Thursday 23 August 2007

Mexico City

Due to a ticketing error (Roger forgetting to get our tickets reissued) we had an unexpected day in Madrid on our way to Mexico. We wandered around the city taking in the sights and catching up on sleep in the central park before dining on genuine paella.

In Mexico City we stayed with the parents of one of Luisa´s school friends. Maru and Hector were extremely hospitable to us for the next four days, taking us out for meals and sharing their house with us. Their pets were also very hospitable, being happy to play with us often.


Roger and friend



Breakfast with Peporra

Mexico City is a diverse place. We were lucky enough to stay near the more affluent colonial suburbs where foreigners and armed security guards are commonplace. But the largest city in the world is surrounded by slums which we only saw from a bus on the highway.

Street art, Coyoacan

We took a trip out to the ruins of Teotihuacan, the former capital of the region before even the Aztecs arrived. This was the centre of a civilisation that died out for unexplained reasons around 800AD. Despite being supposedly fit from cycling, we still found it difficult climbing pyramids at altitude!


Teotihuacan pyramids




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