Mexico City Places to Go, People to See, Things to Eat and Drink…

Chocolate a la española (Spanish-style hot chocolate), Café El Popular, 5 de Mayo #40, Centro Histórico.

San Antonio de Padua (St. Anthony of Padua), José Guadalupe Posada.  Collection Carlos Monsiváis, Museo del Estanquillo, Isabel la Católica #26, Centro Histórico.

Pepitorias for sale at San Ángel's delightful Bazar Sábado.

Just a shell of its former self, a shadow of its former glory.  Remains of private home, Colonia Roma.

A bolero is not always a song.  Shoeshine stand, Centró Histórico, DF.

MetroBus stop, Glorieta Insurgentes.  Another kind of shadow.

MetroBus, Glorieta Insurgentes.

Gradas al Atardecer (Stairway at Dusk), Escuela de Gastronomía Mexicana, Col. Roma.

Cocktail hour sunglasses from the 1960s, modeled by the vendor.  La Lagunilla.

18th Century barroque Templo de la Profesa, Isabel la Católica esq. Francisco Madero, Centro Histórico.  From the rooftop, Museo del Estanquillo.

Champurrado (atole, a thick, hot corn-based drink, in this instance made with chocolate), Restaurante Flor de Lis, Col. Condesa.

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