Yummy and interesting things we ate today: tamales from a breakfast cart, huevos escamoles (eggs with ant larva), huevos huitlacoche (eggs with corn fungus), fried grasshopper… also there were street carts on every block. Can I just have a bite of everything??
Today we went to the Centro Historico. It was a 5 dollar Uber ride from our place- yup- Uber is the best way to get around. It’s cheap and safe- the locals don’t even take taxis of the street in Mexico City. Anyways we went to the Zocalo and there was a protest happening- I think it had something to do with agriculture? Then we went to a few of the major sites in the city center: Metropolitan Cathedral, Templo Major and Palacio del Belle Artes. Oh yah – we finally got our mole fix at Azul Historico- a super cute place in a beautiful tree-covered courtyard. Then we got dessert at El Moro- fresh churros and thick Mexican hot chocolate. Later that night we tried to walk off all the calories on the Paseo de la Reforma and found a popular hang out spot where several girls were taking their quinceanera photos. I checked my iPhone that night and we walked about 28,000 steps. So pooped…we got into bed around midnight. But we both realized that we hadn’t had a proper dinner. After about 15 minutes of going back and forth, Moon finally forced me out of bed and we walked to El Califa- the supposed best taqueria in the city. Fine….I guess… Well- it was an awesome meal! Al pastor tacos, best salsas, coconut juice and grilled onions. Mmmmm…now we can sleep.
About the author Haejung Kim
Joyce, WA
Manzanar, CA
Olympic National Park, WA