About 25 miles north of Mexico City is town of Tepotzotlán. On Sunday we (Me, Ivone, Andrea and cousin Fernanda) took the city bus to where the old train station used to be on the north side of Mexico City. It is now a huge shopping mall about half the size of Clackamas Town Center and the new light rail station, which runs north out of Mexico City, is right inside the mall.
We had coffee and pastries then boarded the light rail to the Lecheria Station (there's a joke it there). Then we took a local mini bus to the museum/monastery in Tepotzotlán.
The park area around the museum had the flavor of Saturday Market in Portland. We enjoyed a walk through the food and gift stands and then took in the museum. Lots of history of the Catholic church, the Spanish conquistadors and the local indigenous peoples. We had a wonderful visit and then made our way back by the same route.
Just a note about the light rail station: there are places where you can charge your phone, laptop or tablet for free (they have all the most popular connectors if you don't have your charger handy) and a place where a spinning brush wipes the dust from your shoes, also free. This line is also free from the constant barrage of vendors that infect the light rail in most of Mexico City.
The weather in Mexico City right now is quite cool. Highs near 70 and lows near 45.
(Fernanda, Andrea and Ivone)
