Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Last stop in Central America - Mexico City

Surprisingly fantastic! Another late arrival due to a Dallas stopover and a directionally-challenged cab driver put us in Zona Roma, a ritzier area of Mexico City where we were upgraded from a smaller than 3x5m room to a suite with private bathroom, kitchen, fridge, couch and TV.

What we did not expect from Mexico City:
- To be able to walk around safely late at night
- To have a very safe, fast and efficient subway on which we could get anywhere in the city for 20 cents
- To find a number of great museums and beautiful buildings
- To be able to buy 'family size' and 'Coronita' (throw-down) coronas
- To thoroughly enjoy the open-top tourist bus

3 great day trips from Mexico City.

Teotihuacan, home of the 3rd largest pyramid in the world and our first Aztec ruin (the Aztec's are the ones who loved human sacrifices and other interesting methods of worship to deities such as 'The Hummingbird God').
Puebla, a beautiful colonial town housing 70 churches, great restaurants and currently in the throes of their own little 'Puebla Idol' competition.
Taxco, the silver capital of Mexico... ouch!The end... Flying out of Mexico City saw the end of 5 fantastic months travelling South and Central America. We were blessed with safety, amazing sites and a great time. America here we come!

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