We started our day early and walked to class. We left around 8am because we had to be there by 8:50. As expected, we took a few wrong turns but still got there a tiny bit early. Michelle and Leslie-Anne ended up in a class with just the two of them – again. I am in a class that is definitely above my Spanish level. I talked to my teacher about moving down, but that class is already full, so I will just have to work that much harder to keep up. It’s ok, I will be learning lots. We started off in a cafe and it was quite chilly – around 6 Celsius. This cafe was not heated and was pretty much an outdoor cafe with walls. I was so happy I brought my fleece.
I was also very happy to order a chai latte to sip on while we were working.
After a couple of hours we had a short break, and then shortly after that we headed out to a park where we could warm up in the sun.
There are 3 other students in my class of various ages – all American. They all seem to be very interesting people, and all super nice. Classes wrapped up around 1pm.
We were all hungry so we went to a cute little lunch spot called Frutos Prohibitos (Forbidden Fruit). They had excellent sandwiches. The sandwiches menu had a theme of “sins”. I ordered the Sexenal – a warm wrap with cream cheese, goat cheese, Brie manchego and mozzarella. It was fabulous.
After lunch we walked back yo the apartment to have a short siesta. Here are some photos I took along the way.
After our rest we headed back to Zocalo as we were going to meet Leslie-Anne’s niece for dinner at La Casa de Azulejos (photo of outside from yesterday’s post). On the way I had to find new reading glasses as I managed to break one pair and lose one pair in only two days. I spent the whole morning trying to hold my broken glasses up to my face with one hand while writing with the other hand. Not fun. I spent some time last night wandering around searching for a pair to no avail. Luckily I found a street vendor while we were transferring from a bus to the metro and got two decent pair for equivalent of just over $10!
We took some time to revisit the Nopales art exhibit – still amazing. I took too many photos- will restrain myself and only add 5 more here but you can go back to yesterday’s post to see the rest. I loved almost every one of the Nopales sculptures- there were so many!
Suddenly I looked over and saw the Brazilian Family we met at the Chapultepec Castle from a couple of days ago! What are the chances? In a city of over 22 million people in an outdoor exhibit with over 200 sculptures…we made plans to get together for lunch after class tomorrow.
Next stop was dinner with Noelani, Lesley-Anne’s niece. The restaurant was positively beautiful. The outside is covered in the traditional Azulejos tiles, as well as inside. There are two levels and there also breathtaking murals throughout the building. My food was also very tasty. Michelle and I even ordered cocktails – mine was a Lychee Mojito. We really enjoyed spending time with Noelani – she has such a nice energy.
It is late and I haven’t even started my homework yet, so I will sign off now. Buenos Noches!