Exploring Downtown Monterrey

We finally took a little visit to the Macroplaza in downtown Monterrey. It's the "central park" of Monterrey, home to the government palace, lots of museums, fountains and statues. There's a lot to see...we only visited the northern end near the government building.

We were lucky to catch the final day of an art exhibit. Artists from all over(we met one from Italy) came to reproduce artworks in chalk on the ground. We all enjoyed walking around looking at the finished products. Some were very beautiful and some were really weird. There were many pieces from Mexican artists, many with a strong religious theme.

The Paseo Santa Lucia is a newly constructed man-made river that begins at the northern end of the Macroplaza. It reminds me of the riverwalk in San Antonio. There are only a few restaurants and candy stores now, but the plan is to build many more. The river ends in Parque Fundidora, an old iron or steel factory that is now a museum with beautiful walking paths and playgrounds, etc. The boat ride was a bit long, so the novelty of being in a boat wore off pretty quickly with the kids (and me). When we did finally return we had our 3pm lunch at a Chinese buffet called Barrio Chino...it was yummy and really tasted like chinese food.