One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series….
The full and fabulous moon last night had your scribe thinking about the Aztec Calendar and my time in Mexico City. The Aztec Calendar is a most complex one but intriguing in its use of animal symbols, compass points and climate elements. With a 365 day cycle it came very close to what we know today with our present calendar system and is similar to the Mayan calendar in the use of a 52 “century” cycle. Unlike the Mayans though this calendar doesn’t have the world ending later this year!!!
Mexico City is not one for the faint at heart…it’s a hustle and bustle place with the city having over 8 million inhabitants and its greater metro area up towards 21 million. It is one of the great metropolis’ to visit if you ever get the opportunity. As a place of history, it was once the centre of commerce and government of the Spanish colonial empire for the entire Latin American region.
When in Mexico City there are the obvious rounds of markets and stalls in the search for cuff link bling and the fantastic culinary delights on offer. You will encounter some of the finest restaurants and art galleries in the world in Mexico City. The fine art and culinary delights will test the calibre of any thing on offer in New York, Paris or London.
Today’s links were bought at a small antique store just around the corner from the Plaza de Toros (above) which incidentally is the largest bull ring in the world and can hold about 50,000 spectators on a hot balmy day of blood sports.
These fantastic and spiritual links are pewter and have the Aztec Calendar embossed and they are worn with a tailored cotton shirt and Chanel silk neck tie.
Til later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series….
The full and fabulous moon last night had your scribe thinking about the Aztec Calendar and my time in Mexico City. The Aztec Calendar is a most complex one but intriguing in its use of animal symbols, compass points and climate elements. With a 365 day cycle it came very close to what we know today with our present calendar system and is similar to the Mayan calendar in the use of a 52 “century” cycle. Unlike the Mayans though this calendar doesn’t have the world ending later this year!!!
Mexico City is not one for the faint at heart…it’s a hustle and bustle place with the city having over 8 million inhabitants and its greater metro area up towards 21 million. It is one of the great metropolis’ to visit if you ever get the opportunity. As a place of history, it was once the centre of commerce and government of the Spanish colonial empire for the entire Latin American region.
Today’s links were bought at a small antique store just around the corner from the Plaza de Toros (above) which incidentally is the largest bull ring in the world and can hold about 50,000 spectators on a hot balmy day of blood sports.
These fantastic and spiritual links are pewter and have the Aztec Calendar embossed and they are worn with a tailored cotton shirt and Chanel silk neck tie.
Til later
ONWARD
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