Today it’s Saturday and about noon I wanted to take a break from studying español.

I decided to walk a few blocks north to Wal-Mart and get a cooked chicken breast to take back to the Casa for lunch.  It costs $18 pesos (Mexico uses the $ sign which initially confused us here) and the peso is now about 14 to 1.

Heading out I noticed more commotion than usual around the huge Monument to the Revolution a couple of  blocks away so I sauntered on over to check it out.

Ah – another demonstration!  These are interesting to watch – lots of noise, loud speakers, chanting and banners.  But this protest demonstration also had women dressed in local costumes and men on horseback adding to the festivities.

These demonstrations tend to completely jam the major boulevards stopping all traffic, and the with the police blocking all intersections, things get chaotic.  But I think people here in Mexico City are resigned to these somewhat regular events – but it sure messes things up for public transportation.

I was going to take the bus back home, but I walked back instead (besides, I needed the exercise).  But for a lot of people, going much further than me, these disruptions are major set-backs in daily living here.  (The signs say there’s no service on the south route – a major route here).