Mexico City: Day 2

The following day Max had booked what I thought to be just another ruin. We were picked up from our Airbnb at 7am sharp and for approximately 1.5 hours to Teotihuacan. I was truly astounded by the expanse of the ruins here, and the restoration that had taken place to make it the grand scene that unfolded before us. Though our tour guide didn't go into tons of details about the history of the ruins, the highlight of the tour was that we were able to climb the Pyramid of the Moon! It had only just opened that week after being closed for over 5 years! It was so steep, but the view was worth the climb up (and down!). 

We journeyed back to the city and decided to try our luck with Rosetta, which is a Michelin-starred restaurant that Roz told us about. We weren't able to make reservations, but someone on our tour the night before had told us that she was able to walk in with no reservation! We were told it would be a 90-minute wait, so we strolled the streets of Roma Norte, with plenty of boutique shops and antique stores keeping us busy until only 45 minutes later, we were called! We sat outside and were delighted by the quality and fusion of flavors set before us, and sipped house-made limoncello with our decadent dessert of rhubarb cake. Truly one of my favorite meals I've ever had! 

We had a free afternoon, so we trekked over through the Bosque Chepultepec the Museum of Modern Art. We spent over an hour walking through the free sculpture garden before entering for a small fee into the art museum. I loved all the different arts and Max found me after we had gone several ways to bring me to a huge Frida Kahlo painting! It was a great surprise, because we hadn't been able to book tickets to the Frido Kahlo museum. There were actually some great pieces by her, but the largest was the more exciting find of the day. 

It was a day FULL of walking, so we stopped for a little coffee and treat before walking all the way back to Roma Norte. Max distracted my aching feet by telling me origin stories of the cartel and of Pablo Escobar. Needless to say, it was an all day story-telling day :) I loved hearing about such a, shall we say, unique time in Mexican history, and Max tells it in his own narrative, which I love listening to.

Night was falling, but we truly weren't hungry after all our courses at Rosetta. We opted instead to go to a Mezcal Bar, which we had to wait in line for quite some time to enter. It was a moody, hole in the wall spot with great music and complimentary nuts with dried crickets 👀 I tried a few but they weren't my favorite...

In the true spirit of Mexico City, I ate some street food (a kind of sad little burger) before we tucked in for the night. Tomorrow was our foodie bike tour, and we needed the physical rest as well as to make room in our stomachs!

¡Adiós hasta mañana!