First we go to the Basilica de Santa María de Guadalupe, one of the most important pilgrim sites for Catholics in Mexico. They say that Mother Mary appeared to an Aztec king here.

Believers crawl on their knees from the entrance towards the basilika

I am curious

A great building shaped like a tent

a little chapel inside

the building is quite open towards the central square

Mother Mary appears to the Aztec

A smaller church

lots of ornaments

Aztecs pay homage to Mother Mary

The building seen from the central square

Torre Latinamericano offers nice views over Mexico City

The basilika in a distance

Panoramic view towards southwest

The President's palace and Zocalo (central square)

Panoramic view towards north

The palace of fine arts

Life is busy down at Torre Latinamericano

Museum Soumaya is owned by Carlos Slim, a billionaire and richest man of Mexico

The museum is located close to the headquarters of Telcel, the enterprise Carlos Slim made his fortune with

I was there

The museum shows art from around the world collected and owned by Carlos Slim. The pieces of art include this statue "The Thinker" and paintings of Renoir, Van Gogh und Lucas Cranach

A nice river bath with wide spread facilities

A little town and base for some trips. We find quite a few churches and a nice and busy Zocalo

At the Zocalo

We found this restaurant with a nice view to the busy life in the evening

The central square in all cities. And full of life. we went there every evening and watched the scene. And Laura got something every time.

A nice and big garden with many varieties of cactus. A lot of them were blooming.

A little canyon needed to ge conquered

Laura found a playground ...

... and some ice cream

A nice little hotel with some apartments

Colorful decoration in my apartment

Breakfast was being served in the main house...

... we started it with a little game

There was a mini pool for Laura

And there was a cat belonging to the hotel

Starting point of the Mexican independence movement

Hidalgo memorial on the Zocalo

We got ice cream

and Laura got candy floss

A bath with thermal springs

the pools are filled with water of different temperature

The probably oldest catholic church in Mexico

Old stones and Mexico belong to each other. In Tula we visited a group of pyramides. In this case with stone columns on top of one.

We go the the channels of Xochimilco in the middle of Mexico City. Barges get punt through the channels

There are many herons

We go to Isla de las Muñecas, the island of dolls. A former resident has collected dolls from the channels and put them on trees on his island. Looks quite bizarre.

Christine is happy

The moorings Embarcadero Cuemanco shows many colorful barges

First I go to Frankfurt. There I can see the office building of my company right at the airport.

After take off in Frankfurt I can see the skyline

This time we fly quite up north and I have stunning views onto Greenland Pack ice

Glaciers

Island with icebergs

Arriving in Mexico City after a 12 hour flight

Laura and I have much fun

I eat everything Mexican. Usually I let make my friends choosing my meals. I get a Michelada, a mix of beer with lime juice and chili.

The Mexican way to transport a double bass. Just put it on the roof and hold it with your hands

There is a tree growing out of the building.