the lobby of the hotel, the wireless signal is quite weak in my room, it’s OK for email, but photos are to slow to download.I’ve been doing this for days now. I settled down here…

It’s been a less strenuous day today. We visited the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the  Pyramids of Teothihuacan. Once again, I have put up a slide show to share the beauty. (click to view) Where does all this lead. This explosion of color we see and feel the need to capture on…

Photos of Mexico City  (click to view) Today we walked, and walked and walked……. We caught the subway and after an hour of going around in circles, we stumbled on the area we came to visit, Coyoacan. The colors were amazing, the sounds, smells and environment  left me heady with excitement, if it wasn’t for…

Friend Jeanette emailed me today "I hope that you know that Mexico City had a nice earth quake the other day! It won’t happen now that you are there, you will be a big enough quake for the country to cope with any way!" Well I don’t know about that…… However, there is another problem…..Keith…

I arrived back at the hotel at 11.00pm last night and I didn’t even unpack the computer. So no emails or blog or even downloading photos.!!!!!After a welcoming shower, I fell into bed and couldn’t move.It wasn’t that the class was strenuous, it’s just that I fitted a lot into the day.We had a large…

It’s still pitch black outside despite being 6.30 am.Our room is on the top floor of the hotel, and we have a Birdseye view of Mexico city.I am going to class at 9.00 am so it’s review time for the next hour or so. Keith will stay behind today to buy a few essentials, like…