Xochimilco

I spent the day with Ruth and her mom to visit Xochimilco and Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño.

The Dolores museum was interesting and peaceful, as it had several colonial-style houses and a large chapel, surrounded by beautifully landscaped lawns.  The grounds were adorned by massive cacti and gorgeous pavo reales (peacocks) like the ones pictured below.

Once done at the museum we headed over to Xochimilco.  What an interesting place!  It seems almost unimaginable that an hour outside of Mexico City there's a Venice-like place, where water canals act as streets.  There are whole neighbourhoods only accessible by boat, and Ruth was telling me that many of the fruits and vegetables sold in Mexico City actually come from these farming "islands" that span back hundreds of years.