Opportunities to buy things large and small present themselves almost every few steps you take in Mexico City.
The city is famed for its street food and inventive ways to sell it, such as the motorized empanaderia. We stumbled across one food truck that sported a second story with stools and a counter for rooftop dining (sorry, no photo). It’s amazing how one can start with a healthy mango and add layers of psychedelic toppings to completely disguise the fruit at its base. Vibrant colored chips and doodles fail to convince they are high in beneficial beta carotene.
photo opportunity in Chapultepec Park
empanaderia bike
hair cuts that will make you famous
Beatles photo-bomb Casasola image
bookstore in Roma Norte
colorized chips and doodles
unicorns overlooking the cathedral
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esquites – Mexican street corn
quinceanera dresses
all-weather pedicabs
Loteria Nacional
Que Bo chocolate toys from Mercado Roma
psychedelic mangos
year-round Christmas store
Proyecto 125 wine label showcasing essential bike accessory, a wine carrier
Proyecto 125 wines from La Contra in Roma Norte
Never tempted to hire a clever all-weather pedicab, but did keep envisioning mounting the trio of horses in Chapultepec Park corralled by a vendor for photos for a fee, the perfect souvenir to share on facebook for holiday greetings. But, alas, the Mister and nuestra hija declined. Bet they are sorry now that Christmas is almost here.
Chocolates and Proyecto 125 wines were about our only purchases outside of restaurants. Kind of wondering if we should have succumbed to the numerous offerings of loteria tickets. Potential winnings look so impressive when promoted in pesos.
Postcards from Barton Springs 