Chic. Expensive. Clean. And to be honest, not my vibe. But well, that’s the case with most of the expensive and chic neighbourhoods that exist in every big city. 😀 In Mexico City, the neighbourhood that would be Marienburg or Bayenthal or even Lindenthal in Cologne, is Polanco.
It’s actually quiet visible. The streets are cleaner, the buildings are fancier, it has by far the highest proportion – if not the only – of skyscrapers. People here wear suits and ties or costume-suits etc to work and all the shops of expensive brands or fancy restaurants etc are here. Polanco you know 😀

In fact it was the first neighbourhood in Mexico City that I got to know. Not because I had chosen to get to know this neighbourhood first, but because the mate I was staying with for a short time at that moment worked in Polanco and therefore dropped me off there before work. So on my very first visit to Mexico City, I got to know the streets of Polanco – and the German embassy 😀 – as well as Museum Soumaya pretty soon. Actually Polanco also is where people let others walk their dogs and park their cars just before work. I swear I’ve never seen such a long row of cars parked so close together. Fascinating…

The Museo Soumaya is an architecturally strange, let’s say alien-futuristic building that honestly arouses curiosity – me included. Inside, you walk up a winding corridor and then have an exhibition in a large room or let’s call it large platform at the top. I thought it was quite cool, but the architecture and the presentation of the museum itself are definitely the special features of this museum, making the price. Because yes, I found it a bit overpriced, but at the same time, that’s kinda just Polanco somewhere. And yes, Polanco has the same atmosphere as any other slightly more expensive and chic neighbourhood. Just in Mexican. 😀

Go or not? It’s not a neighbourhood I’d want to move to – just not my vibe – but it’s definitely worth a trip just to walk around and have a look. Also for the museum. It wouldn’t be my first choice when it comes to exploring neighbourhoods, but it’s definitely worth going for a walk in Polanco. Neighbourhoods are always a matter of taste anyways. And eg in terms of safety, it’s definitely one of the safest neighbourhoods in Mexico City 😊