Taking a page from the Canadian travel bloggers Feather and Wind, we set out to discover the pre-Columbian city of Teotihuacan on our own. That meant getting up early (our plan was 6:30) to beat rush hour on the Metro, change stations and catch the 9:00 a.m. bus to the site. Unfortunately, we still had no phone to set an alarm, so we set the computer. That system is pretty unreliable.
Read MoreHere's a look at some of the places we have been exploring! Who knew that I would go to a soccer game and a wresting match in two days!
Read MoreWe met up with Chef Alberto at the Mercado Medellin, an historic market, famous not just for offering Mexican ingredients, but also serving native ingredients to the many foreign cultures that have lived and are living in Roma Norte. Our tour and tasting of the market took us to many shops frequented by the Chef, where we were offered tastes of the merchandise.
Read MoreFinding your way in a city of 22,000,000 can be daunting, but we know we are up to the challenge. To visit the Diego Rivera Museum Anahuacalli, we took an Uber. Easy, inexpensive and efficient. We found the building to be beautiful in itself, constructed of local materials (basalt) in the pre-Columbian way, excavated from a nearby lava field.
Read MoreUpon leaving dear Marsha's home for the airport, I was tired and nervous. Marsha looked at me and said, "It's like the first day of college!" What a great analogy, the main difference being that I was 18 when I started college and now I'm 65. Like then, this is a great adventure that I feel ready for.
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