Querétaro Language School – Spanish School in Mexico

Lena with the Estudiantinas

Mexico City. The heart of the country, the megalopolis that unites millions, a place full of history and
wonder… and we had 12 hours to see as much of it as we could. Like many day trips we awoke at the crack of dawn to make our way to the Central de Autobuses of Querétaro. There we meet up with all of our students and grabbed a bus to Mexico Norte (one of the 4 bus terminals). After a short, and sleep filled, bus ride we arrived in D.F. Using public transport we made our way to the Centro Historico, and found ourselves at the doors of the historic Cafe Tacuba for breakfast. There we enjoyed delicious Mexican breakfasts as well as live entertainment from the estudiantinas.

Rick, Tycho, Kate & Ron with Voladores

After a hearty breakfast we made our way over to the main Zocalo to catch the Turibus to the Bosce de Chapultepec.  At Chapultepec we were treated to a show by the Voladores de Papantlan as well as had a chance to take photos with some local Otomí in traditional garb.  After these great photo ops we made our way to the Museo de Archologeo,  and spent the next few hours walking through the rich history of Mexico.  As our time winded down, both Kate and Tycho didn’t ever want to leave, but unfortunately Mexico City had many more wonders to share with us.

Tycho with the locals

We made our way back to the Turibus route, and took it all the way to the suburb of Coyoacan, made famous byits beautiful houses and zocalo, as well as being the home of the famous Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.  There we visited Casa Azul, the home of this artistic couple.  There we made our way through the rooms and as a result the history of the the couple.  At this point we were all starving, so we headed for the local market and introduced our students to gorditas (thich tortillas stuffed with different ingredients).  Full and tired we got on the Turibus for the last time and made our way home… to Mexico Norte and then back to Querétaro.    A full but fun day…

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