que fresa

I just have to mention how unbelievably delicious my homemade spaghetti sauce was!!!

While in the south of the city, we made it to another set of ruins called Cuicuilco, and I´m not sure but I think they were built by the Aztecs. The site was far less excavated and rebuilt than Tzintzuntzun, with the city of Mexico as an imposing background.
In the center of Coyoacan we found the one bookstore of dozens that sells books in English, so we stocked up on a few novels for when we sadly finish the ones we brought with us. I made a poor choice with The Happy Hooker, but also found Farenheit 451, 1984, and A Brave New World. Right now though, The Omnivore´s Dilemma is blowing my mind, really worth reading.

Yesterday we woke up real early to get to our new hosts´ apartment before he left for work. Then we had to spend 13 hours out in the city, not allowed to come home until well after dark. I could go on to complain about this but it`s not worth it - we had a really good time exploring the Condesa neighborhood at a leisurely pace.
The travel guides describe the neighborhood as "Mexico City`s bohemian neighborhood," and I guess this is true in some aspects because a lot of artists reside here, and the architecture is very art-deco and french nouveau; but as some Mexican artists phrase it, it`s become too ´fresa`, which is basically a word for fancy/yuppie. Since it was the hip spot to live, rent rose and the rich people moved in. This is evident in all of the ridiculously expensive sidewalk cafes and lounges, and men with suits and shiny shoes on every corner. There`s even valet parking at Starbucks!
We found a lunch spot with pool tables, so we were automaticly drawn to it. That took up a good 2 hours of our day (and I won a bunch, haha!).
A lot of our time was spent in Parque España talking with an older man who engaged us in a conversation about karate. He teaches it, and as he put it, is a fanatic. We talked about Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, and he gave us a few tips on pressure points to use against a would-be attacker. He warned us to always look over our shoulders, but in the most subtle way, when walking down the street. we sat with him for a long time and he even gave us his phone number to call him and let him know how we´re doing.

After our long day, we fell asleep pretty much as soon as we sat down on our bed (yes, the only benefit I´ve found at this place so far), and our hosts didn`t say more than hi to us, much less ask how our day was - and this morning we were up and out at 8 again, to spend another twelve hours in the street.