La Bandida de Tequila

Three years on in Mexico City and I still never hesitate when invited to even the most obvious tourist destinations, as you can never know what potential rewards await. A group of us were having brunch at El Bazaar Sabado in San Angel this past weekend, looking for hangover relief in the desayuno buffet in the market's interior courtyard. On offer was cheap and cheerful breakfast food, accompanied by surprisingly good mariachis on a little raised stage. It takes a moment but you come to realize it's quite the little oasis amid the tide of humanity that courses through the market's narrow passages in search of souvenirs and traditional trinkets. What caught my eye however wasn't the mariachis or the happy bustle of tourists and locals, but a slight figure darting among the tables in the courtyard with a bandolier slung around her hips that contained a clutch of tall shot glasses and a bottle of tequila secured in a holster by a rubber band. Hair of the dog and a picture opportunity in one. I was soon sipping a Tradicional and reviewing a few frames I took of the wonderful tequila bandida. Canon 40D with a 24mm-105mm f/4 at 1/60 sec and f5/6.