TGI...V! Since the painter had to leave at 2pm it gave us the afternoon to explore the citay. We decided to go where the wild things are (and this doesn't mean a visit to my sketchy studio sublet in NYC), the Chapultepec Zoo. Chapultepec Park is Mexico City's equivalent to Central Park in NY; complete with 1,600 acres of green land. We're lucky to live basically across the street from the park. So we took a 10 minute stroll and were at the zoo's gates. Free admission is a plus too. When they checked our bags they asked me to throw my newspaper away. Bizarre--we have no idea why. It was pretty empty but I guess it was a Friday afternoon after all. Nothing too exciting happened there except that a monkey jumped on Luc's head. Hilarious!
Afterwards we headed to Reforma 222, a new outdoor/indoor mall--very modern California-esque. I was in mid picture when someone politely asked me to stop. I showed her---the pic came out anyway. We felt like seeing a movie and got tix for a Mexican flick called "Familia Tortuga", or Family Turtle. Luc was a trooper since it was in Spanish and had no subtitles. It had a great eccentric storyline but the best part was checking out all the Mexico City scenery. We were digging the reclining rocking seats and adjustable armrests in the theater. Did we mention that movie tickets were $5 US in Mexico?
Seems like a pretty low-key day, right? OK, except til we pulled up to the house. We turned the key for the bottom lock on the gate and it snapped! Crikey! Luc went to the Camino Real Hotel across the street and asked for the number of a local locksmith. 20 mins later he came and opened the door. Phew. We got in OK and we'll have to figure out what to do tomorrow. We're tired!
PS : the monkey thing never happened. i had to make the trip to the zoo exciting.
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