Mexico City (DF, as it’s commonly called) is enormous. At 573 square miles and over 8 million people (more, if you include many of the outer boroughs), it’s one of the densest and largest cities in the world.
We only had five days there—hardly enough time—and we’re already looking forward to a return.
We’ve reached that point in the summer when free weekends seem scarce and friends are packing up for vacations—and it all seems to be going by too fast. We’ve been trying to soak it up as best we can, with bike rides and trips to the American River. (Last weekend, we found this gorgeous swimming hole on the river that used to be used as a municipal pool!)
What do you have planned for August?
Here are a few posts from the archive that might come in handy for these last weeks of summer…
Wednesday night was my first time to the California State Fair. It’s held at the enormous Expo venue here in Sacramento, which sort of blew me away as all of my expectations about fairs are rooted in the cartoon version of Charlotte’s Web. I was most excited when we left the midway rides (do they still call them that?) and made our way over to the barns—half-hoping to see “Some Pig” written above a pen. No luck there, but we did see some very cute three-day-old Holsteins and some very pregnant (even overdue) cows in the UC Davis Veterinary center’s barn.
Otherwise, top takeaways: Motorcycles flying through the air in a Motocross event is bonkers! Nutella is really good fried. (But when isn’t it?) And you can spend a lot of money very quickly on carnival rides. It’s very difficult to say no to anything that makes little kids smile the way that bouncing and spinning does.
Do you go to your state fair? What are the highlights for you?
A few more photos, some plans for the weekend, and Friday links…
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