Rejoice in Mary

My soul rejoices in the Lord

Mexico City photo gallery

These galleries are grouped by places we visited in Mexico City.

Here for photos of our visit to Our Lady of Gaudalupe. Here to return to Side Trip: Our Lady of Guadalupe and here for What is Guadalupe? The history of Our Lady of Guadalupe, The Perfect Virgin

Leaving DCA , a Starbucks in IAH, and driving through Mexico City to get to our hotel

DCA
Now boarding!
Layover at Houston
Driving through Mexico City
Mexican “Bug” !
We did NOT eat there…
Gonzalo, our wonderful driver

Hotel Circulo Mexicano

Hotel Circulo in the Historic District
Another building on the block
Our hotel security officer who’s wife is ill and can’t walk. He asked us to pray for her to the Virgin of Guadaloupe
Very cool combination of the old and new
The second floor
We loved that they kep the old bricks
Selfie!
Entraceway to our room with skylight
First floor restaurant (we did not eat there)
The star reminded us of a lamp my grandfather built for my mom’s childhood, vaulted top-floor room in the house in Chevy Chase
Gonzaolo recommended El Cardinal
Street near the restaurant
Dinner!
Rooftop restaurant at Hotel Circulo
View from the roof. The airplane is approaching near to the volcano
Other view from the roof: another huge church back there that we didn’t have time to visit
Breakfast on the rooftop cafe (partially enclosed glass room)
Oh yeah!
Birthday breakfast for Terry

just some random church in mexico city (amazing!)

It was open, so we walked in… wow.

So ornate, so complete
Every corner, every wall is a shrine
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is everywhere!
A Sorrowful Mystery
Just some Church in the Historic District…

Aztec Ruins at Templo Mayor (Historic Center)

Aztec “Templo Mayor”
Aztech snake worship
Excavations

Centro Historico & Metropolian Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitano viewed from the National plaza
Amazing construction

Metropolitan Cathedral interior

Doors

Santa Maria de Guadalupe shrine on top of Tapeyac