We’ve been busy! Each day we walk five miles or more exploring neighborhoods, checking out restaurants, and visiting sights. We still have a week to go with activities penciled in for most days. One nice feature of Mexico City is the many lovely parks with meandering pathways and places to sit and relax. Plaza Uruguay is very nearby…we spent part of Sunday morning there people watching. This evening the park was brightly lit and a group people were taking a fitness class.
We are enjoying the delicious food possibilities from pastries to tacos, seafood, and even burgers.
A wildly popular event here is Lucha Libre…a theatrical and acrobatic style of wrestling. We bought tickets in advance for a Sunday match and took an Uber to Arena Mexico. The traditions and rules are more complicated than we could comprehend at our first match but we had great fun. The arena was packed and the roar of the crowd was ear-splitting (we took ear plugs.) Competitors were dressed in brightly colored costumes and the (staged) fights were quite athletic.
It’s a wild and crazy scene but well-organized for the large crowds. We were happy we went!
We did a lot of wandering today in the Roma and Condesa neighborhoods with more parks, restaurants, and shops. Looking for places we might like to stay for a future visit. We are weary but happy.