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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.
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.