Sundays in Mexico City are made to be outside. Walking. Sitting in a park. Riding a bike. Mexico City takes Sunday so seriously that they close down the major road Paseo de la Reforma, and open it up to pedestrians and bikes. And it is full of both! They take their bike riding so seriously that there are free bike repairs stations set up to assist those in need.
We walked the main road all the way to Chapultepec Park. Instead of walking through the gauntlet of vendors singing and yelling to sell their wares, we decided to head to the Museo de Art Moderno. What a great place! The building itself is beautiful, and the displays are amazing. Inside the first room was a very famous painting by Frida Kahlo.
The museum has some great modern art, a full display of Diego Rivera's work (including the backstory on one very specific painting), and the exterior park area has a massive outdoor sculpture garden. Art holds a very special place in Mexican culture, and this museum is a true example of the cultural significance of modern art.
Across the street is the famous Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo. A stark concrete building with some super-modern art that I struggled to comprehend. One of the pieces was a fabric chair that the artist had dismantled and destroyed on a beach - in Truro on Cape Cod!
And yes, it is once again time for lunch. We decided to see a bit of the Condessa neighborhood, so we headed through this very fancy part of the city. Awesome apartment buildings, upscale restaurants, nice shops, and a fun urban feel. We picked El Tizoncito for lunch, as they boasted that they were the original creators of the Taco Pastor. And yes, it was legitimately delicious.
We continued our stroll around Condessa, finding beautiful buildings, massive churches, and a modern pink architecturally important home (unfortunately, it was closed).
We wanted to visit Parque Mexico as we had read that this was a vibrant area. And was it ever. It was packed with people. Dog walkers, roller bladers, soccer players, kids running around, multiple (yes, multiple) dance classes, a group of clowns (seriously!), and people like us just sitting there taking it all in. What a great place to experience daily life in Mexico City.
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