Xochimilco and Coyoacan
We had another hectic and enjoyable fin de semana this week, spending Sunday hitting up not one but two huge tourist spots in D.F. You can trace our route on the map below from Polanco (A) down to Xochimilco (B) for the day before an evening in Coyoacan (C). We've been wanting to explore both of these places since we set foot in the city, so it was ultra exciting to do them both in one day!! We made our way after a morning of smoothies and gymming first on the metro to Tasqueñas, a stop in the south of D.F., where our colleague Andy picked us up and drove us to our destination, collecting Rebeca on the way. Isabel and Jaume met us in the main square of Xochimilco , which Laura aptly describes as the Venice of Mexico. We were met at the dock by a host of hyper-colorful traijineras , the flat boats which hold picnic tables for 14 to navigate the canals of Lake Xochimilco. Floating along on these boats is such a spectacle! Groups of friends sit snacking...