Last weekend we went to Xochimilco, the world famous floating gardens at the south of the city, and we enjoyed a great day in the company of Normita’s friends Viky and Lety, as well as with Johnny a friend of Normita from work. We arrived early before the crowds and had a nice boat ride on the canals while things were still quiet, then we had a nice walk to one of the local markets where we had some lunch of typical Mexican dishes like tlacoyos, gorditas de chicharones, and quesadillas de flor de calabazas y queso.

We had a great time and managed to relax a lot, except for me whose task was to drive, and we were stuck in heavy traffic on the way there, and also on the way back. It used to be that on weekend’s mornings you could enjoy roads with lighter traffic, but so far this year there is not much difference between weekend and weekday traffic, unless there is some football in TV.

Here are some pictures from our day in Xochimilco…

From: July 15, 2006

Lucito

Last Saturday night we had 4 of Normita’s younger friends, which we refer to as ‘Las Sobrinas’ (The Nieces) even though we are not related, over for lunch and much silliness ensued. We had a great meal and the girls chatted about Life, the Universe, and Everything, and made me dizzy from the constant talking. It is very tough to be the only male in such occasions, but somebody has to do it…

From: July 8, 2006

Lucito

Last Saturday we had a friend of Normita over. Johnny Boy, as he is known, is Chinese, and hails from Peru. He is now studying in Toronto, Canada and his is spending the summer here in Mexico City, in an internship at Normita’s office. We had a great time talking about life, the universe, and everything. Johnny Boy is a great conversationalist and speaks Cantonese, Spanish, English, and French.

I prepared for the occasion a nice meal of robalo in a crust of peanuts and pumpkin seeds, with a side dish of pasta with spinach, blue cheese, and tequila, and a dessert consisting of a nice mango pudding. Normita made a nice Caesar salad as a starter.

From: August 5, 2006

Lucito