Xochimilco

Last weekend we went to Xochimilco, the world famous floating gardens at the south of the city, and we enjoyed a great day in the company of Normita’s friends Viky and Lety, as well as with Johnny a friend of Normita from work. We arrived early before the crowds and had a nice boat ride on the canals while things were still quiet, then we had a nice walk to one of the local markets where we had some lunch of typical Mexican dishes like tlacoyos, gorditas de chicharones, and quesadillas de flor de calabazas y queso.

We had a great time and managed to relax a lot, except for me whose task was to drive, and we were stuck in heavy traffic on the way there, and also on the way back. It used to be that on weekend’s mornings you could enjoy roads with lighter traffic, but so far this year there is not much difference between weekend and weekday traffic, unless there is some football in TV.

Here are some pictures from our day in Xochimilco…

From: July 15, 2006

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