Could this grand old city be the Mexican version of Seattle? After my first genuine red eye from California to Mexico, I woke up to find my plane descending into clouds. These weren't fluffy cotton candy clouds, but thick marshmallow clouds that looked like they were held over the campfire too long.

I never saw outside the airport until my driver pulled out of the parking garage and headed onto the highway choked with morning traffic. A light drizzle fell over Mexico City, laying a slick shine that filmmakers like when they shoot roads.

Checking into the lovely Hotel Nikko, I headed up to my 18th floor room and swept open the curtains to survey the view. The city was enshrouded with mist, clouds hovered over the hills in the distance, while huge skyscrapers jutted up from above the cloud's horizon. A zig-zag of lightning zipped across the sky at eye-level. A moment later thunder roared across the sky and rattled the plate glass window in front of me.

I spoke with a friend who lives here and she assured me this is typical weather for July and the city is known for its stormy weather. This was not the Mexico City I was expecting and I'm looking forward to seeing more of Mexico's capital city.

1 Comments

Robin Richardson on July 5, 2008 9:35 PM said:

Hola! Great story. Surprising about the climate. Your verbiage made the surrounding atmosphere clearly visable...mentally. I would someday love to visit Mexico City. Baja California is the closest to Mexico I've been and that was lovely. Your pictures give a whole other perspective of what Mexico proper has to offer. Gracias y Adios~

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