My Dad the Runner
As long as I can remember my dad has been in relatively good shape. He doesn’t smoke, rarely drinks, and usually eats healthy. When I was growing up he used to take me and my brothers on all sorts of … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Mexico
A Mexican Wedding at the San Antonio Church
I don’t talk to my cousins really as often as I should, but once day out of the blue my cousin Hugo sent me a message on Facebook asking if I would like to attend his wedding. It was kind … Continue reading →
Why You Should Never Go To Baja California, Mexico
Whenever I tell my co-workers I am going to go down to Baja they kind of give me this shocked look. If I talk about the subject long enough they will inevitably start questioning my duty to my family. I … Continue reading →
First 50 pounds are down!
Back in September of 2011 I decided to start walking again. I didn’t get too far, only about a half a mile. I have no idea why I started to walk again, but I did. I then got in my … Continue reading →
It looks the same from the outside…
I like to read a lot of “travelers blogs” and one thing I read over and over is the complaint that Americans (USA) refuse to get out of their “comfort zone”. That go to other countries and then go to … Continue reading →
La Feria De (The Fair of) Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
(click on the pictures or videos to expand) As I said in my last post of Chapultepec Zoo, Chapultepec Park is huge. In the second section of the park is the amusement zone. In the amusement zone there is a … Continue reading →
El Palacio De Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Palace), Mexico City, Mexico
(click on any image to expand) It was 1904 and Mexico was about to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Porfirio Diaz, the dictator, needed something big to celebrate. He needed to show he was in charge and that Mexico was great, … Continue reading →
El Templo Mayor, Mexico City (Tenochtitlan), Mexico
The other day I posted that I could only imagine what it must of been like for Hernan Cortez when he first laid eyes on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. As it turned out I didn’t have to imagine too … Continue reading →
Visiting Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City is built upon a really big ancient lake. I can only imagine what Mexico City looked like when Hernan Cortez first arrived. As far as 16th century standards go this was not a small place. Even back then … Continue reading →
One of My Favorite Restaurants in Mexico City
When we are in Mexico City one of our favorite things to do is eat. Well, actually wherever we are we like to eat food. The bonus to Mexico City is food is everywhere and it is really cheap. If … Continue reading →