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Mexico City – Day 2
We knew Wednesday was going to be a busy day and was it ever! We boarded our bus at our usual 9:00 a.m. and headed to the historic district. After a brief intro from our host reminding us that Mexico City was settled where it was by the Aztecs because they found the eagle sitting on the cactus eating a snake in that location, we headed to the Templo Mayor where the Aztecs first built their temple. After a brief walk through the ruins we entered the museum and enjoyed seeing many of the artifacts that were found throughout the ruins. We had a lunch reservation at La Opera, a…
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Mexico City -Day 1
We arrived in Mexico City Monday evening after a three hour flight on Aeromexico. The flight was uneventful and fairly smooth so we weren’t completely beat when we arrived at around 18:15 and met up with my classmate for the 45 minute ride to the Radisson Perisur in the south of the city. Most classmates were already in the bar so we had a drink and a bite and got to bed early since the next day would be a busy one with a three hour boat ride and dinner at our friend’s home. One quick note about this hotel, and we didn’t know it when we checked in, but…
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“Home” again
A week ago yesterday my cousin’s daughter called me to let me know that her mom had passed away, at age 61. This was devastating news, of course, but even more so because we had just reacquainted about 9 years ago when she reached out to let me know that her daughter had moved to NYC. She had seen on Facebook that we were moving to NYC and wanted us to get in touch. Shortly after we moved to New York, her daughter graduated from college and we all spent a great time celebrating her daughter’s graduation and being together. We spent a few more times enjoying the city, and…
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Moving into fall
Fall, autumn, is my very favorite season. I don’t know if it is a result of fond memories of going back to school (yes, I was one of those kids that always loved school) or whether it is the beautiful colors that come along with the season, or if it is that I know that I’ll be able to start to make all of the slow simmering, roasting foods that signal the coming of cooler weather. Whatever it is, I love the gradual descent into shorter days and cooler weather. Here in Colorado we are not there yet. This Labor Day weekend brings upper 80s and full on sun. A…