Another day in the Centro Historico of Mexico City.
I had never been to the Palacio Nacional - Mexico's parliament buildings and I'm so glad we went. There was an exhibition of 200 years of Mexico's history as well as some of Diego Rivera's more famous murals.
The used book stores in the Centro are amazing. So cheap and plentiful I wish I spoke more Spanish. Most of them do have small English sections which are worth checking out.
We were walking along the street one morning and came across a block of small printing press booths. You could walk up and commission letterpress work on the street. I was blown away but we were in a hurry so I wasn't able to order anything. Next time for sure.
The women in Mexico like big, bright and sparkly. They put rhinestones on everything, paint their fake long nails neon and apparently choose cinderella ball gowns for formal wear. There were stall after stall of these dresses and in most booths the mannequins twirled increasing the effect. It was mesmerizing.
