The decorations are going up in the Zocalo. The first side has been done. Only 33 days left to the big event. Click here to see the Bicentenario set with my latest additions.
Tag: Zocalo
33 Days
The countdown is getting nearer and nearer to zero. I remember photographing the official countdown clock in the picture below when it still read six hundred and something. Preparations are well under way. To my huge surprise, the Luz protesters have all gone. Voluntarily or at the end of a truncheon, I do not know! But it's nice to … Continue reading 33 Days
Burning Money On Ice
For the last few years the city government has installed a temporary ice rink in the Zocalo, which has always been a little controversial. For a city with no money to spend, but a program of going green, the expense of maintaining a frozen sheet of ice in a warm city square is neither cheap … Continue reading Burning Money On Ice
Independence Day Video
I tried. But the result leaves a lot to be desired. Not least because I added one of the clips in the video twice. And hand my finger over the microphone during the first few seconds of the fireworks display. But still, it gives a small idea of what it was like in the zocalo, … Continue reading Independence Day Video
Rain And Lights
Paola, a DF native, and having lived here nearly all her life, had never actually been to the Zocalo for the Independence Day celebrations. Until yesterday. It was my first time too, but something I had to do before I leave Mexico DF. I didn't really 'get' Independence Day when I first arrived in Mexico. … Continue reading Rain And Lights
The Countdown
The Independence Day countdown clock in Mexico City shows that there are 366 days till the big one. The 200th anniversary of freedom from Spain. But there's still the matter of Independence Day 199 to get through first. That happens tomorrow evening. I always look forward to Independence Day. We usually pack our bags and … Continue reading The Countdown
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