Any apprehension we had about Mexico City quickly vanished soon after we arrived last Sunday. We were expecting an extremely crowded and dirty city which we did but we also found that it held a certain charm. We found a cheap hotel room, at Hotel Principal, close to the central square (the Zocalo) in the Historical Center area - at US$9 it was the cheapest room we had found in Mexico so far. That evening we searched a few more hotels and decided to upgrade the following day to a much nicer place, Hotel Juarez for US$15, around the corner based in part because it had nicer pillows but also because it had a TV (we are addicted to Mexican Family Feud every night at 7pm).
The Metropolitan Cathedral in the Zocalo
Ginormous Mexican flag next to the Zocalo
ROTISSERIE POLLOS
We spent the next few days seeing some of the recommended sites including the excellent Anthropology museum and the ruins at Teotihaucan - according to legend where the Gods (not sure which ones) gathered to plan the creation of man. The streets around our hotel for a few blocks were being repaved so it was noisy and dusty. The streets were closed to vehicles but open to foot traffic but the open manholes and ditches made it very hazardous walking around, especially after dark. We found a small stall that sold rotisserie chickens and each night we bought half a chicken for US$2 and took it back to our room and tried to play along with Family Feud. One evening Sara got hit by a car (at slow speed) and accidentally locked herself in the toilet but apart from that it's been business as usual.
The Temple of the Moon
The Temple of the Sun
Sara at the base of the Temple of the Sun
JOHNNY SAYS
Today we broke Johnny D'Arcy's number one travel rule and took a flight - from Mexico City to Cancun. Now we're waiting next to the bus station about to catch a bus to Valladolid, not far from Chichen Itza. Tomorrow we should we wandering around the ruins.
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