Library and Coyacan

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015--Mexico City

Sundays are lazy in Mexico City.  Not much happens on Sunday mornings because people stay up so late at clubs and doing other things.  Little is open in the mornings.  We went out at 10:00, and it took us 45 minutes to find a place serving breakfast at that hour.  It was a small place, and breakfast was okay, but not exciting.

We spent the afternoon doing two things.  First, we explored the National University campus which is home to the library with the famous murals by Juan O'Gorman and is a World Heritage Site.  Many people were on the campus biking, playing games, walking, etc. 

From there, we explored Coyacan, an old colonial town near the university which is now completely surrounding by the Mexico City.  We passed by the Frido Kahlo Museum which had a long (LONG!) line of people waiting to get inside at 16:30.  We went to the old colonial center of the city which was crowded with people enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon.  We sat on a bench watching people.  Lots of families were out walking together.  Clowns were entertaining crowds.  People were eating snacks.  The city, besides having a colonial core is filled with more modern homes of great value.  We expected it to be a bit like Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara, but it was much different with the combination of colonial and modern.  It was be a nice place to live in Mexico City.