New Furniture

I have recently acquired some new furniture.
A bookcase made of individual cubes.
A sideboard.
And a sidetable.

Centro Historico with the Parents

My parents and I went for a quick walking tour of the Centro Historico a couple Fridays ago (yeah, I am way behind with my blogging). Our first stop was to go up the Torre Latinoamerica, one of the tallest buildings in Mexico City.
From the top you get a good view of the the Palacio Nacional and the Cathedral bordering the Zocalo and . . .
the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
We also went to one of the coolest buildings in the Centro Historico, the Palacio Postal or the main post office. Its an incredible building.

The Race Season Has Started!!!

The '09 mountain bike race season in Mexico City began yesterday with a great course on familiar terrain at Las Llantas, where I go mountain biking every Sunday. The pressure to defend my Feminil Experta championship jersey from last year's mountain bike season was almost too much to handle (hahahaha). So, I tired to my hardest to show up to the race Erin Huck/Megan Melamed style, which means getting to the start line just in time with no warm up. Problem here is that nothing starts on time so I had more than enough time to sit around and wait for the start. Normally the race has between 1 to 3 women in my category. But yesterday, there were 5 women!!! The outcome?
Yup, that is me in first place. One race down and about 7 more to go in order to defend my title.
But really, the best part of racing is the friends I have made. These women have been super nice to me and I love being part of the racing scene here.

The Rents are in the House

My parents are here for a brief visit on their way to do a cycling trip in Chiapas, Mexico.
Here they are outside the Frida Kahlo Museum. A short walk from my house and a must see if visiting Mexico City. It is the house that Frida grew up in, lived in with Diego Rivera, and eventually died in. Frida and Diego are two very fascinating figures of Mexican history.
A castle and flowers on our walk home from the center of Coyoacan.

Katie's Visit

My very good friend Katie Moulton came to visit me and here are some pics from our adventures.
This is the Angel of Independence on the street Reforma in downtown Mexico City.
We took a day trip to this lovely town called Tepoztlan. I went here several times WAY back in 1996 when I was studying abroad in Cuernavava, Mexico. It was nice to see that the town hasn't changed.
The main reason to go to Tepoztlan is to hike up to the pyramid Tepozteco and enjoy the great views of the valley below. The hike is rather beautiful, similar to climbing the top part of Sanitas in Boulder. Only here in Mexico everyone is climbing up to the pyramid whether thy are 80 years old or teenagers in high heels. Its a great hike to do a lot of people watching!
Tepoztlan is a beautiful town with cobbled streets and old catherdrals.
TepoztlanOn the way back to Mexico City we saw this great disco billboard. Not really sure what it is for but we got in a good laugh.