索马亚博物馆 Soumaya Museum

2023年11月30日，星期四，墨西哥城之旅第七天

November 30, 2023, Thursday, Day 7 of our Mexico City Trip

今天我俩的目的地是索马亚博物馆，一座以其独特建筑和丰富藏品闻名的艺术殿堂。本打算跟随谷歌地图的指引，乘坐公交车前往。可是在公交车站等待了20多分钟后，车始终没有出现。最后我们选择了Uber，30多分钟的车程后，终于到达了博物馆。

索马亚博物馆本身就是一件艺术品。它的外观由墨西哥建筑师费尔南多·罗梅罗设计，独特的波浪形外壳由16,000块铝制镜面板构成，使得整个建筑在阳光下熠熠生辉。

Today, our destination was the Soumaya Museum, a palace of art renowned for its unique architecture and rich collection. We originally planned to follow Google Maps and take the bus there. However, after waiting at the bus stop for over 20 minutes, the bus never showed up. So instead, we took Uber again, and after a journey of over 30 minutes, we finally arrived at the museum.

The Soumaya Museum building is an artwork in itself. Its exterior, designed by the Mexican architect Fernando Romero, features a unique wave-like shell composed of 16,000 aluminum mirror panels, making the entire building shimmer in the sunlight.

这个博物馆的主人是卡洛斯·斯利姆·赫卢，墨西哥的亿万富翁和商人，据2023年11月的一个彭博亿万富翁指数，卡洛斯排名第11位。他是一位著名的收藏家，他的私人藏品构成了博物馆的大部分展品。这座博物馆是为了纪念他已故的妻子索玛亚·多米特而建立的，并用她的名字而命名的。博物馆不仅是卡洛斯·斯利姆对艺术的热爱的体现，也是他对公共文化事业的贡献，因为博物馆完全是免费的。

The owner of this museum is Carlos Slim Helú, a billionaire and businessman from Mexico. According to a Bloomberg Billionaires Index from November 2023, Carlos ranks 11th. He is a renowned collector, and his private collection constitutes a large part of the museum’s exhibits. The museum was established in memory of his late wife, Soumaya Domit, and is named after her. The museum is not only a reflection of Carlos Slim’s love for art but also his contribution to public cultural endeavors, as the museum is completely free of charge.

没想到斯利姆先生收藏了很多爱立信最早期的电话，有的是一八九几年的，在这里看到我母公司的东西还是很特别 – Mr. Slim has collected many of Ericsson’s earliest telephones, some dating back to the 1890s. Seeing items from my parent company here feels quite special.

公元100-200年的罗马背损毁的雕塑 – Roman sculptures showing the damage of the ages from around 100-200 AD.

能够如此近距离地欣赏这些艺术珍品确实是很好，然而，由于大部分作品的说明标签只用西班牙语撰写，这在一定程度上影响了我们的体验。如果能有多语言的解说，我们对这些艺术作品的理解和欣赏会更加深入。不过，即便语言存在障碍，艺术作品本身的魅力仍然让这次参观成为了一次宝贵的经历。

Being able to admire these art treasures up close is truly wonderful. However, since most of the descriptions for the works are only written in Spanish, this somewhat impacted our experience. If there were multilingual explanations, our understanding and appreciation of these artworks would be deeper. Nevertheless, even with the language barrier, the charm of the art pieces themselves still made this visit a great experience.

到了午饭时间，我俩在旁边一家商场里的美食广场里找到了一个中餐快餐，结果非常的不好吃。午饭后，我们乘坐公交车前往查普尔特佩克公园，这里是墨西哥城的绿色绿洲。在宁静的湖边，我们享受了片刻的安宁，感受着自然的怀抱和都市的宁静。随后，步行回酒店的路上，我们在一家小巧的咖啡馆停下，喝了两杯香浓的咖啡，这种简单的乐趣成为了旅行中的小确幸。

At lunchtime, we found a Chinese fast food place in a food court at a nearby mall, but it turned out to be very unsatisfactory (inedible). After lunch, we took a bus to Chapultepec Park, a green oasis in Mexico City. By the tranquil lake, we enjoyed a moment of peace, embracing nature’s comfort and the city’s serenity. Later, on our walk back to the hotel, we stopped at a quaint café and had two cups of strong coffee. This simple pleasure became a small but certain happiness during our trip.

这几个tacos是吞拿鱼，虾和螃蟹，和鬼头刀鱼，还有PJG的吞拿鱼墨西哥玉米粉卷饼都还不错 – The tacos we had were tuna, shrimp and crab, and Mahi Mahi, as well as carnitas tuna burritos, all the dishes were quite good.

轻松的一天悄然落幕，夜幕下城市的灯光与星星互相辉映，每一盏小灯都似乎在叙述着平凡生活里的小故事，温馨而真实。我俩的旅程，在这份简单中找到了自由和满足。

The relaxing day quietly came to an end. Under the night sky, the city lights twinkled alongside the stars, each little light seemingly narrating a small story of ordinary life, warm and real. In this simplicity, our journey today found freedom and satisfaction.