Museo Nacional de Antropología | Mexico City

During our short time in Mexico City, we took a walking tour to the National Museum of Anthropology and History. We wanted to share some photos because it's a must-visit in Mexico City.

The museum is divided into rooms that are dedicated to ancient Hispanic civilizations like the Aztecs, Mayas, Zapotecas, Mixtecas, Purépechas, Olmecs and others. It really helped having a guide to point out interesting displays (because the place is huge) and share background information. I didn't know much about the history in this part of the world and was just soaking up every bit our guide was sharing.

Also, the museum building has an impressive design. There's a giant concrete "umbrella" in the center supported by one pole. It was designed and built by Mexican architect, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez in 1964. 

One more post from Mexico City, then Cuba! Also, I'm getting really anxious to update the blog with a new look and can't wait to share it with you all. 

- Julia

Giant concrete "umbrella" covering the center courtyard of the museum.

View of the city from underneath the umbrella.

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It didn't take long to notice the all the maroon and gold bugs on the streets. Mexico City is known for the Volkswagon Beetle taxi, and at their height in 2006, about half of all taxis were Beetles (that's 50,000 bugs). Today there are 3,500 and next year that number will be 0. Because of safety and pollution reasons, officials have decided to expire all their licenses by the end of the year. We considered ourselves lucky to see them before they go extinct.

- Yuriy

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A lot of you have asked if we plan to keep up the blog now that we're done blogging our 6 month honeymoon. The answer is yes. Travel will always be a part of our lives. We won't be traveling for such long periods of time, but we hope to get out of the country at least once a year, and we already do a lot of traveling in the States for work. I'm also working on a redesign for Mr & Mrs Globetrot, so stick around.

A couple months ago, we spent some time in Mexico City and Cuba and came home with loads of photos we want to share. We decided on Mexico City as a means to get to Cuba. We didn't exactly have a desire to visit and weren't expecting anything great. From what we'd heard in the past, Mexico City was overpopulated, extremely polluted, dangerous, and had a lot of poverty.

Those things aren't necessarily false, but the Mexico City we discovered was a wonderful surprise. The busy sidewalks were cheery and alive when we arrived. We admired the old architecture and ate some of the best tacos of our lives. Outside our hotel, the streets were lined with local shops, but nobody bothered us or tried to sell us anything. Especially not souvenirs. The fact that it's not a touristy city was one of our favorite things about Mexico City. We loved getting a freshly squeezed fruit juice and wandering around the city streets with our camera until the sun went down. 

More photos to come!

- Julia