Today was probably our last day out and about in Mexico City. We leave on Sunday and tomorrow is going to consist mostly of wrapping things up and getting ready to leave and MAYBE a little bit of pool time. We'll see how much luck we'll have with that... given that it hailed this afternoon (yes, it HAILED) I'm not exactly expecting tomorrow to be sunshiny but you never know. There is also the possibility of using the indoor pool which is available rain, hail, or shine but it's not the same. Anyway, we've done our fair share of archaeological/historical site seeing and museums while we've been here so today we decided to "spice" things up a bit and went down to the Av. Reform where we visited the Zoologico de Chapultepec (Yep, the zoo - how's that for spicy), had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, and visited the Museum of Modern Art.
The Av. Reforma is one of the best known in Mexico City. The street is lined with sculptures/ art work and gardens - it's beautiful.
We took TONS of pictures at the zoo but don't worry, I'll spare you guys and only post a few. We loved the pandas and we decided that the jungle gym definitely resembles their natural habitat... NOT... but these pandas seemed to have adapted to their environment, Darwin would be proud :).
These are dromedaries (single humped camels). Last time we visited Brazil we actually got to ride one which was slightly more exciting than looking at them.
Aren't they beautiful? This was a really cool area of the zoo where the birds just kind of got to roam free. Well, not exactly but they allowed visitors to walk through the giant cage with the birds wandering around.
Dan's a fan of the buffalo so we thought we'd get a picture. These weren't the best looking buffaloes we had ever seen but they were still buffaloes and Dan was still impressed with the size of their heads.
Then for lunch we decided to go to the Hard Rock Cafe - just in case you couldn't tell by the picture or the fact that I already mentioned this above :). Dan ordered fajitas - which were great, I ordered a salad - which was mediocre, and we both had lemonades were fabulous... but going to the Hard Rock Cafe is more about the experience, the decor, and the memorabilia than the food. So here are a few pictures of the decor and the memorabilia for you...
Dan's an Elvis fan and I'm a U2 fan... convenient that we were able to get both in one picture.
So, we've seen our fair share of museums this trip but I really wanted to visit the Museum of Modern Art before leaving. They only had one of the exhibits open today but it was still really cool.
This was one of my favorite pieces - the picture doesn't do it justice. It's a piece by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco entitled "Mis manos son mi corazon" or "My hands are my heart."
The Av. Reforma is one of the best known in Mexico City. The street is lined with sculptures/ art work and gardens - it's beautiful.
We took TONS of pictures at the zoo but don't worry, I'll spare you guys and only post a few. We loved the pandas and we decided that the jungle gym definitely resembles their natural habitat... NOT... but these pandas seemed to have adapted to their environment, Darwin would be proud :).
These are dromedaries (single humped camels). Last time we visited Brazil we actually got to ride one which was slightly more exciting than looking at them.
Aren't they beautiful? This was a really cool area of the zoo where the birds just kind of got to roam free. Well, not exactly but they allowed visitors to walk through the giant cage with the birds wandering around.
Dan's a fan of the buffalo so we thought we'd get a picture. These weren't the best looking buffaloes we had ever seen but they were still buffaloes and Dan was still impressed with the size of their heads.
Then for lunch we decided to go to the Hard Rock Cafe - just in case you couldn't tell by the picture or the fact that I already mentioned this above :). Dan ordered fajitas - which were great, I ordered a salad - which was mediocre, and we both had lemonades were fabulous... but going to the Hard Rock Cafe is more about the experience, the decor, and the memorabilia than the food. So here are a few pictures of the decor and the memorabilia for you...
Dan's an Elvis fan and I'm a U2 fan... convenient that we were able to get both in one picture.
So, we've seen our fair share of museums this trip but I really wanted to visit the Museum of Modern Art before leaving. They only had one of the exhibits open today but it was still really cool.
This was one of my favorite pieces - the picture doesn't do it justice. It's a piece by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco entitled "Mis manos son mi corazon" or "My hands are my heart."
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