Sleepwalking through Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

There is only one solution to the challenge of jet lag in my opinion. Not a cure, but a way to minimise its impact. And that is, to ignore it as much as possible, adopt the time of your destination as soon as possible and stay active.

So after a brief nap on arrival in Mexico City (four in the morning and bleary-eyed after a twelve hour overnight flight from London) we roused ourselves, had breakfast at our hotel and set off on a guided tour of some of the city鈥檚 highlights.

Our guide Lizbet took us first to the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (Museum of Anthropology). That museum deserves a post of its own, which it will duly have.

So for now I鈥檒l focus on the second part of our tour, exploring part of the city, which I鈥檓 sharing for Jo鈥檚 Monday Walk this week. And if I sound a bit weary at times, forgive me. Remember that twelve hour flight and museum visit earlier in the day!

We鈥檙e actually starting in another museum. This is a much smaller one, and a personal favourite of Liz鈥檚 that she was keen for us to see. The name of this museum says everything you need to know about it. It is home to a huge mural by one of Mexico鈥檚 favourite sons and most famous artists, Diego Rivera. Rivera painted Sue帽o de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday afternoon in the Alameda Central) for the Hotel del Prado Misi贸n in 1947. The hotel was so badly damaged by the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City that it had to be demolished, but this mural survived. The museum was built around it to both support the wall and protect the art work. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Sleepwalking through Mexico City
Guide Location: Mexico » Mexico City
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Museo Nacional de Antropologia
Diego Rivera Mural Museum
Alameda Central
Palacio de Bellas Artes
窜贸肠补濒辞
Catedral Metropolitana
Templo Mayor

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