Tacos, Wrestling, and Hot Air Ballooning in Mexico City: Davis & Michelle's Epic Adventures

Day 1: We had a smooth trip into Mexico City, dropped our bags off and hit the streets. We stuck to our neighborhood tonight to get a lay of the land. Lots of color, food stalls and people milling about.

 María Doll Statue   

Our neighborhood in Roma Norte

Tacos, Beer and Horchata. 

The entire roundabout was filled with decorated bulls. This was Davis’ fav.

A group of kids learning to dance under the metro line.

More snacks. Mango and watermelon.

Day 2: We made ourselves at home today by making churros with a local guy and exploring the 5th largest city in the world. Today’s perfect weather allowed us to venture down to Centro to see the old part of town, including Templo Mayor, which was an Aztec empire in the 1300s.

Delicious Chilaquiles for breakfast. $3 for a huge bowl that def both of us, 

a glass of fresh squeezed oj, and a coffee.

Hanging in Centro.

Templo Mayor. In ancient times, Templo Mayor was the 

religious ceremonial and political center of Tenochtitlan.

Earthquake meet up spot.

Centro.

 

Making Churros

Final product. All homemade.
-churros
-chocolate ganache
-café de olla

Day 3: Life is a beautiful ride

…especially while in a hot-air balloon

…flying over pyramids

…during sunrise

…with my buddy.

Such a breathtaking, incredible experience to soar in the sky and then touch down and see the pyramids up close. In 1400 AD, the Aztec people rediscovered the Teotihuacan civilization. It’s still unclear what happened to the Teotihuacan people and why they abandoned the empire they inhabited from 100 BC to 709 AD.

Getting the balloons filled at 6:30am.

We’re flying!!! Super proud of Davis for doing this with me even though he was nervous to do it.

Pyramid of the Sun. 7th largest in the world. The pyramid's location was carefully 

chosen so that it would be aligned not only to the prominent Cerro Gordo to the 

north but also, in perpendicular directions, to sunrises and sunsets on specific dates.

Pyramid of the Moon. The structure of the Pyramid of the Moon
mimics Russian dolls - a larger pyramid was constructed over the smaller
ones, and this same thing was done for each one of the seven stages.

Jaguar mural, near Pyramid of the Moon, is symbolic of war.

Later That Night: Friday Night Lights at Lucha Libre!

*Mexican Wrestling dates back to the 1800s and is a popular pastime here in Mexico City.

*Removing the mask is the worst thing that could happen to a Lucha Libre wrestler and it happened tonight.

*$20 gets you an excellent seat to watch the show, so are you gonna cheer for the good guy or bad guy?

Day 4: The best kind of day is when you head out and find all the tasty, local culinary delights while enjoying art, soccer, and a bustling market.

For breakfast, we stopped at this food spot that tons of locals were enjoying.
We had a Gordita filled with beef, cheese and veggies. We also had Taquitos.

Love me some Sugar Skull designs.

 

Tres Leches gone in under a minute.   Avocado Ice Cream & Piña Colada.

Esquites! (Street corn with spices, cheese, and mayo)

Frida Kahlo’s painting area.

 

Carnita tacos, avocado, pork rinds, mango juice and all the fixings at the Coyoacán Market.