Tequila Day

Breakfast Hot Chocolates 

Frittata

Flea Market

Street Food

Aztec Design on Building 

Street Food: Corn 

Margarita Time

There was an extremely loud party across the street from our room that made it very difficult to fall asleep. I eventually to a sleeping pill.

When we awoke, we got a text from Robert that they were going to breakfast around the corner at El Cardenal. In our groggy state we trucked on over - never one to miss a meal. This is one of those restaurants that is a not to be missed. Located on 3 floors of a beautifully restored mansion, it is open for breakfast and lunch. I am glad we joined them. I had wanted to have a Mexican Hot Chocolate, and they prepare it in the authentic way. They pour the milk and chocolate and spices into a pitcher and then twirled a molinillo which is a wooden device that is specific to mixing hot chocolate. The hot chocolate was frothy and delicious.

We returned to the hotel, to wish Claudia, Robert and Darryl safe travels as they returned to their homes in the states. We were staying for another day. Guillermo joined us and we decided to go to the flea market. It was very hot and crowded but we persevered and actually found a gift for a friend. After the flea-market we to the Zona Rosa, and shopped for more gifts.

We returned to the hotel exhausted from the heat, walking and lack of sleep. There was only one solution: drink Margaritas! We went to the terrace and they were preparing for an event. The bar there was closed. We then went to another bar in the hotel. It was 6pm on a Sunday night, they had just closed. We were desperate. Well, let say we were interested in finding a bar. We went to the hotel desk which had a bottle of tequila sitting on it and we requested that since the bars were closed in the hotel, they give us each a shot of tequila. They were happy to oblige and we stood at the desk and drank our tequila. They then announced they would serve us drinks at a different location. We went there and had a couple of margaritas each.

It was time to think about dinner which in Mexico City on a Sunday night is a bit of a problem. Almost all restaurants close on Sunday night. From a tourist perspective that is ridiculous. From a family perspective, it is nice. The hotel suggested if we went to the Contessa area, we would find some open restaurants. We Ubered to Condessa and walked around. It is a beautiful quiet, upscale area of Mexico City. It is filled with young people, great bars and restaurants. It feels like a very welcoming area. We eventually found an open Italian restaurant. We spent a leisurely dinner talking about everything but politics. It was very enjoyable. It was then an Uber ride back to the hotel. A note about Uber, it is ridiculously cheap. You immediately know what the trip cost was. Most of our rides were less than $ 4.00. Tomorrow we pack and return later in the day to Los Angeles.