Mexico City tourist information and lodging links

SHOPPING IN MEXICO CITY
Leaving Mexico City without buying anything would be unthinkable. Shops not only dot malls and markets but pop-up in subway stops and in parks. Metro (subway) shown at left. The array of items for sale is mind-boggling.
From a cheap souvenir to take back to Aunt Mildred to a fine work of art, you'll find it in Mexicy City. Look for obsidian; carved wooden chests; shoes made of sharkskin (I still have a pair I bought in Mexico City ten years ago and they still look great); fine table linens; glassware; embroidery.
Mexico City's major shopping areas include the Zona Rosa (see photo below) and off Paseo de la Reforma. The streets are Hamburgo, Niza, Londres, and Amberes.
Between the Zocalo and Avenida Lazaro Cardenas every other side street is closed to traffic and paved with tiles.

There are ten metro (subway) lines serving the city to get from one shopping area to another. On Saturdays the metro is open until 1:30AM but closes shortly after midnight on other days.
Take the metro to Allende on LINE 2 for the popular Thieves Market; a flea market open only on Sundays. You can find coins; silver; antinques; rare books.

ZONA ROSA MEXICO CITY
Elegance is everywhere in the Zona Rosa.
Shown on the right is an example of the Zona Rosa. The most popular discos and dance clubs as well as the city's best retaurants are found in this district.
Elegance in the Pink Zone (Zona Rosa) echoes of Europe past.
No one knows how this area got its name . If you have any ideas on the subject let us know.

Home of swank boutiques, gourmet restaurants in 24 square blocks.
Some of the shops include Appel; Aries; Cartier; Gucci; Bustamente.
Bars include La Mancha; La Cucaracha; Jorongo Bar.
Numerous outdoor cafes for great people watching. Niza is the main street of the Zona Rosa. Turn off Niza into some of the little side-streets and you're in Greenwich Village Mexico City style.

Mexico City market

LOCAL MARKET IN MEXICO CITY
How to ask for foods in the market:

apple	manzana	banana	platano
grapes	uvas	orange	naranja
pineaple	piña	cheese	queso
bread	pan	veal	ternera
beef	carne de res	chicken	pollo

Although it is easy to assume that Mexico City is the world capital of tacos like Leon Guanajuato, you can find any kind of food in this city.
There are regional specialties from all over Mexico as well as the world, including Japanese, Chinese, French, Polish, Italian, Argentinean, Belgian, Irish, and Indian. And of course you can find McDonalds.
The main restaurant areas are located in Polanco, Condesa, Centro, Zona Rosa, along Avenida Insurgentes from Viaducto to Copilco and more recently Santa Fe.

The historic district comprises the metro stops HIDALGO where you may visit the Diego Rivera museum while in Mexico City; BELLAS ARTES where you may visit both the Palacio de Bellas Artes and Museo Nacional de Arte while in Mexico City; ZOCALO where you may visit the Plaza de la Constitucion while in Mexico City.

Mexico City is 2200 meters above sea level so it is cool during the winter months.

Mexico City museum and attraction information
Hotel Century Zona Rosa in Mexico City
Calinda Geneve Hotel in Mexio City
Hotel Fontan Mexico City Reforma
Mexico City metro animation and subway information
Fly over the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon in a hot air ballon the higher you are the better the view