First Full Weekend in the DF and Tepoztlan

So I have successfully completed my first full weekend in the DF!  

Friday night I went to an excellent dinner with a friend at a Japanese restaurant called Shu in Santa Fe, followed by a Mexican pub with a cheesy Mexican rock band singing "I want to rock and roll all night..." among other American tunes.  The musicians actually weren't that bad, but the singer I could have done without.  I spent most of Saturday napping, strolling through Parque Mexico and enjoying Mexico City's excellent cafes.  The day was beautiful.  Early Saturday night I headed to Condesa's famous cantina for mezcal called La Botica.  Here you can choose from many different types of mezcal off a handwritten menu on cardboard.  The place really is a hole in the wall but attracts an artsy upscale crowd with a very cool vibe and the best mezcal in the city, served out of medicine bottles.  We had dinner at my favorite sushi restaurant down the road and from there strolled throughout Condesa to visit friends at a few different bars and clubs.  Sadly enough, my night did not end with tacos al pastor.  I'll have to change that next Saturday.

I've decided that every weekend I'm going to try to take a day trip because there is actually a lot to see and do around Mexico City.  Today I ventured to Tepoztlan, a true Mexican colonial town with cobblestone streets about an hour outside of the city, surrounded by beautiful scenery and mountains.  I enjoyed a tour of an old convent, a few churches and their Sunday market, filled with fresh produce, tacos, crafts and ONLY Mexican tourists.  I only saw 2 other gringos while I was there!  I then headed to the nearby Tepozteco "pyramid" which turned out to be a steep one mile climb on rocks through what seemed like a jungle.  The result of my 1 hour hike up was a beautiful view of the mountains and valley!