Fiesta Americana - Reforma Mexico City

... the ages´´ - the Mexicans were queueing round the block to see this one.<br><br>I got the train down to somewhere unpronouncable to see some canals which are a World Heritage Site, but for the Mexicans they are just a place to get ******. They all hire these massive wooden punts and climb aboard with friends, family, shed loads of food and beer, and sometimes their own private band. I like their style. It starts off quite fun, but soon gets rather boring when your boat is stuck in a ...

... started as slow, sloshy progress through the three-inch high water soon turned into a total, dead-stop traffic jam. We spent hours sitting, lights and engine off, playing every road trip game we could remember, even resorting to truth or dare out of sheer boredom (Kisiev ended up climbing out of the sunroof of his car in the pouring rain, and running around to the driver`s door to get back in on a dare. I drank a full 1.5 liter bottle of water, and ...

... vestiti in modo macabro tipo Halloween, i bambini ci provano con "dolcetto o scherzetto", ci sono venditori di cibarie in ogni dove.<br>Ho visto una mostra interessante sulla storia dell'inquisizione, allestita all'interno del vero palazzo che fu dell'inquisizione, attuale facoltà di medicina-radiodiagnostica. Anche se in spagnolo ho compreso quasi tutta la narrazione dell'audioguida; la chiesa ce l'ha sempre avuta la mania del controllo e dell'annichilimento del pensiero ...

... hotel, we were stopped by the documentary team that had interviewed us the night before. They were seeking an "after" interview for our reaction to the game. This, in turn, attracted the attention of several Mexican fans, who where then... engaged... by on eof the guys in the LA group. We found ourselves herded back into the hotel as the Mexican fans mobbed in closer. For a short while, the Sheraton hotel went into lockdown to separate the two groups --even ...

... City´s Zocalo (town square.) It turns out the the most famous mexican wrestler of all time, Santo, passed away either today or yesterday, so there were some tributes to him around. The Zocalo is also known as Constitution Square, and today was Constitution Day... which we found out after noticing the HUGE protest at the edge of the Square. It was kinda neat, but then 2 trucks full of Mexican military drove past ...

... wasn't worth the effort unless you were the first. We had a long admin to-do list drawn up and thought we'd get that done first, but then changed our minds thinking we'd get on the Turibus and then stop along the way to do our jobs. We found ourselves walking through the Chapultapec Park for a while before again getting back on the bus, only to jump off the Reforma Avenue to take photos of the various seats along the road. All the seats are very creative and provided us ...

... muscle tone left in my legs at all at our stop! We decided it might be good to get me a coffee to 'come round' so to speak as I was in a Claustrophobic haze, but unfortunately our choice of café in what was known as 'Garibaldi Square' was not the ticket and warm dish water is the best way I can describe it! The colours of the buildings with the striking orange and green was cool though and around stood about 100 mariachis in traditional costume - tight silver ...

... until we turned down some pretty dark streets at the end. Becky and I exchanged looks of concern, and when the driver stopped the cab and indicated that the place we were going was just up a road that was blocked off the only reason we felt safe getting out was because there were a couple police officers on foot nearby. Later on, when we went out to get some food, we were told not to walk in the direction where we were dropped off as it is not safe... Great... When ...

... let me in. j*st kidding. r*b**t* *nly c*rries *n **t*m*tic h*ndg*n *nd i n*ticed the s*fety w*s *n. *s he led me thr**gh the sec*rity g*tes, int* the l*sh g*rden *nd *p the steps t* the h*stel, i felt *n inst*nt w*rmth *nd silent *ss*r*nce th*t i'd st*rted l*s vi*jes de l*s *m**ic*s *t the right pl*ce. c*y*te fl*c* itself *sed t* be * f*mily h*me *nd is r*n by the tw* s*ns *nd *ne *f their g**d m*tes, *ll in their e*rly twenties. the pl*ce is h*ge: with * sitting *re*, st ...

... a motorbike accident and the cast has only been of for a couple of days. I still have a significant limp. The old saying if you don't use it you loose it would sum up how I'm feeling about my leg after todays walking. One leg feels fine and the other feels like it just completed a marathon, the 3 blisters didn't help. Travel tip: The metro costs about 2 pesos and is the best way to get around town, try to ...