
FWAL Travels to Mexico City
This month I took a short holiday in Mexico City to visit my friend Serghio. I had no expectations really, although I heard a few “be careful”s and “the food scene is supposed to be great, but be careful.” To be honest, I hadn’t done much research besides a quick highlight reel on TripAdvisor, but Serghio is a total foodie and the ideal cultural tour guide so too much research would have been for nothing. He had plans. My idea was to walk everywhere, seeing the city from the ground up; visit museums (there are about 160 within the city limits) and eat indigenous food.
Just to be clear, I never felt unsafe or had an issue with theft. Maybe that’s luck or maybe it’s a result of the city working to rejuvenate its perception. Either way, Mexico City was a wonderful host. I have to thank Serghio for showing me sights I would’ve never had an opportunity to see in a four-day trip, not to mention feeding me some of the best cuisine I’ve had in years. It wasn’t all ritzy pompous hipster spots. It was a beautiful cross-section from every day local eats to off the beaten path dishes you’d never see in the States (crispy worm tacos, anyone?). Again, thank you Serghio for being the most generous and enjoyable tour guide.
Here is a foodie photo tour of our adventures! I hope you enjoy.

The hidden park inside Castillo de Chapultepec. Music and a table of books lure visitors to relax in space that is all its own.

We had our tacos in-hand before we could finish saying our order, literally served in seconds! Tacos sudados is translated to “sweaty tacos” as the tortilla is greasy and damp from being stacked in this tub, which was completely full!

We woke up early and drove to the historical site of the Pyramid of the Sun. Every year on March 21st, people from all over dress in white and watch the sun glide over this pyramid throughout the day. It is said that you can see a serpent moving across the hand built structure.

The Historical District Post Office (Palacio de Correos) is cool, quite, clean and still in operation!

Lunch at La Gruta in Teotihuacan, a cave lined with candles. Once inside it’s at least 10 degrees cooler than outside.

Salsa bar! The real reason we chose this stand above all others… coca-cola, guava, habanero and hibiscus, just to name a few.