City Of Dreams

On This Day In History
1520: Spanish retreat from Aztec capital

Quote Of The Day
"When we saw all those cities and villages built on water; and the other great towns on dry land, and that straight and level causeway leading to Mexico, we were astounded. These great towns and shrines and buildings rising from the water, all made of stone, seemed like an enchanted vision .... Indeed, some of our soldiers asked whether it was not all a dream."
(Bermal Diaz del Castillo, a soldier under Cortez)

I prepared the first week of lessons for next week's summer school this morning. In the afternoon I went to Kobe and hiked up to the Venus Bridge to read my book overlooking the city.

Spectacular.

Tenochtitlan