After a challenging start in Polanco, things are looking up!
On Sunday morning, we walked about seven miles around Polanco. From our hotel, we headed West towards our potential new home on Galileo. Then headed North a half block to International Street, which is where Sam's Club and Hospital Espanol are located. We continued West towards "la antera" - the large, outdoor mall with stores including Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, Casa Palacio (kind of like Crate & Barrel), Imaginarium, Burberry, Coach, and many more.
On Sunday evening, we left our hotel around 7 and headed towards Paseo de Masaryk to find a restaurant for dinner. We were surprised to find out that 80% of the restaurants were closed before 7 pm. We ended up getting carry out from California Pizza Kitchen (a really authentic Mexican experience, I know!). While we waited for our food, we went two doors down to "Yogurtland", which is a very cool yogurt shop. You walk in, grab a cup, and fill it as high as you want with your choice of 16 frozen yogurt flavors. Once you are satisfied, you take it to the counter, where the employees can add fruit or toppings. Then, you weigh your cup and pay based on weight. Annie and I got the "taro" flavor, as well as the "vanilla bean" flavor. The "taro" is a light purple color, with hints of blueberry and coconut. Sounds odd, but very tasty!! ...It was so good that Annabelle and I went back today, after playing at the Lincoln Park for two hours!
This morning, Annie and I ventured out by ourselves, walking to Oxxo (a convenient store) for milk, Starbucks, and the park. We got a tad lost on the way to the park, going too far South, which took us by the Intercontinental Hotel, JW Marriott, and the W Hotel, along with the local Bentley and Volvo dealerships. Once we ran into the Hard Rock Cafe, we knew where we were and headed two blocks North to the park! I am already establishing landmarks!!
The park was a HUGE hit with Annabelle! It is a large, fenced in park, with more slides than I have ever seen at a park. Annie tired me out, as she was running from side to side and making friends with some of the other little kids! When we got home from the park (and Yogurtland)...she took a four hour nap! I was astounded and kept waiting for her to wake up! Needless to say, Annabelle really enjoyed Polanco today, as did I!
Jill, as I told you on the phone yesterday... you don't need to go to Mexico to experience Yogurtland! They are EVERYWHERE!!!!
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