Our work was done and we were ready to fly home the next day.
We walked to this square, the fountain was not on, but the statue looked impressive
Fountain of Cybele ( Fuente de Cibeles)
The Fountain of Cybele (Spanish: Fuente de Cibeles) in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built during the reign of Charles III by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792. The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle in Plaza Villa de Madrid, where Oaxaca, Durango, Medellín and El Oro streets converge in Colonia Roma.
The fountain consists of the statue of the goddess Cybele, Roman goddess of fertility, who wears a crown and carries a scepter and key, symbols of her power over Earth and the seasons, and rides in a carriage pulled by two lions[3] representing Hippomenes and his wife Atalanta, one of the huntresses of the goddess Diana, both turned into lions by Zeus.
It was installed in Mexico as a symbol of brotherhood between the Spanish and Mexican communities in 1980 The sculptural group measures approximately 12.5 meters long, 4.7 meters in width and 5.5 meters tall with a weight of 12 tons.
ROMA NORTE
We strolled a little in this neighborhood
David De Miguel Angel, Michelangelo's David,
Roma Norte Plaza Rio de Janeiro Mexico City
The center of the square has a lovely fountain with a copy of Michelangelo 's sculpture David , made of bronze and placed there in 1976
This is Ground ZERO from where distances are measured in the city
we ubered back to apt
Feb 10, 2023
we vacated the apt at 3 am, took pics, took our prior booked uber to the airport.
The security there did not let us take the big round vessel with handle, we left it behind!!
That was the end of our stay in Mexico
Our next vacation was to Egypt. DIY TRIP NOV 22-DEC 11, 2023 [Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel]
It had been quite crowded when we visited the plaza and the church in the afternoon. We were just 300 m away, so we walked there first thing in the morning
Everything looked beautiful and serene in the mild golden rays just piercing through the sky
The plaza
HAD OUR MEAL AND CHECKED OUT
we kept our bags at the reception and went back to the zocalo
it was Constitution day... old vehicles were lined up at the sign
Día de la Constitución
The Mexican Constitution was drafted following the Mexican Revolution, led by Francisco Madero against the dictatorial regime of Porfirio Diaz (an era known in Mexico as “El Porfiriato”), in pursuit of political and agrarian reforms, and social justice. Mexico’s Constitution was drafted in the colonial city of Queretaro, north of Mexico City. It was legalized on February 5th, 1917, by the country’s Constitutional Congress
we witnessed some celebrations in the zoczlo
some speeches were made and a band played
colorful stalls here.
we wanted to go to the Mirador with a monumental statue of Cristo Rey, took a shared van which started from the corner of the church plaza.
these volkswagen beetles were taxis going up too, we avoided them as they belch fumes
Cristo Rey, Monumental Christ of Taxco
Monumental Christ of Taxco or Cristo Taxqueño is a monumental statue of 18 meters high, 1 being 5 meters of base and 13 of sculpture, located in the upper part of the Atachi hill, in the town of Taxco de Alarcón , Mexico . The statue looks at Taxco with open arms from above . Its construction lasted 8 months of work, starting in January and ending in September 2002
after spending some time at the Mirador, we walkd back to where the van had dropped us.
Going down was much faster than the way up.
nice murals on the van ride
we were back at the plaza.
Nice fountain here
this ice cream parlor looked classy , we had some
SILVER SHOWROOMS
Taxco is primarily known for its fine silver handwork and other crafts, being recognized as the outstanding centre for silverwork in the Western Hemisphere.
The city is still renowned for its silver, but copper, zinc, lead, and fluorite are also mined in the vicinity.
we enjoyed the silver in the showrooms
silver plaque
silver elephant
silver cheeta
eagle
we strolled through the pretty lanes
lovely craft everywhere
silver rhino
tribal
we walked back to our hotel, had our food.
we sat in th zocalo to while away time till our bus departure... very unlike our usual hectic sight seeing!!
we rolled our single bag to the bus station and boarded our bus when ready, at 9pm. Reached Mexico city at midnight. Ubered to our apt
That was the end of our stay in Mexico
