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CDMX historico, day 13
2022-07-16 23:05Not much to report of the past few days, just work or vegging out on forced unpaid leave. But today I got out! Went to the Metropolitan Cathedral, aka "the really big church in the center". It is big! And very decorated! The decorations did not captivate me. I dimly recall a similar reaction to the cathedral of Santiago, Chile, so maybe the execution of colonial Spanish cathedral art does not appeal to me.
I can report 100% masking inside, apart from a few noses. I think the entrance guards were telling people to put it on, if needed.
The plaza outside had a bunch of people selling things, one of which actually caught my eye: hats. I don't need more hats right now, but it's something to look out for. Sadly, at the first blanket (good out on a blanket for display), the largest hat was too tight. There was another seller on the other side of the cathedral, with a few that were too loose, but nothing just right, and those were all more rigid straw hats anyway; I like something I can crush in my backpack.
There was a lot of weird activity on the Zocalo. My friend Rachel, whose sailing trip has brought her to CDMX for a few weeks, serendipitously started texting me and turned out to be able to explain it: big concert happening at 7. She was interested but watching on livestream; I was advised to make myself scarce by then. (Loud noise, covid...)
The Museo de Templo Mayor was finally open, or I finally found the entrance, I dunno. They do a temperature check and don't allow water bottles; I glugged what was left of mine. 85 pesos admission. At first it looked pretty minimal: a room of some artifacts and models, and being close to some of the ruins. There was a path through the ruins, but it was blocked. I felt a bit ripped off, but whatever. Left...
...but then, if you *keep* left and don't exit, there actually are some paths through the ruins. An improvement!
And then, as you keep following the walkway, you come to a *second* building, which is WAAAAAAY BIGGGGER than the first one. Multiple rooms and stories. Too much to do in under an hour. (Especially with them herding you out even before closing time.) At first there's just an exhibit of lapidary stuff, modern and maybe ancient, but beyond and above that is a whole bunch of archaeology. I may go back tomorrow.
Photos cathedral: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/albums/72177720300589676
Photos Templo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/albums/72177720300598964
After that, I got some baguettes from Maison Kayser. Probably a mistake, not because they're bad but because it was baguettes at 6:30 PM, the outside is rather hard.
Tomorrow, try more museum stuff, then change Airbnbs in the evening.
I can report 100% masking inside, apart from a few noses. I think the entrance guards were telling people to put it on, if needed.
The plaza outside had a bunch of people selling things, one of which actually caught my eye: hats. I don't need more hats right now, but it's something to look out for. Sadly, at the first blanket (good out on a blanket for display), the largest hat was too tight. There was another seller on the other side of the cathedral, with a few that were too loose, but nothing just right, and those were all more rigid straw hats anyway; I like something I can crush in my backpack.
There was a lot of weird activity on the Zocalo. My friend Rachel, whose sailing trip has brought her to CDMX for a few weeks, serendipitously started texting me and turned out to be able to explain it: big concert happening at 7. She was interested but watching on livestream; I was advised to make myself scarce by then. (Loud noise, covid...)
The Museo de Templo Mayor was finally open, or I finally found the entrance, I dunno. They do a temperature check and don't allow water bottles; I glugged what was left of mine. 85 pesos admission. At first it looked pretty minimal: a room of some artifacts and models, and being close to some of the ruins. There was a path through the ruins, but it was blocked. I felt a bit ripped off, but whatever. Left...
...but then, if you *keep* left and don't exit, there actually are some paths through the ruins. An improvement!
And then, as you keep following the walkway, you come to a *second* building, which is WAAAAAAY BIGGGGER than the first one. Multiple rooms and stories. Too much to do in under an hour. (Especially with them herding you out even before closing time.) At first there's just an exhibit of lapidary stuff, modern and maybe ancient, but beyond and above that is a whole bunch of archaeology. I may go back tomorrow.
Photos cathedral: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/albums/72177720300589676
Photos Templo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/albums/72177720300598964
After that, I got some baguettes from Maison Kayser. Probably a mistake, not because they're bad but because it was baguettes at 6:30 PM, the outside is rather hard.
Tomorrow, try more museum stuff, then change Airbnbs in the evening.