CDMX historico, day 3, part 1: food!

Part 1 because there might be an evening part 2, who knows.

I slept much better than last night, in fact better than I've slept in a while.

The hot water magically recovered from whatever problems it had, and delivered a full shower of actually hot water.

And, finally, I checked out the *other* bodega, and yes, it actually sells food! Produce, raw meat, dried beans, cooking oil, vinegar, salad dressing, peanuts, plain yogurt... also stuff like bar soap. It's nothing like a full supermarket: the bread is lame, the only frozen berries are strawberries, all the 'ham' is at least part turkey... but it's a huge step up from Oxxo. I can survive the rest of the 15 days.

I also checked out the big Mercado. I did find multiple raw chicken stalls, apparently preparing seasoned pieces. I did not see signs of refrigeration. At least one beef stall, not open yet. As the reviews said, no fish. Multiple produce; I felt okay for now, but did get a hand of small red bananas. There's a panaderia by the entrance, but it only has a few kinds of lame bread and lots of donuts; I miss the actually good rolls at Soriana Hiper in Coyoacan (Amercian-football shaped loaves of whole wheat, garlic, or onion bread.) I did get a torta (sandwich) cubana from one stall, $3 for a fairly large meat-filled and tasty thing that I ate only half of, though I guess I could go finish it off. Though now I'm wondering about the tomato slices in it and water purity... oh well.

I also noticed there are even more tiny convenience stores right around me than I'd realized. Not much that I'd want, but shelf-stable lactose-free milk is an option. Also water, though I haven't noticed 10-11 liter bottles; 20 is painfully heavy, and smaller is too small.

Surrounding the bodega and the mercado, and even inside one wall of the mercado, is, of course, more clothes. It's like I'm actually in a clothing district which just happens to be next to the historic district.

CDMX historico, day 3, part 2

My host had provided a 10 liter bottle of water, but it's already nearly done, so I got a new one from the convenience store across the street. I guess I could drag a 20 L one home, it's closer than the distance I covered in Coyoacan, but eh. Oh, and it would probably be too heavy to fill the reservoir.

About that. At my first place, my host provided a USB-chargeable pump that you can put on the bottle, and it acts like a tap. Very convenient. I'd asked for a funnel to fill my personal bottles with, but never used it. No pump, or funnel, here. But the fridges have a 'tap' in the door, that just drains a reservoir that you can fill. I have been able to fill it from a 10 L bottle without spillage, even without a funnel's help.

I noticed more holes in the wall selling junk food, bread, and shelf-stable milk -- with an apparent bias toward lactose-free milk.

Some time after 4, with lower pollution and UV levels, I ventured out again for not set purpose. Around the corner was a street market, so I followed it. More clothing! But other things like phone cases and wallets (almost of interest to me) and whatnot. I kept going north, to see if I could run out of market. Nope, not before I ran out of enthusiasm for walking without water or phone. I did risk a loop, passing some almost tempting food stalls (but I'd had the second half of my torta, which was really quite good), and headed back south along another street. And found that Calle Justo Sierra, on which I'm staying, changes its name a lot. The sign was something else when I got to it, but I recognized that big Aztec ruin plaza, so turned left.

The sky was gray and it was starting to rain, and people were packing up, but maybe not just because of the rain: when I checked my watch it was 18:15, and 18:30 is the big closing time.

Some nice things about my unit: it's 4th floor of 4, so no one is above me, except people using the roof patio. There is a roof patio. There are no units to either side of me, providing both sound isolation and more air flow. The hallway and stairs are open to the air.