Sunset of the Month

Since we are in the last days of the month, here is a sunset for all of you. Here is last month's.

Can you see any form in the clouds??




Ya que estamos en los últimos días del mes, aquí les dejo este atardecer. Este es el del mes anterior.

¿Pueden ver figuras en las nubes?

Old Downtown - Old River Bar

This is the entrance to Bar Rio Antiguo located at Barrio Antiguo, just at downtown.

This is a little word play: Barrio means Neighborhood; Bar Rio means River Bar. Free publicity!

Enjoy the weekend!

Esta es la entrada a Bar Rio Antiguo en el Barrio Antiguo, en el centro.

Es un juego de palabras, separando Barrio para decir Bar Rio. ¡Publicidad gratis!

Disfruten el fin de semana.

Fresco

This is the roof inside a hotel painted by Enrique Canales, one of Monterrey's most famous artists.

Este es el techo dentro de un hotel pintado por Enrique Canales, uno de los artistas Regios más famosos.

You Are Here

Just look at the arrow marking the spot. 

While the objective it's not exactly to let people know how to get to their destination, this bank points at their ATMs so at least they can have some cash, just in case.

Sólo vean la flecha marcando el lugar.

Aunque el objetivo no es decirle a la gente como llegar a su destino, este banco  marca donde están sus Cajeros Automáticos para que, en caso de que ocupen, lo tengan disponible.

Adopt a Rubber Ducky!!!

Here is another rubber duck sighting in the City!! (See yerterday's) Now at the door of a supermarket.

A rubber duckies race is being organized for charity (here's the link in Spanish) (and a second link if you'd like to donate). People can "adopt" a rubber ducky for about 5 US Dollar and on a few weeks thousands will be released at Paseo Santa Lucía.

Each ducky has a number based on which sponsors will award some prizes, depending who are the first to arrive to the other end of the river.


¡¡Otra aparición de un patito de hule en la Ciudad!! (Vean la de ayer) Ahora en la puerta de un supermercado.

Se está organizando una carrera de patitos de hule a beneficio de Nuevo Amanecer (pueden hacer donaciones siguiendo esta liga). Se puede "adoptar" un patito de hule por 50 pesos y en unas semanas se soltarán miles en el Paseo Santa Lucía.

Cada patito tiene un número en base al cual se repartirán premios de los patrocinadores, dependiendo cuales lleguen primero al otro lado del río.

Rubber Soul

This was taken at a car dealership. He's practically saying "Drive my Car" :)

Any idea what is the rubber duck doing here??



Esta foto fue tomada en una agencia de autos. Prácticamente te invita a manejar su auto (por Drive my Car de los Beatles).

¿¿Porqué se imaginan que esté aquí??

Thru the Fence

Fences can't stop everything!!

A small river as seen in the country near the City.

¡¡Las bardas no pueden parar todo!!

Un arroyo visto en el campo cerca de la Ciudad.

Laying the Grounds

A big construction project just begun. These are about 3/4 of the trucks that are in site to start preparing the foundations of the building.

I'll post about this every few months to track the progress of the construction.

Un gran proyecto de construcción acaba de comenzar. Estos son como 3/4 partes de los camiones que están trabajando en el terreno del edificio.

Seguiré actualizando sobre este proyecto cada 3-4 meses para ir viendo su avance.

Elevations

Here is a view of the Hills and Mountains to the south of the City.

Enjoy your weekend!

Esta es una vista de la Montaña y Lomas al sur de la Ciudad.

¡Feliz Fin de Semana!

A Night at the Museun

This is from a recent visit to Marco Museum. 

Marco stands for Contemporary Arts Museum,. A very nice place worth to visit if you are in town. Is located in front of the south end of the Macroplaza.

Esta es de una visita reciente a Marco.

Marco es una abreviatura de Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Un lugar que vale la pena visitar si están en la Ciudad. Está en la frente a la parte sur de la Macroplaza.

Who wants it More ??

Today, Moscow will host the UEFA Champions League Final. 

This year the champion will be from England,  who's your favorite?? Manchester United or Chelsea??

This is the world's biggest football (soccer) clubs championship and in this photo you can see the trophy which, at least in Latin America, is nicknamed “The Big Eared” because of its large handles.

The trophy was on tour here about a month ago, nearly 7,000 fans showed to have a picture with it.

Hoy Moscú será la sede de la final de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA.

