Night in the City

When Alejandro and I went to downtown Mexico City on the last weekend of my recent trip, we lingered until after nightfall.  It was two weekends before Independence Day.  Although all of the holiday light were still not turned on, the Zócalo, the city's main plaza was brightly illuminated.

The National Palace

The Cathedral

The ornate facade of the "Sagrario", a church attached to the side of the Cathedral, was brightly lit.

The buildings of the other two sides of the Zócalo were lit in the national colors of green, white and red.

Madero Street, the pedestrian street that runs from the Zócalo to the Latin American Tower was jammed with people on a Saturday night.

Along Madero Street there was a light and sound show projected on the facade of the 18th century palace known as Iturbide's Palace.  It commemorated the fifty years that Banamex (the owners of the building) have held free cultural exhibitions in the palace.  (I have visited and written about many of those exhibits.)

Even though at that point the national holiday was still two weeks away, the atmosphere downtown was vibrant and festive.