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Back in Mexico City , Part 2
More from Mexico City. Food first, as always… Sanborns is a local chain where the servers wear the strangest cape/collar. Worn over a blouse and skirt, it looks like a a mashup of traditional mexican garb and Star Trek. The … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged food, harmonipan, icecream, location drawing, mexico, mexico city, music, National Museum of Anthropology, sanborns, Santo Domingo Church church, sketch, snacks, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, vendor, zocalo
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Back in Mexico City , Part 1
6 years ago, I visited Mexico City for the first time. So I was excited to go back for a few days before heading to San Miguel Allende. Nothing like starting out with a meal at Cafe de Tacuba. Ornate cherubs … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged aztec, cafe tacuba, food, harmonipan, location drawing, mexico, mexico city, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral architecture, music, musician, shaman, sketch, templo mayor, Travel, travel journal, urban sketch, usk, zocalo
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People on the streets, Mexico City
Harmonipan Players in freshly pressed khakhi uniforms stand at street corners and crank the handle on the harmonipan all day long. It must be even harder to listen to the same 20 second tune, over and over. I have to … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico City, Travel
Tagged cops, food, food vendor, harmonipan, location drawings, mexico, mexico city, people, snack cart, Travel, urban sketchers, urban sketches
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