It was a lot of time in the air and at airports and by the time we were in a taxi on our way to Pedro's place I was totally exhausted and looking forward to just relaxing and not having to deal with making travel arrangements or with finding a place to sleep.
One of the great treasures of Mexico DF is Chapultepec Park. For anyone visiting Mexico it is a must as you will be sure to find something of interest there. It is the home of many museums including one of the worlds best anthropological museums. You will also find restaurants, hotels, amusement parks, zoo, multiplex theatre, a display of most of Mexico Cities historical and heritage buildings built in miniature . There is lots of green space and walking paths and interesting fountains and an old burial ground. But, best of all for me, there is a terrific running area with one and two kilometer pathways that are super well maintained and have a large timing clock at the beginning as well as a sprint training area. And the running part of the Park is only about a 20 minute walk from Pedro's condo.
Here is a picture of one of the entrances to the Park.
This picture is taken looking back down Paseo Reforma .
I was so happy to be back to resume running. There is quite an adjustment to make though when coming from sea level due to Mexico Cities elevation and at times high air pollution and temperature.
The other great thing is that Pedro has a country house in a small village called Los Loreles which is about two to three hours south west of the city.
It is cactus farming country and the village is bunded on one side by an ecological reserve. It is a super place to relax.
Here is a view of a steaming volcano as seen from Pedro's
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