We walked over to Sanborns (restaurant) on the Reforma to eat breakfast.
We are trying to heed the advice of one of our children, "Don't do all missionary work, but have some fun." It's all been fun so far.
Sanborns was very different. Saw no Americans. They had a "Buffet Breakfast" (Almuerso) Dad had chile con huevos (scrambled eggs drenched in chile/salsa) and I had huevos rancheros (sunny side up with salsa). We had tortillas and coffee.
We then walked to the park that they have made where the former Hotel Regis was. As we sat in the park and looked at the reconstruction, we were amazed. After two years, they are still taking out rubble from the Prado Hotel and other buildings. Dad said they were even working at night.
We saw the Bellas Artes.
(Palace of Fine Arts) is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted some of the most notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and photography.)
It looked the same, maybe sunken a little more but the sidewalks and streets are all patched up. We took some pictures.
The sun was out, but after we returned to the hotel it became cloudy.
Dad left to go to San Augustine. I'm here with the stuff. He wants to advise friends that we are here. Also he wants to get info. about going to Ixmiqulpan where Eleanor Timmerman and the Bible School are.
We would like to go there Thursday and return to M.C. (Mexico City) on Saturday to be in the service on Sunday.
Dad's journey to San Augustine:
He went to the Santa Clara bus station and it wasn't there anymore. Since he had been in Mexico last the subway had expanded to Indios Verdes where you get the San Augustine bus.
We found Francisco's wife at home where they live next to the church.
She told Loren that Silvestre was near there and they would find him. Soon he came.
Silvestre had come to meet us at the airport. After waiting for a long time, Sil was told the plane would come at 11pm. He and Carmela waited all night for us and decided to go home.
Loren came back with Sil and Carmela to the hotel. Carmela said Dad looked the same but she wouldn't know me if she'd met me on the street.
Carmela brought us a couple of "Carlos Quintos" (Chocolate cookies of some kind)
There were glad embraces and we all went to dinner nearby.
Arrangements were made for them to pick us up with our things tomorrow.
Sil will go with us. We talked about so many at the dinner table. They are rejoicing that there are more believers both in Cuautempan and here in MC.
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