On Saturday, I (Marcel) took a group of summer missionaries to downtown Mexico City, as we often do, to let the group buy touristy things at the Ciudadela de Artesanias (Artisans' Market). When time permits, we will walk to a nearby Christian bookstore, the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) and eventually we arrive at the Zocolo or city centre where we can see the Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral), the Palacio Nacional (National Palace - government house) and the ancient Templo Mayor, an Aztec temple archeological site that was accidentally discovered in the 1970's when Mexico City's Metro subway was being built. We had an interesting suprise this last time. We were right by the monument to Benito Juarez when we saw two mounted police from the Distrito Federal Policía. Maybe the uniform is not as crisp as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with their red coats and Stetsons, but the sombrero and mariachi-like uniform sure was cool!
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