zócalo • 7 comments • The 'Zócalo' is a large plaza in the center the historic area of Mexico City. At over 57, 000 square metres, it is one of the largest city squares in the world. Because it is the holiday season, they have several 'winter themed' stations for the locals. A snowman-building station: a snowmobile station: a snow tubing station: an ice skating rink: ...and of course, spectators: Keep in mind that all of this is in the middle of 20+ degree (Celsius/ 70+ degrees Fahrenheit) weather. It's amusing to see all of the people enjoying these activities as a novelty when it is all so commonplace where we come from. This is going to be our first 'green' Christmas. We're not quite sure where we'll be or what we're going to be doing. Apparently, it's -40 (ºC/ºF) back in Winnipeg (with the wind chill). Also, we escaped Toronto before a snow storm that caused the airport to shut down. You have no idea how happy we are to be avoiding a Canadian winter!
