A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

Mexico City is certainly a blend of the old and new.  Yesterday I wrote about a house that is nearly five centuries old.  Today I am writing...

I have been to the district of Coyoacán many times.  In fact we were just there this past weekend to visit the house of Frida Kahlo.  Nevert...

Its scientific name is "euphorbia pulcherima".  In the United States we call it a poinsettia.  It was named after Joel Poinsett, o...

As soon as the Day of the Dead was over, the shopping malls in Mexico City all put up their Christmas decorations.  Below are a few photos t...

There are two chains of restaurants which are ubiquitous in Mexico City... Sanborns and VIPs.  Neither one is a gourmet dining experience, a...

This past weekend, an Argentinian friend of Alejandro was in here in Mexico City for  a couple days after vacationing in Acapulco.  He asked...

I rarely travel to Mexico City without visiting the Ciudadela Handicrafts Market.  Last week I hopped on the Metrobus and took a shopping tr...