{"id":1297,"date":"2020-01-19T14:10:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T22:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robinmcneil.ca\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2020-01-19T14:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T22:52:46","slug":"mexico-2019-20-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/robinmcneil.ca\/2020\/01\/19\/mexico-2019-20-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico 2019-20 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we arrived back at the Casa Gonzales in Mexico City we were given the same room and, again met a most interesting group of guests at breakfast, a true League of Nations. \u00a0What we had not reckoned on is that all the museums in Mexico City close on Mondays. \u00a0On Tuesday we made up for that by taking the Metro to the historic district, first visiting the enormous Metropolitan \u00a0Cathedral and then the \u00a0ruins of the Templo Mayor, which are right in the heart of the city. \u00a0They could be easily seen from the sidewalk and some excavation was still being done. \u00a0Then came the high spot of the day, a visit to the Ministry of Education building, which has huge murals on almost every available surface painted by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. They were magnificent and depicted both the way of life and the history of the area. \u00a0Next morning we boarded the deluxe double-decker bus, reclining seats, foot rests and video screens for the four hour trip to San Miguel. \u00a0It certainly was not a scenic journey as there was so much urban sprawl, lots of factories and very little green space.<\/p>\n

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