Art
Traditionally you visit Mexico City for the Diego Rivera murals. I tried, but kept failing to find the Palacio Nacional open (it was fiestas patrias week). Instead I caught a few, more contemporary, artworks left over from Spring’s All City Canvas street art festival.
Protest
Dissent, it seemed to me, is a cornerstone of life in Mexico City — and for good reason. Although the presidential elections are several months past, there remains much agitation.

“Peña doesn’t even know what a book is,” a reference to Peña Nieto’s struggle, when asked at a book fair, to name three books that influenced him. Photo by author.
Religion
Another cornerstone of life in Mexico City ….
Colour
Vibrant colours (and music) everywhere is one of the many reasons I fell hard for this city.
Celebration
From the moment I arrived until the moment I left fiestas patrias — for the dia de independencia — were in swing.