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So looking over my older posts since started my blog I notice not enough coverage of beautiful Mexico city. This is a pity , as is a country where i have visited several times over the years and have family there which I have visited too. Therefore, this is a compendium of older posts  put together with updated text using the old photos, some of them not in the blog yet. And nostalgic places by now closed but keep for the memories of always. Let me tell you about this is Mexico City !!! Hope you enjoy  the post as I.

It is always gratifying to be able to meet old friends, and make new ones, and walk and drive all over the main points of the city. The due diligence is eminent with common sense, but I walk and drove into industrial warehouses and Polanco and all with ease,nice. The weather was very nice, sunny fresh, nice very nice indeed. I try to walk and drive to areas of nostalgic presence for me as once I came to the city since 2001-2002 when i was visiting every month! Many friends kept that I try to meet every time I am in town, and lucky to find them again today.

There was a wonderful Tezka basque restaurant that you can communicate from the above hotel,no longer there.  From 1994 it grew to when I first met them in 2002 and then 2013 it was rank 75 of the 100 best restaurants of the event  World’s 50 Best Restaurants.  Here again just for the memories.

I ate again on my culinary search at Konditori, at Calle Genova, in the Zona Rosa, the food was ok and great prices, with even greater company. I had filete tampeño and the food was well done. I finally grabbed my Negra Modelo beer here lol!!! The resto founded in 1953 by Danish immigrants was great but unfortunately it closed. Another wonderful memory for my blog ok.

From here you are walking distance to the Bosque de Chapultepec,and its wonderful museums. The official site of the magical forest is in Spanish, you go to and click on Bosque de Chapultepec, I have it in the servicios or practical information page in English: https://chapultepec.org.mx/things-to-do/?lang=en

My best shopping reminds me of my eternal Paris was at the wonderful Liverpool dept store in the Polanco neighborhood at Mariano Escobedo # 425. Col. Chapultepec Morales. Delegación Miguel Hidalgo. I got my boys gifts and dear wife here for many years of visiting Mexico City! No pics… More info here: https://www.liverpool.com.mx/tienda/home

For a local twist went for real tacos pastor at Taqueria Senele, great tacos alambre as well at Calle Leibnitz, 51  just at the corner coming out of hotel Camino Real Polanco back door. No pics.. More real food here: http://www.taqueria-selene.com/

Driving around Mexico City was glorious again, its heavy traffic lends to expert driving manouvers and expert drivers that I was lucky to have. The street level and the bustle and hussle of a city is wonderful to my soul! I continue my swing in a couple of trips same year and ate at Los Panchos in Condesa, Calle Tolstoi 9, Col. Anzures, real local food and very popular, the place was packed.  I tried all different dishes from tacos de carnitas, chicharrones, stuffed peppers , etc etc so much food down with agua de jamaica and agua de leche delicious. Los Panchos since 1945! At least got the menu carte !! More in foodie site Chilango: https://www.chilango.com/comida/restaurantes/los-panchos-2/

I was,also able to eat out outside the city in the State of Mexico in Ecatepec de Morelos. I stop for lunch at Los Bisquets de Obregon avenue 1ro de Mayo , Jardines de Morelos, local cuisine restaurant with a great cecina steak (salted and dried by means of air, sun or smoke) with mashed potatoes, mexican rice, and mango/papaya juices. The official Los Bisquets de Obregon: https://bisquetsobregon.com/sucursales 

I was lucky to be invited for a drink and dinner at the Torre Mayor, private club that has wonderful views of the city and an impeccable service.  No pics. More on the choices there on official webpage: https://www.torremayor.com.mx/index.php/en/the-shops#

Went over to Plaza Universidad shopping center. Plenty of shops and good restos for a meetup with friends anytime. No pics More here: http://plaza-universidad.com/

Later I hook up with another group of friends of older days and went over for some snacks and drinks at Sanborns Universidad. Very familiar as in my other life in US once supplied with electronics, and knew the founding family. No pics. More here: https://www.sanborns.com.mx/Directorio_tiendas/

And following my culinary taste of Mexico city or CDMEX on another night went for TGIFridays hahaha yes very original , I remember this resto from back in USA and love them. Found them here with a nice big burger and try Victoria and Pacifico beers !! This was in the Patio Universidad mall but resto now closed, here for the memories.

I like to provide an overview of Mexico city or CDMEX on this post. Do see my many posts on Mexico!

The Basilica Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, with its feast day on December 12; The old colony of Santa Maria la Ribera in the district or Delegation  of Cuauhtémoc; The Alameda, a Moorish building used for the universal exposition of New Orleans as the Mexico pavilion in 1884-1885.  The historic center with wonderful old squares such as Plaza de la Constitución, as well as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico ; Palacio Nacional, Templo Mayor, gardens of the Alameda Central,this near the Palacio de Bellas Artes (fine arts) and the Plaza Garibaldi; The wide wonderful Paseo de la Reforma, and my IN area every time no matter what you read (been coming here since 1994 and as late as 2017) the Zona Rosa district.  You head over to some upscale areas such as Polanco ,and the great dept store there Liverpool; The Soumaya museum with a collection of Latin American art and one of the most important collection outside of France of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin ; modern shopping galore center district of Santa Fe, and the district of Tacuba with it’s tree of the sad night or Arbol de la Noche Triste,and the modern mansions found here. The bicentanial park or El Parque Bicentenario, second biggest green space in Mexico City, The wonderful green area, biggest and so much arts with museums galore ,Chapultepec. The district of San Angel where you find the house of Diego Rivera. Xochimilco, the water source of  DF built by the old lake of Texcoco. Coyohuacán district has the huge architecturally good Autonomous University of Mexico or UNAM .

The official Mexico city tourist offce: https://turismo.cdmx.gob.mx/

The Mexico tourist board on Mexico City: https://www.visitmexico.com/en/mexico-city

For reference a private site on tourist info in Mexico city in English: https://www.mexicocity.com/v/city-info/

There you go folks, loaded Mexico city is a must as one of the great cities of our world. Bear in mind especially to my regular readers, this information has been updated but already written elsewhere in my blog with the old info. Just fun traveling and Mexico is one of them. Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Mexico City !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!