Our Mexico City Apartment

John and I have two weeks in Mexico City. We are staying in a Porfirian Townhouse. These townhouses were built at the turn of the last century in a consciously European-style during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz (1876-1911).

Our apartment is spread over two floors. The living room window is over the street entrance and our bedroom window is above.

We enter through a very romantic wrought iron gate

and climb courtyard stairs to our door.

We enter a well-equipped kitchen with a gas range.

The kitchen has a dining room table under a bright light, perfect for writing and reading. Beyond, a step leads down

to a living room with lovely big French windows

that open wide

onto a quiet tree-lined street in the Roma Norte neighbourhood -- an area of three-story buildings and light traffic.

Here's John working on Tomatoes From Canada at our improvised command centre.

We like this huge antique map of The City of Mexico City over the cosy couch.

John climbs the narrow spiral stairs to our 2nd floor

with its modern bathroom

and big, comfortable bed. The bedroom has a cottage feel with the dappled light coming in through the trees. A perfect sanctuary after exhausting days of tourism.

Thank you to our charming hosts, Bernardo and Eva, for making our stay such a pleasure. We had hoped to fall in love with the city and have done so. We hope we can return soon to this wonderful apartment.