Monday, December 27, 2010

Museo Nacional de Antropología, the Alameda, and the Zócalo


Museo Nacional de Antropología. Extensive and informative.

Foreigners have to pay 50 pesos. Locals waltz on in without paying a centavo.






Craftsmanship for LSD users. Those are tiny beads.


The sun stone, "unearthed beneath the Zócalo in 1790." It's much larger than this picture shows it as being.




The voladores once again. This time, in the daylight. I tried to upload a video to better show their performance, but it's taking f o r e v e r. So.... no.



Goodies being sold outside the museum:


The green stuff is cactus and cilantro.


Next, the Alameda. It's a market with snacks, games, amusement park rides, and a lot of Santas.


Busy busy.


Fresh cotton candy was being made, but some of it got away and attached itself to wires, lines, and poles. The pink, blue, and purple sugary clouds of Mexico.


Lastly, we took a stroll through the crowded Zócalo at night. It was filled with people playing with 'rocket balloons' which can be bounced and propelled upward. They even have an ice rink here! It's like Russia all over again.

1 comment:

  1. I like that locals don't pay at the Museum! I love these photos. Night Market memories. :-)

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