What a whirlwind journey so far. We awoke at 5am in NJ, took the PATH and the LIRR to JFK for our 9am flight. We had an uneventful flight, which should have been the first sign that the adventure was about to begin. When we arrived in Mexico City, we headed out towards the metro, being thrifty little vagabonds. No taxi for us! How tough could it be? Well, after circling the terminal and walking outside to the end of the airport grounds, I finally convinced Oli that we should try some of our espagnol. We discovered that the Metro doesnt come to terminal 2, the international terminal, it goes to terminal one. So off we trotted to the air tram, which was an adventure in itself. Arriving at terminal one, there were no signposts ANYWHERE for the metro. And, duh, no one spoke anglais. Oh well. After a bit of wandering, we finally came upon a nondescript entryway that many people were walking down, and then saw a small M sign. At last!! Four lines and about an hour later, we arrived at the Zocalo.
And WOW. What a sight. As we exited the station, we caught a view of one of the most spectacular cathedrals either of us had ever seen, in one of the largest public squares in the world. Impressive! We checked in at our hostel, made our beds up, and grabbed a much needed beer. Hey, it was 4pm, thats cocktail hour somewhere! We then headed over to take in the views of the cathedral. What a gorgeous place! We took lots of pictures, and speaking of which, Oli is no longer allowed to hold the camera in places like that. He is NOT able to turn off the flash! After being yelled at, and a bit more of wandering, we decided to go back to the hostel to grab dinner and figure out the plan for our second day. We were in bed by 9. (We are not that lame married couple, we promise to makke mucho amigos in the days to come!)
Today we woke up around 8, and headed directly over to the Templo Mayor, which is an amazing excavation next to the cathedral. Amazing. More soon, internet time is out! We are safe and sound. Love to all!
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ur pics are great!!looks like ur having a blast!too bad about teh price of the canaltrip but you'll get used to bidding them down and not getting taken. the party was last nite-a great time-o'hea drank so much red wine people were saying he looked like heath ledger as the joker-it was all over his face!!ur mom and ant and ro really set the place up-candles and outdoor lighting -really nice-u 2 were missed!!!!have fun!!!
hi you two-trip sounds awesome and th e pics are great!!!we miss u!! had the party last nite-o'hea drank so much red wine it ws all over his face-everyone said he looked like heath ledger as the joker!!! i fell in the ficus tree while dancing-it was great-u 2 were missed!have fun!!!sounds like u are!
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