Popocatapetl and Iztaccihuatl are the second and third highest mountains in Mexico, respectively, and are located about 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. From where we are located in the Northwestern part of the city, you can only see them about 2 weeks out of the year, due to the fact that you usually have to look through a thick cloud of smog as you look past downtown.
Today (Sunday), however, was one of the clearest days in Mexico City since we moved here 6 years ago. You could see both of the volcanoes clearly. I shot this from the foot bridge in front of the seminary on my Kodak Zi8 (Amazon affiliate link).
Today was Super Bowl Sunday, which means a lot to me, since I’m a big football fan. This year we noticed more and more ads for Super Bowl parties here in Mexico City. I also noticed that they were showing the big game on the big screen in the movie theaters.
We went to a Super Bowl party at our church. They had sort of an “NFL Experience” type thing where they invited people to come and do different “American football” drills, had competitions, and then watched the game. We didn’t stay to watch the game there. We prefer to watch it at home.
I think American football is getting more popular here, especially in our part of Mexico City. I’m pretty sure that Mark Sanchez had something to do with that. It’s amazing how many Jets fans there are in Mexico City now that he’s their quarterback.
By the way, the Saints cheerleaders were in a mall here in our part of town earlier in the season. Here’s a quick video of them:
The NFL likes to try to promote in Mexico City on 12seconds.tv
I always say that the graffitti in the south part of the city is better than the northern part of the city. Not sure why I took this particular picture, but I thought it was interesting.
We flew into Mexico City yesterday afternoon, and I always think that the best view of the volcanoes is from the air. As you fly in, you can see the two closest ones to Mexico City, and you can see other volcanoes as well. I snapped this picture quickly from the plane.
After the soccer game the other night, we stopped to get tacos al pastor.
I just don’t know how to say no to good tacos, even if it’s midnight. They were delicious.
What are you waiting for? Mexico is a great place to visit, and this country could seriously use the tourism.
I came across this article today about traveling to Mexico.
The Mexican Tourism Board has launched a $90 million recovery plan to boost tourism and many hotels throughout the country are offering deals; two-for-one offers, discounts of up to 70 percent, extras like yoga classes, additional nights, nature treks, and a slew of add-ons.
It’s cheap to visit Mexico right now, and with so few people visiting, you might find yourself alone on the beach.
I just came across this great post by Steven Roll about iPhone apps to take with you to Mexico.
I’d love to check out the metro one, especially. I think it would come in handy for me.
The Sit or Squat one looks like it could be useful, too.
Check out his list here.
(image by: William Hook on Flickr)
Saw this up at La Cuspide and thought it was hilarious. We’ve been waiting a while to video it.
