Trip Report: Mexico City, Day Six

We headed into the old part of the city to visit some museums and attractions. The city was bustling! And all masked up.

We went to the National Museum of Cultures. It's always so interesting to see how different countries talk about other cultures. This had exhibitions and artifacts about all of the major countries of the world. Most of it was replicas, but interesting nonetheless.

 

My favorite - and slightly more accessible than the real thing in Paris!

The museum is in a beautiful old building with a big open courtyard.

After this we went back inside the nearby cathedral hoping there was a public bathroom. There was not. But this time they weren't holding services so we got to see the impressively ornate main altar.

We were hungry and Cafe El Popular was on the way, so we went there again. It was just as good the second time.

Then we popped over to the Museo de Bellas Artes to see their famous Diego Rivera murals. The building is mainly used as a theatre. There is an architecture museum at the top but it was closed for renovations. 

They were taking temperatures upon entry, like every single other place we went, but this time Ben's was too high! They made him go stand in the corner for a couple of minutes, along with four or five other people who were also waiting for a recheck. Everyone was fine the second time so we think their thermometer was on the fritz.

There were murals by other Mexican artists as well.

Then we popped over to the printmaking museum nearby, which was small and deserted and full of random interesting things. Our preferred museum type.

Then we rested until dinner in our lovely calm and beautiful room.

For dinner we went to Pujol, widely considered the best restaurant in the Americas amongst people who spend their time rating high-end restaurants.

The price is in Mexico pesos. We're not insane.

Pujol is the type of place where everything is elaborately plated and also interesting and delicious. They gave us little smoked corns to start (not on the menu).

The thing Pujol is most famous for is their mole. They have an aged one and a "new" one and serve them together on a plate with tortillas and boy, it is far greater than the sum of its parts.

The dessert was a delightful strawberry custard-type thing. 

Pujol is worth it! You should go.