Well now that we have reasonably good internet access in Mexico City we decided to post another entry for our loyal readers. That is assuming we have loyal readers. So far we only have like 8 comments (thanks to all posters) and want to make sure we aren´t putting in this time for nothing (time being the key word as the slow internet access in the hotel meant the last entries took like 3 hours to complete). So if you are reading the blog and enjoying it, please post a comment and let us know in order to motivate us to keep it up. We would especially appreciate advice on things to see or suggestions of ¨challenges¨ to complete while in Mexico. Right now all we have is the ¨Running Bet¨ which basically consists of whoever is the first person to get the runs winning a pot of $150 pesos. We are also more than willing to sell ourselves for any sort of advertisement people might desire. Just let us know and we´ll shave whatever you want into Jose´s hair.
Now onto todays festivities. After dropping off our laundry at the laundromat we hit the open road for Teotihuacán which is just north of Mexico City. This is an amazing archaeological site with two giant pyramids and a bunch of smaller temples and platforms. As you can see in the photos above it basically consists of a ton of stairs to climb. Being as brilliant as I am I tried to take multiple steps at the same time and over extended my hamstring on the first few steps. That made the next 873 all that more enjoyable. It was well worth it though and an amazing site with some of the best ruins I´ve ever seen (on par with anything in Egypt or Petra in Jordan).
Unfortunately it looked like it was going to rain so we tried to appease the gods in order to improve condtions. I think we may have messed up our human sacrifice though, as it started to rain as soon as we got to the top of the Pyamide de Sol (talk about a misnomer). So we figured the safest place to be during a thunderstorm would be on top of the highest object around. Needless to say we got absolutely soaked. Pancho left his poncho and waterproof boots in the car. Not my best of days. Even with the rain the views were amazing. We decided we weren´t going to let a little nasty weather ruin our day and so we proceeded towards the Pyramide de Luna and made another attempt to appease the gods as can be seen on the left (notice the Lonely Planet Mexico guide, another gratuituous plug). Not sure if the gods took pity on us or if my skin tone reflected enough of the sun to ward off the clouds, but strangely enough the rain stopped dropping almost as quickly as the jaws of the French tourists dropped when they realized we were taking our shirts off.
After grabbing a quick bite to eat, we left Teotihuacán and headed back to Mexico City. We picked up our laundry so we would have something clean/dry to wear and headed to the Paseo de la Reforma to see one of the prettiest streets in Mexico. It is really cool and lined with a bunch of statues and monuments at circles along the road. The last circle is the Monumento a la Independencia which consists of a beautiful angel statue and the skulls of some of the most famous Mexican revolutionaries. It is one of the most cool things in Mexico City. Or at least that is what I hear. As you can tell in the picture it is under restoration and was therefore closed. Just my luck. This now makes the Il Duomo in Milan, Tor in Lubeck and the monument three of the most beautiful things I´ve never seen, but been really close to. We didn´t dwell on it too much though and instead walked to Chapultepec Parque to see the casa de presidente. Of course the park is closed on Mondays. We decided to abandon being tourists at this point and went to grab a beer instead. While finishing the beer the sky opened up again so we decided to have dinner at the bar and actually ran into an American couple driving down from Houston. They were pretty annoying like a lot of American Tourists and so we decided to ditch out of the bar since it had stopped raining. At this point we needed to make an important decision as it was already pretty dark; do we risk kidnapping by taking a cab or robbing/stabbing by walking. I´m happy to report that we walked back to the hotel and the only robbing on the trip has been the outrageous toll prices on the Mexican highways. In addition the closest we have come to kidnapping has involved 16 year old girls. Knock on wood.
Unfortunately it looked like it was going to rain so we tried to appease the gods in order to improve condtions. I think we may have messed up our human sacrifice though, as it started to rain as soon as we got to the top of the Pyamide de Sol (talk about a misnomer). So we figured the safest place to be during a thunderstorm would be on top of the highest object around. Needless to say we got absolutely soaked. Pancho left his poncho and waterproof boots in the car. Not my best of days. Even with the rain the views were amazing. We decided we weren´t going to let a little nasty weather ruin our day and so we proceeded towards the Pyramide de Luna and made another attempt to appease the gods as can be seen on the left (notice the Lonely Planet Mexico guide, another gratuituous plug). Not sure if the gods took pity on us or if my skin tone reflected enough of the sun to ward off the clouds, but strangely enough the rain stopped dropping almost as quickly as the jaws of the French tourists dropped when they realized we were taking our shirts off.
After grabbing a quick bite to eat, we left Teotihuacán and headed back to Mexico City. We picked up our laundry so we would have something clean/dry to wear and headed to the Paseo de la Reforma to see one of the prettiest streets in Mexico. It is really cool and lined with a bunch of statues and monuments at circles along the road. The last circle is the Monumento a la Independencia which consists of a beautiful angel statue and the skulls of some of the most famous Mexican revolutionaries. It is one of the most cool things in Mexico City. Or at least that is what I hear. As you can tell in the picture it is under restoration and was therefore closed. Just my luck. This now makes the Il Duomo in Milan, Tor in Lubeck and the monument three of the most beautiful things I´ve never seen, but been really close to. We didn´t dwell on it too much though and instead walked to Chapultepec Parque to see the casa de presidente. Of course the park is closed on Mondays. We decided to abandon being tourists at this point and went to grab a beer instead. While finishing the beer the sky opened up again so we decided to have dinner at the bar and actually ran into an American couple driving down from Houston. They were pretty annoying like a lot of American Tourists and so we decided to ditch out of the bar since it had stopped raining. At this point we needed to make an important decision as it was already pretty dark; do we risk kidnapping by taking a cab or robbing/stabbing by walking. I´m happy to report that we walked back to the hotel and the only robbing on the trip has been the outrageous toll prices on the Mexican highways. In addition the closest we have come to kidnapping has involved 16 year old girls. Knock on wood.
2 comments:
Keep posting! How else will the writers know how to end the screenplay when they make The Volkswagen Golf Diaries, THE MOVIE....gotta keep posting 'cause I bookmarked your blog.
"Just let us know and we´ll shave whatever you want into Jose´s hair."
>>AAAAAAAACK! Not el pelo ondulado.
I'm totally enjoying the blogs guys. I check like 5 times a day for updates. (You'd think I'd learn by now...)
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