Birthday Dinner at MOG in Mexico City
A few days after visiting Tepito, Mexico City's most dangerous neighbourhood, I celebrated my 53rd birthday with a very nice dinner at MOG as ever with Miss CDMX
Birthday breakfast fit for an ageing backpacker: Omelette with Oaxaca Cheese, avocado and tomato on the side, green power juice, Twinings English Breakfast tea and yummi cake:
Last week, here in Mexico City, I celebrated my 53rd birthday. Yes, I am fully aware of the Covid pandemic. Here in Mexico, life is allowed to continue but you gotta behave yourself and respect the rules.
Restaurants and bars remain open but it's all outside dining. Hand gel is given and your temperature is taken. The menu is viewed by taking a photo of the QR code on your smart phone. and the tables are separated with plastic.
We went to the Mog Bistro, an Asian restaurant on Calle Frontera:
Restaurants and bars remain open but it's all outside dining. Hand gel is given and your temperature is taken. The menu is viewed by taking a photo of the QR code on your smart phone. and the tables are separated with plastic.
We went to the Mog Bistro, an Asian restaurant on Calle Frontera:
I had the 'Sopa de Hongos' with setas, carrots and onion for starters and 'Teppan Tofu', fried tofu topped with onion, bamboo shoots and mushrooms for my main course with some steamed rice as an extra. Yes I am back to being a vegetarian.
Miss CDMX took 'Buta Aspara', asparagus wrapped in bacon and some 'Edamame Preparado' peas coated with soya sauce and 'Tori Nuts', chicken with bamboo shoots, carrots, onion and cashew nuts and 'Yakimeshi' rice for main course.
We just drank Cola with the meal as we had polished off quite a lot of beer during the afternoon but back home we got through a bottle of well-chilled 'Concha Y Toro Reservado Sauvignon 750'
Miss CDMX took 'Buta Aspara', asparagus wrapped in bacon and some 'Edamame Preparado' peas coated with soya sauce and 'Tori Nuts', chicken with bamboo shoots, carrots, onion and cashew nuts and 'Yakimeshi' rice for main course.
We just drank Cola with the meal as we had polished off quite a lot of beer during the afternoon but back home we got through a bottle of well-chilled 'Concha Y Toro Reservado Sauvignon 750'
Places around the world where I have celebrated my birthday as a backpacker:
1993: At a strip bar in Scarborough, Toronto - Canada
1998: In an Irish bar in Invercargill - New Zealand
2001: Niah National Park in Sarawak - Borneo - Malaysia
2002: Grindelwald - Switzerland
2004-2007: Val Fex - Switzerland
2008: Imlil - Morocco
2009 - 2010: Murren - Switzerland
2011: On a night bus from Darjeeling to Kathmandu
2013: Tbilisi - Georgia
2014: Jeju - South Korea
2015: Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan
2016: The Great Zimbabwe National Park - Zimbabwe
2017: Penang - Malaysia
2020: Naivasha - Kenya
2021: Mexico City - Mexico
I use the word 'celebrated'. Mostly my birthdays passed un noticed. Years not detailed were at home in England.
1998: In an Irish bar in Invercargill - New Zealand
2001: Niah National Park in Sarawak - Borneo - Malaysia
2002: Grindelwald - Switzerland
2004-2007: Val Fex - Switzerland
2008: Imlil - Morocco
2009 - 2010: Murren - Switzerland
2011: On a night bus from Darjeeling to Kathmandu
2013: Tbilisi - Georgia
2014: Jeju - South Korea
2015: Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan
2016: The Great Zimbabwe National Park - Zimbabwe
2017: Penang - Malaysia
2020: Naivasha - Kenya
2021: Mexico City - Mexico
I use the word 'celebrated'. Mostly my birthdays passed un noticed. Years not detailed were at home in England.
