I guess the only reason this deserves its own entry is because this little side trip was so strikingly different from anything else we saw during our trip.
Toluca is a fairly typical mid-sized Mexican City, and while it doesn't possess the beauty and cultural significance of nearby Morelia, it does have this fascinating little botanical garden off its main square.
Sometime in the 1970's, Toluca's aging market, built in 1910 to commemorate the revolution, was turned into a garden. In 1990, artist Leopoldo Flores Valdes completed his "Cosmovitral," an instillation of fantastic stained glass around the entire perimeter and also within the garden. A truly imaginative act of preservation. 
Valle de Bravo, the base from which we explored the monarchs and xinantecatl, lies along the shore of Lake Avándaro, about 150km southwest of Mexico City. I am sure it has an interesting culture and history, but alas, like most of the other people fleeing Mexico City for a few days of R&R, we never really got past "quaint mountain town". Nice view, and nice memories, so thought I'd throw it in the broth.
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