Mexico City may not have drinkable water, but when it comes to fiestas, they really know how to get down. On Valentine’s Day the city sponsored an entire day’s worth of activities — a big fair in the Zocalo, a mass kiss-fest that broke the world’s record for the most people kissing at one time (yes, weird, but they do things like that here), and, at night, a free Vicente Fernandez concert.
Crayton and I had a bunch of errands to run during the day so we only made it to the concert. To stand in front of the cathedral and watch Chente with thousands of other Mexicans — it was pretty much the coolest. Also, ingenious Mexican entrepreneurs sold paper periscopes for 10 pesos, so you could see Chente from far away.
More pics after the jump.
Periscopes!
You know, Shakira gave a free concert there I believe in 07 or early 08, and before her it was Cafe Tacvba. They do this quite often over there!