Este año el campeón será inglés, ¿a quién le van? ¿¿Manchester United o Chelsea??

Este es el campeonato de clubes de futbol más importante del mundo y en esta foto pueden ver el trofeo que, al menos en Latinoamérica, se le conoce como “La Orejona” por sus grandes asas.

El tour del trofeo paró aquí hace aproximadamente un mes y cerca de 7,000 aficionados fueron a tomarse una foto con él.

How's my Driving?

For those of you wondering how driving is in Monterrey, here is this photo taken at night.

You can notice from the lights that is a little bit bumpy, which makes it really difficult to drive when its raining, other than that it's like evertwhere else.


Para aquellos que querìan saber como es manejar en Monterrey, una foto nocturna.

Pueden ver en las luces que la calle tiene unos pequeños brincos, lo que hace difícil manejar con lluvia, aparte de eso el resto está como en cualquier otra parte.

Trash Talk

Spent a few minutes in a traffic jam with a trailer carrying this load. Have any idea what is it? (the answer is below).

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Me tocó estar detenido en el tráfico atrás un trailer que traía esta carga. ¿Sabes que es? (la respuesta está abajo).

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ANSWER: These are a couple of thousand plastic bottle being carried to a recycling plant (hopefully).

RESPUESTA: Un verdadero embotellamiento. Son algunas miles de botellas de plástico que llevaban (espero) a una planta de reciclaje.

State in a Map

This is from the Artisan's Museum at Barrio Antiguo (Old Downtown).

The banner in the front is a map of Nuevo Leon filled with photos from artisans at work or their creations.

Esta foto es del Museo de los Artesanos en el Barrio Antiguo.

El pendón al frente tienen un mapa de Nuevo León relleno con fotos de artesanos en su trabajo o de sus obras.

Local Food Restaurant

This is the most famous local food restaurant in Monterrey.

The traditional local dish is Cabrito (baby goat) and at this restaurant they call themselves the King of Cabrito (Rey del Cabrito). You even can see the baby goats thru the crown in the restaurant's logo.

Este es el restaurante más famoso de comida tradicional en Monterrey.

El platillo local es el Cabrito y en a este restaurante lo llamaron  El Rey del Cabrito. Pueden ver los cabritos en la corona que aparece en el logo.  

Happy Meal

This is the entrance to.... yeah you guess it right:  the drive thru of a fast food restaurant.

Due the short time to eat, and because is easier and faster than cooking at home, this has been a huge business in the recent past.

This is from Carl's Jr. , but can pretty much find any of the big franchises here: Mcdonald's, Burger King, Starbucks, among many others.

Es la entrada a la ventanilla de un restaurant de comida rápida.

Debido a los cortos tiempos para comer, y también a que es más fácil y rápido que cocinar en casa, este ha sido un gran negocio en el pasado.

Este es de Carl's Jr, pero puedes encontrar prácticamente cualquiera de las grandes franquicias como McDonald's, Burger King o Starbucks entre muchas otras.

City Border

This is an office building located on the edge of Monterrey.

You can see the sign where Monterrey starts. Basically the picture was taken a few meters into San Pedro, which is the City where the other buildings are located that show you yesterday.

Este es un edificio de oficinas en la orilla de Monterrey.

Pueden ver el señlamiento que indica donde empieza Monterrey. La foto la tomé un par de metros dentro de San Pedro, que es la Ciudad donde están los otros edificios que les mostré ayer.

Tallest Buildings

These are 2 of the tallest buildings in Monterrey... and a not so big hydrant between them, or is it ?  :)

Actually they are located in San Pedro, which is the part of the Metroplex that host most the central offices of some of the big companies hosted in the City.

Only the top part of the building on the left host departments, the rest, on both buildings, are offices.

Estos son 2 de los edificios más altos de Monterrey... y entre ellos un hidrante no tan alto, ¿o si lo es? :)

Realmente están en San Pedro, que es la parte de la Zona Metropolitana donde se encuentran las oficinas corporativas algunas de las grandes empresas ubicadas en la Ciudad.

Sólo la parte de arriba del edificio de la izquierda tiene departamentos, el resto de ambos edificios es para oficinas.

Monterrey's Mayor Office

This is the Mayor's Office, located at the Macroplaza.

The monument is called Homage to the Sun. It was made by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, who recently was in the news because someone found a 1,ooo,ooo US dollar painting made by him in a New York City Trash.

