Good morning!
It’s Sunday here in Mexico City.
I’ve got my juice as usual and this morning we’re headed to Paseo de la Reforma
which is a huge boulevard and on Sunday mornings they shut it down.
I guess in an effort to curb air pollution and so no cars are allowed, only pedestrians and bikes
and it’s Sunday morning so there’s tons of markets everywhere in the city
which I love so I can’t wait to see it.
We found Paseo de la Reforma.
It’s completely shut off from traffic.
The other side is really full but here it’s just people on bikes, people with strollers,
roller blades, skateboards, I saw a guy with one roller blade,
and someone just jogged by pushing a wheelchair.
So it just seems like a really great community thing.
Just people outside on this gorgeous day enjoying a Sunday in Mexico City.
So we’re just walking along with everyone.
Hola!
They’re so cute!
Have a fun ride!
Bye!
So not only can you ride around this massive city without any traffic
but we just saw a guy bail really badly on his bike and there’s a Red Cross station, or stations,
all the way along here.
It’s amazing to have those kinds of services along here too.
So cool!
A couple of people who were doing some homework asked Marc if they could interview him
and ask him five questions about Mexico so we stopped so he could answer their questions.
How’d it go?
It was all right.
A little nerve-wracking.
I’m not used to getting interviewed.
I hope I did a good job.
I think you did and it was funny because their Mom was there filming them asking questions
and then I was filming them asking Marc questions so I think they felt a little put on the spot too
but it was fun.
Walking along here there’s also a Dali exhibition and there’s Dali himself who is
walking along telling all the people why he made these sculptures.
We found where you can rent the free bikes.
I haven’t rented a bike since I was in Kyoto and that went pretty well
so uh I guess it’s like riding a bike.
K I’m going to go.
K.
Oh my god.
I think this bike is possibly for someone who is somewhere between 5’ and 5’2” or 3”.
It’s really short.
It’s an awesome way to get around.
I love it.
That was really, really fun.
I can’t believe in a city this big that they close down that much space
just for cyclists and pedestrians.
It’s absolutely amazing and I’m so glad we got to do that, even just for an hour
it was totally worth it.
Biking worked up quite a hunger so we stopped for a snack.
We got a cup of mango for 20 pesos - it’s really good and fresh -
and we’re in this huge park.
There’s a market all the way through, there’s tons of people here,
and we’re going to start walking towards the castle called Chapultepec.
Which one of these looks good on me?
Grrrrrr!
We got hungry again on the way to the castle so,
big surprise, we’re going to stop and have tacos again
and it’s called Antonitos Mexicanos Toñita, I think.
We’re at the castle and realized that it’s Sunday which means that it’s free
for Mexican citizens to go in so it’s very, very busy so we’re going to come back another day
but it’s beautiful.
We’re still walking around Chapultepec Park and saw that the Museum of Modern Art
is free on Sundays so we’re going to go in there instead.
Oh my god, you guys, I found a lending library!
Look!
It’s like the Little Libraries that I had in Cabbagetown when I lived in Toronto
and here’s one in Mexico City.
I wish I could read more Spanish.
Sun’s going down now.
We’re going to go grab some dinner so I think I’m going to end the vlog here,
but subscribe to my channel if you haven’t already for more vlogs and I’ll see you in my next one!
Bye!