Sunday Funday! On Sundays, the Paseo de la Reforma…read morecompletely shuts down to cars. Most of the intersections are blocked off to traffic, and instead, the streets are handed back to the bicyclists and runners! We saw they were simultaneously holding a 5k for runners! Bicycles cram the street by the thousand! It's not a race, but a leisurely ride. Some riders come with fantastical bicycles that defy description. Many people ride ridiculous or costumed bikes, some with weird themes. The ride takes you up and down the major arterial street for Mexico City- one of the busiest boulevards in the world. It's hard to believe that the whole thing is shut down for the bicyclists, but it decreases pollution, and gets people out to exercise! If you're not participating, and just want to drive through, there are still ways to cut through the bike traffic if your driver is on the ball. My trip involved going around the roundabout at the Angel of Independence - in the opposite direction than normal on the roundabout. Hair raising! My city of San Antonio, Texas 'borrowed' the idea from Mexico City, and we have a similar event called "Ciclovia" on a quarterly basis. This is cool that it's weekly! It's FREE!!! Even if you don't have a bike, people can just walk or run. There are places to rent bikes from the kiosks along the way, and bike rental huts all along the Paseo de la Reforma.

Ugh- I wish I really liked this place, but there was just too much about it that made it…read moreunpleasant. It's near a water treatment facility so the place smells like sewage. The trails are haphazard & you can't really tell where you're going. It feels less like a park and more like wilderness. Nonetheless, there's plenty of room, fairly quiet, and a great cut-through to the Metro.

Very cool, small boutique in Condessa selling fashions from all Mexican designers. Clothes for men…read moreand women, plus shoes, bags, accessories and some cute little things like notebooks and mugs. The prices are very reasonable and a lot of the items were on sale when I was there. Really, the perfect little store to pick up some unique fashion in DF. The staff are super friendly, too!

This was a great way to ride around Mexico City for free! This was absolutely free! You just have…read moreto leave your ID with them and fill out some paperwork. There is a limit of 3 hours but still enough time to bike around without having pay and worry about the 45 time limit like on Ecobici. This place was especially useful for Sundays when some of the streets are closed and you can bike on the beautiful streets of Mexico City. There are multiple bicigratis locations around Mexico City, just look for the huawei advertisement haha. I recommend finding a bicigratis off the path of where the streets are closed during Sunday (I think the street that is closed is called insurgentes). There's definitely less people and more of a guarantee to get a bike.

Free bicycle rental is available from Bicigratis on Reforma and ta a number of other locations…read morearound town. What's not to like? Just leave your driver's license and they will loan you a bike for free. The main downside is the limited hours - you can't can't use these at night.