Esta es la Alcaldía de Monterrey en la Macroplaza.

El monumento se llama Homenaje al Sol. Fue hecho por el artista Mexicano Rufino Tamayo, quien estuvo recientemente en las noticias porque encontraron una pintura suya, valuada en 1,000,000 de dólares, en un basurero de Nueva York.

Close up to La Huasteca

This is La Huasteca Canyon, although the river is formed only with heavy rains. You can check it our from the distance.

Its part of the Cumbres National Park area.

A inside park has been developed around it for people to spend the weekends walking, climbing... even music concerts are performed here due the great acoustic form with the mountain.

Click the picture to see it in full size, and note the size of the cars at the bottom.


Este es el Cañón de la Huasteca, aunque el río se forma sólo con lluvias fuertes. Pueden también verlo de lejos.

Es parte del Parque Nacional Cumbres.

Un parque se ha desarrollado alrededor de la montaña para pasar los fines de semana caminando, escalando... incluso conciertos musicales son desarrollados aquí por la gran acústica que se forma con la montaña.

Haz click en la foto para verla a tamaño completo y ver el tamaño de los carros en la parte de abajo.

Happy Mother's Day Elsewhere

Yesterday (May 10th) was Mother's Day here in Mexico. 

Today (Sunday), Mothers are being celebrated in a lot of other countries, so here is for all of them. Hope you enjoy this picture.

Ayer (10 de Mayo) fué el Día de las Madres en México.

Hoy (Domingo), las Mamás son celebradas en muchos otros países, así que aquí va para todas ellas. Espero disfruten la foto.

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Mother's Day is celebrated on May 10th in Mexico, no matter what day of the week it is.

So here it is, a couple of flowers for all the Moms on their day.

En México, el Día de las Madres se celebra el 10 Mayo sin importar en que día de la semana caiga.

Así que aquí tienen, unas flores para todas las Mamás en su día.

The Theater of the City

This is related to yesterday's post, which showed the City Theater. Now is the City as a Theater.

Started wondering how many things can be  happening at the same time in a city. Some dramas, some comedies. 

Maybe the smoke in the lower middle of the photo is a fire or maybe just a big cooking session.

Esto es relacionado a la entrada de ayer, que tuvo al Teatro de la Ciudad. Ahora es la Ciudad como un Teatro.

Imagina todas las cosas que pueden estar pasando al mismo tiempo en una ciudad. Algunos dramas, algunas comedias.

Tal vez el humo que sale en la parte del centro abajo es un incendio, tal vez sólo están cocinando.

The City Theater

This is the City Theater located at the Macroplaza. You can see the Commerce Tower in the background.

The theater has hosted some international shows such as David Copperfield's, the Nutcracker and Stomp!

Este es el Teatro de la Ciudad en la Macroplaza. Pueden ver el Faro del Comercio al fondo. 

El teatro ha tenido eventos internacionales como el Show de David Copperfield, El Cascanueces y Stomp!

A Saint in Town

This is a replica of Michelangelo's David put at the top of a funtain.

Monterrey is surrounded by smaller cities that in the last 30 years have become a big Metroplex. Some of those cities are named after saints. This statue is located in San Pedro (Saint Peter).

Other cities are San Nicolas (Saint Nicholas), Santa Catarina (Saint Catherine) and Guadalupe (Named after the Virgin of Guadalupe).

Esta es una réplica del David de Miguel Angel, sobre una fuente.

Monterrey está rodeada por ciudades más pequeñas que en los últimos 30 años han formado una gran Metrópoli. Algunas de estas ciudades fueron nombradas en honor a santos. Esta estatua está en San Pedro.

Las otras ciudades son San Nicolás, Santa Catarina y Guadalupe (en honor a la Virgen de Guadalupe).

Birds!!

This is a crafts store at downtown.

Two special things about the picture: first, there were all these doves standing just watching people pass by; second, the ad at the top. 

That ad is for a place for children birthday parties. They have 2 chimps which, I suppose, are available for pictures and maybe a show.

Esta es una tienda de artesanos en el centro.

Hay 2 cosas especiales sobre la foto: primero, estaban todas esas palomas viendo pasar a la gente; segundo, el anuncio arriba.

El anuncio es de un negocio de fiestas infantiles. Tienen 2 changos que, supongo, están disponibles para tomarse fotos y talvez hasta parte de un show.

