Day 45: Thanksgiving

Obviously, Thanksgiving isn't celebrated in Mexico but as it got closer to the 28th, we had a hankering for some turkey and stuffing! I was pretty bummed that I couldn't watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Although, I'm sure my fam is happy that I didn't force them in front of the TV to watch this year. It was hard to find, but learned that the Four Seasons Hotel had a turkey dinner. Luc figured that the hotel was on the end of Reforma that was further downtown but as we started driving in the cab, we realized we were going the wrong way. Oops! Once we got there, we were confused by the crowd in front of the hotel. Were ALL of these people in line for turkey dinner? NOPE. They were all waiting for a glimpse of Madonna, Oasis, and Duran Duran. All of them were in town this weekend. I have to admit it was kind of awesome to roll right past the paps and walk inside. This hotel was breathtaking. Since the restaurant was partly outside, we walked through a giant courtyard to be seated. There were 2 classical guitar players and X-mas lights on the shrubbery. It was definitely a romantic feel. We decided to eat outside next to one of those faux firepits that's really a heater. I never would have imagined eating turkey dinner al fresco during the end of November! Tonight, there was a prix-fixe menu with all of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes. At first we felt guilty being gringos and still embracing the US custom of Thanksgiving, but then realized that we weren't alone when the whole patio filled up w/Mexicans and non-Mexicans. We were blown away by the fantastic service and TLC from the waitstaff. Each course was a virtual work of art. When can we go back?!?!

There was a little blond muscley guy walking around causing a stink w/some friends. Luc and I kept looking at eachother saying--hey, this guy looks really familiar. Luc had a hunch that he was a boxer and I was thinking he was way too tiny. Afterwards, we looked him up and realized that it was Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton. We're on a celeb citing roll!

After dinner we strolled home since we NOW know that the hotel's in walking distance.

We're thankful for so many things!