07/20/2024: This Saturday I went to Mexico City with a co-worker! I was so excited to get a chance to explore the city. He picked me up at CIMMYT with a car and for breakfast we ate blueberry and chia seed cookies. It was a little over an hour to get to Mexico City but we got there around 11:30 AM. First we went to the historic district of Zocalo and got to see the city square. It was so cool to see in person because I had learned so much about it in Spanish class in the United States. There were so many flags too and a pyramid in the center. There were a bunch of street markets all around the area which I love being able to see and buy things at. Everything is so cheap and they have such a wide variety of things. Afterwards we went on a tour of the Cathedral in the historic district. I love churches so this was the perfect tourist spot for me. It was so detailed and big inside, I think I took around 1,000,000 pictures. Afterwards, we ate at a rooftop restaurant. He had enchiladas and I had chilaquiles verdes because it's one of my favorite foods here in Mexico. I'm going to miss the authentic version here in Mexico when I go back home because I just love it so much! I also drank a hot chocolate that had cinnamon in it which I loved. I love cinnamon so much and the hot chocolate was so smooth and rich. It was easily the best I've ever had, I ever looked up a recipe after so I can make it in the United States for my family. After the restaurant, we went to a bakery in the center of Mexico City. I don't remember the names of anything we tried but it was all so good. One was a flaky cookie dipped in chocolate, another was a strawberry concha, and the last was my favorite. It was a horn shaped dough fried and filled with strawberry jam with crispy sugar on the outside. It was all so good, I love bakeries and getting to explore the different baked goods in different cities. Then we went to a churro place where I tried a churro filled with blackberry jam and a plain churro. They were so good too! I love how crispy it is but with a fluffy inside and the taste of the sugar and cinnamon on the inside. Then we went to an OXXO which is a gas station here in Mexico. There we just got some Mexican candies to try and water. I got to try a chocolate covered Pan de la Rosa which I think is my new favorite candy. It had chunks of peanuts in it that paired so well with the chocolate. We were so full and tired after all the foods and baked goods so we went to a park and sat down for a while. It was so fun to people watch and see all of the happy families there and all the fun activities everyone was doing. The park was so pretty, there were trees and fountains and statues everywhere. There was also another street market right next to the park that we explored after. There I got a bag to hold all of my stuff and then I tried a cinnamon artesian ice cream that I loved! I just love cinnamon so much if you can't already tell. Then we walked to the Riley's Believe it or Not Museum and spent a few hours there. It had all kinds of crazy things to see which was so fun. I'm so glad I got an opportunity to visit one of their museums. Afterwards, we went to the Angel of Independence and luckily the road was closed down that day so we got the perfect view of it. Then we went to a specialty gelato place where I got to try passionfruit sorbet and a speculoo gelato. It was the best gelato I've ever had and they shaped it like a rose which was so pretty. Speculoo is a European cinnamon cookie served around Christmas time. When I lived in Germany I would eat them almost every day, I thought that they were the best. I still do. Then to end the day in Mexico City we went to a Chicago Style burger place which tasted exactly like something you might get in America. The burgers were so good and the loaded fries were even better. I had a Horchata with my meal which is a Mexican cinnamon water and it was so good too. Then we drove home and I was so tired I fell asleep almost immediately. It was such a fun day and I'm so happy I got to explore Mexico City before I left! [CONTINUE READING]