Cinco de Mayo

This is 5 de Mayo Street just behind the State Government Palace at the Macroplaza.

Cinco de Mayo is the celebration known mainly in the USA, for completely different reasons than here.

Do you know why May 5th is celebrated in Mexico? 

In a nutshell, Mexico owed a lot of money to France, England and Spain in the 1860s, so these countries decided to invade Mexico to collect. 

When the troops arrived, a diplomatic agreement was made with England and Spain, but France wanted to control the country so they reject the negotiations.  

As the Frech Army was advancing to Mexico City it was intercepted and defeated in Puebla by a Mexican Army that was just formed and lacked of experience. This took place in May 5th, 1862 and is known as the Battle of Puebla.

Esta es la calle 5 de Mayo justo detrás del Palacio de Gobierno del Estado en la Macroplaza.

La celebración del Cinco de Mayo es más grande en Estados Unidos y por razones completamente distintas.

¿Sabes que se celebra el 5 de Mayo en México?

En resumen, México le debía bastante dinero a Francia, Inglaterra y España en la década de  1860, así que esos países decidieron invadir México para cobrar.

Cuando llegaron los ejércitos, un acuerdo diplomático se logró con Inglaterra y España, pero Francia rechazó las negociaciones porque quería controlar el país.

Cuando el ejército de Francia iba rumbo a la Ciudad de México fue rechazado en Puebla por un ejército Mexicano  sin experiencia. Este evento fue el 5 de Mayo de 1862 y se le conoce como la Batalla de Puebla.

Barrio Antiguo Series - 3 of 3

This is part of a series that I began posting a few days ago.

This was taken at the “Barrio Antiguo” (Old Downtown) zone. Note the narrow of the streets, where basically only one car can be parked to leave space for others to pass by.

Also note the old fashion street light, which is used as the image of a yerly festival that is organized here. There is one on the left side and other across the street, at the door right behing the truck.

Este es parte de una serie que comencé a publicar hace un par de días.

Esta foto fué tomada en el Barrio Antiguo. Vean lo angosto de las calles, donde prácticamente sólo cabe un carro estacionado para dejar espacio a los que circulan.

También vean las lámparas estilo antiguo, que se usan como la imagen de un festival anual que oganizan aquí. Hay una del lado izquierdo y otra cruzando la calle, en la puerta justo atrás de la camioneta.

Barrio Antiguo Series - 2 of 3

This is part of a series that I begun publishing yesterday.

This zone is called “Barrio Antiguo” (Old Downtown). The building here one of the bars located in the zone, its closed since they open only at night. 

As I told you before, not many people lives here anymore since there are many bars like this, each a few meters from each other,  which makes very unsettling to try to sleep at night with a lot of people bar hopping.  

Esta es parte de una serie que comencé a publicar ayer.

Este es el Barrio Antiguo. El edificio es uno de los bares que está en la zona, está cerrado porque abren sólo de noche.

Como les comenté antes, mucha gente ya no vive aquí debido a que hay muchos bares como este, cada uno a sólo unos metros del otro, lo que hace difícil poder dormir mientras la gente va de un bar a otro.

Barrio Antiguo Series - 1 of 3

This was taken at a street in the “Barrio Antiguo” (Old Downtown) zone right in the heart of the City.

Note how the street was made with stones inside the asphalt (or maybe left like that since they built the street a while back, I'm not sure) to give it the old times look and feel.

Nowadays not many people live here, the zone is used mostly for business and commerce because of its location.

Esta foto la tomé en una calle del Barrio Antiguo en el corazón de la Ciudad.

Vean como la calle está hecha con piedras dentro del asfalto (o tal vez la dejaron así desde que construyeron originalmente la calle, no estoy seguro) para darle la apariencia y sensación del nombre.

Ultimamente no mucha gente vive aquí, la zona se usa principalmente por negocios y comercios.

Theme Day: Numbers

How many number can you count in here??

There's one for everyone!! 

The photo was taken at one local supermarket.

Today is Theme Day about Numbers. You can check how different kinds of numbers are in some of the Great Daily Photo Sites in the links below.

¿¿Cuántos números puedes contar aquí??

¡¡Hay algo para todos!!

Esta foto fué tomada en un supermercado local.

Hoy es Día Temático sobre Números. Pueden ver cuántos número diferentes hay en algunos de los Magníficas Páginas de una Foto Diaria de la Ciudad en los vínculos que vienen abajo.

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