This weekend my Aunt Lupita and Uncle Lawrence came to visit! They flew directly into Toluca on Friday night and after renting a car, they came to pick me up at my house and we drove together into Mexico City, where we stayed with Lupita's sister, Veronica and her husband. On Saturday, we started our day off with fresh papaya followed by homemade molletes, which are made by baking bolillos (white bread) with refried beans and queso oaxaca (a Mexican cheese) and then topping them with fresh salsa. Needless to say, it was delicious.
After breakfast, we picked up a few things from the local market which was packed with people and any type of food product you could imagine. After walking around for a bit, we headed back to Veronica's house, where my two of my aunt's sisters had arrived along with their families. I feel like I spent most of the afternoon laughing. My aunt's family (who I haven't seen since I was 2) certainly doesn't lack personality and I had such a great time talking and laughing with them. At the end of the night, we went to the nearby Sky Mall to sip teas while enjoying the view of Mexico City by night. I have to say, Paris has some competition for the title of the city of lights.
On Sunday I went with my aunt and uncle to Valle de Bravo, a town about an hour west of Toluca that surrounds a beautiful lake. I have been hearing about this place since I arrived and it's considered the Hamptons of Mexico for residents in Mexico City. The town is full of quaint shops, restaurants with lake views, and colonial architecture. There happened to be a circus in town and while leaving the city we passed a truck with a caged tiger in the rear - not something you see everyday. It was a great weekend and despite the fact that it took coming to Mexico to see my aunt and uncle who live in California, it was really nice to see them and I will definitely be heading back to Valle de Bravo with some Fulbrighters soon!
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