Around town

A camouflaged bird common to the city:

First pyramid sighting: the Museo Xólotl.


Even the dogs get depressed by the traffic here.


Pay the man, and a little bird will pop of the cage to then choose a miniature card from the blue box. I think it's supposed to be your fortune or a blessing, but I'm not too sure.


Cyclists on a pilgrimage to see the temple of Guadalupe:


More pyramids! Welcome to Teotihuacan.

This is the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. It isn't as popular as the main pyramids, but it's definitely worth checking out. We had a great tour guide, but it was all in Spanish so I couldn't catch everything.

The public speech and echo demonstration and explanation were very cool. There were also quite a few shots at gringos with their Disneyland and Mickey Mouse "culture."


It was sweltering out and I was ill-dressed for hiking pyramids (spontaneity of plans). We bypassed the Calle de los Muertos in order to preserve energy.

To the left, the Pyramid of the Moon. To the right, the Pyramid of the Sun.


Sight set upon the Pyramid of the Sun.







At the very top, there's a little circular something (the technical term). If you're willing to wait, push, and shove a little, you can put your finger upon the circle. They say it will give you energy.

I can't recognize my own hand. But, I have narrowed it down to two.


We didn't climb the Pyramid of the Moon because it was way too hot out.

A little more modern architecture:




Centro (downtown), the Zócalo:




Plaza Garibaldi, the famed mariachi hangout. Tourists, locals, drunks - anyone who wants to hire a mariachi player for a serenade or two - this is the place for you.


Colourful, concrete houses outside DF in the State of Mexico: