¡Muy Vivo en Zih!

Día de la Independencia sure seems to have been a big success everywhere except perhaps for the mayor of Ciudad Hidalgo where the mayor dropped the flag while giving the traditional Grito de la Independencia. Whoops! The celebrations in the Zócalo of Ciudad de México were the best we've ever seen. Dancers from each state performed their state's traditional dances. Quite an impressive display of Mexico's profound and rich cultural diversity. Truly marvelous!

Locally there were no events at our zócalo, which may have been a little disappointing for our tourists, but those of us who live here sure didn't miss the usually fireworks display, especially the animals such as at Casa Marina next to the zócalo. Lots of local restaurants and bars were full of people celebrating. Only one nearby bar seemed to have not gotten the memo about loud music, but they thankfully closed at 2:00 a.m. But at 6:00 a.m. city workers were out in force washing the streets and moving cars for the parade which began at 8:00 a.m. I gave up years ago trying to take photos of the schoolchildren in the parades because their parents and family and friends follow them the entire route, so many people that it's near impossible to stand on the sidewalk and get a photo or even enjoy the parade. Other than that detail the parade was a big success. The military are always quite impressive, and the Guardia nacional made their debut this year.
¡Viva México!

Lots of folks were out in the late afternoon enjoying our perfect weather just before a light rain moved in and refreshed everyone just in time for a traditional cena and El Grito.

Some spiffy looking sailors!