How to Fall in Love with the Biggest City in the World in just Two Weeks
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The Metropolitan Cathedral The Cathedral of the Virgin of Guadalupe Teotihuacan Zocalo, Mexico City |
There are some cities with whom it is possible to have a mutually polite relationship; cities with to whose presence a mere nod and pleasantry now and then is sufficient, unassuming cities, simple cities, utilitarian cities whose existence is the provision of necessities for its inhabitants. There are myriads of cities like this, these cities that are easy on the eyes. With some cities it is possible to have a congenial relationship, the city itself not requiring much in the way of attention or affection but living their humble and meek existence, thankful for the inhabitants it has and whatever adventures may transpire there. Then there are other cities.
If you follow the Sierra Madre mountains south from the USA-Mexico border you will encounter a long vertebral column of peaks. This mountain chain, continued from the Rockies, rises and falls with the ancient pressure of the plates tectonic deep below ground. In the heart of this mountain range is a valley, 2000 meters elevation at base and crowned by 7 peaks 1 of which Popocaptl is an active volcano. There, lying like a woman reclining in blankets is the city called el Distrito Federal. Mexico is a woman who sleeps beautifully. Upon first glance you will know that this city is different. The large feline stripes of avenidas sparkle like a well groomed coat and the intricacies of the city seem to define the land. As you get closer she surrounds you and you feel her warmth and feel the depth of the city and feel that la DF must go on forever. And as the plane continues to approach she only continues to grow until by virtue of her presence alone your being is almost lost amongst her ambience just before the first touch of plane on tarmac..
Once you touch the ground and begin to explore the surface she can enchant you in a million ways. Despite being the biggest city in the world there is no experience in Mexico city that isn't intensely personal and intimate in a
