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The Best of Mexico City
 
According to In & Out, a publication distributed by the tourist office, the best of Mexico City centers upon the following:
 
Polanco/Chapultepec
 
This barrio or neighborhood is described as "Glamorous Mexico" in which one can discover Mexico City's fanciest areas in a sea of green due to its abundance of trees.
 
Zona Rosa
 
Billed as "Party Time Mexico", the invitation is to hit the streets and find out the diverse party options of this neighborhood.
 
Historical Mexico
 
This area is showcased through the encounter of two cultures by means of the majestic buildings of this area.
 
Condesa
 
Touted as "Bohemian Mexico" the invitation is extended to explore the hip and cozy corners of this European style neighborhood.
 
Sante Fe
 
Designated as "Modern Mexico", this is the area of the financial district as well as stupendous entertainment/food options.
 
San Angel/Coyoacan
 
Known as "Artist's Mexico", one can experience the colonial grandeur and artsy atmosphere of the southern city districts .
 
In our planning we had designated two days and one evening in Mexico City. Why so little time? It is, after all, a huge city of 18,000,000 people with all the problems inherent in such an environment and perhaps it is a city that should be taken in small doses. In addition, our thinking was that we would come back to Mexico City for another "small dose" at a different point in time.
 
That left us one day to attack the "Best of Mexico" list other than the historical district that we had explored the day before.
 
 
Our initial planning on this day was to discover at least 3 of the districts - Polanco, Zona Roza, and Condesa. With that in mind, we optimistically headed for Polanco where we were suitably impressed with an elegantly treed neighbourhood.
 
Some of the highlights along the way were the stunning architecture of the residences in the area as well as a very modern and expensive shopping center known as El Palacio del Hierro. Further along the way, we came across a cathedral, several embassies, a huge synagogue, streets named after British authors, impressive office towers near the Lomas Plaza and finally the Petroleum Monument which could be described as utilitarian, devoid of artistic merit .
 
From this point on, it would be a pleasure to report on our discoveries in the Zona Rosa as well Condesa, however, sometimes the planning does not correspond with the reality.
 
Reality in this case was rather cruel. To put it bluntly, we got swallowed up by Chapultepec Park. In a gross miscalculation, we figured we could walk across the park to Zona Rosa. In the process we got lost on a very hot day and our search for a Metro station seemed to border on hopeless.
 
By the time we finally got to Constitucion Metro station, the wind had escaped from our sails. At this point, we tucked our tails between our legs and headed back to our hotel room for a well deserved rest.
 
In conclusion, I would have to call this day a mitigated success - or was it a failure?
 
What was not a failure, however, was another evening walk on the Zocalo, decorated in its Christmas colors in spades. Zocalo means main public square in Spanish.
 
Coming soon - In Search of the Monarch Butterflies