Mexico City

I love Mexico City.  It's at a high elevation, so it is a cooler temperature compared to the coastal cities.  I was here during rainy season, so that also made it cooler, but the rain wasn't overbearing - just a minor inconvenience and fewer sunny days.  Kind of like Seattle weather.  A lot of places were closed for Covid, such as the National Palace, Aztec museum, Xochimilco boats, and Leon Trotsky's home.  Many places had limited capacity, so you needed to purchase tickets in advance online, such as Frida Kahlo's home.  Strong Covid precautions were taken everywhere, such as mask mandates, hand sanitizer, shoe sanitizer, and many places even spray down your whole body when entering.  You stand with your arms out and they spray your down, ask you to turn around, and they spray your backside.  No one complained, everyone followed the rules.  I don't think Americans would tolerate the full body spray down in the US.
I definitely got New York City vibes here.  There are cute cafes and excellent restaurants everywhere.  I loved the live music all over the place.  Musicians and mariachi bands strolling around and people pay for a song while dining outside.  There are beautiful parks, delicious street food, and a fun Chinatown.  I had the best dumplings of my life here - Mexican-Asian fusion dumplings.
I reconnected with Daniela here (a lady from the retreat who lives in Mexico City).  My favorite place I visited was Frida Kahlo's home.  I had a print of her painting "The Two Fridas" in my apartment.  The original of this painting is actually at the Museum of Modern Art (closed for Covid).  Now I need to watch the movie again :)