Hotel San Francisco Mexico City

... The conversations were halted when our table was surrounded by a local band who sang loudly and very badly for ages. <br><br>The next day, since our group had bonded so well over dinner, we all went our separate ways. I went to a couple of art galleries, where as usual a Mexican came up and talked me through the history of everything I was looking at. They really are a very useful bunch. Opposite the art gallery there was an exhibition called ´'Inquisition - instruments of torture ...

Se all'andata ci siamo concessi un hotel con qualche stella, per la fase finale siamo approtadi ad un ostello.<br>Il letto è piccolo, una piazza e mezza stringata, ma il lenzuolo è ancora più piccolo! Un francobollo di cotone. Ci organizziamo dividendoci lenzuolo e coperta, almeno riusciamo a coprirci.<br>Oggi pomeriggio la piazza è piena di gente per i festeggiamenti del giorno dei morti, ci sono gli indios che fanno le loro danze rituali davanti ad altari decorati; molti ...

... unfortunately I didn't understand a word. Must learn spanish! We then went back to main square which we managed to get back into despite the thousands also trying to get in and were going to stay to hear the presidential speech but by the time it hit midnight we were all cold, wet and sober. So we chucked it in and headed for a nightclub. This turned into quite a late night and as a result I slept most of the next day which was okay because it was a public holiday and so nothing really to do.

... ja nicht zwei Mal sagen...;) Habe also noch schnell meine letzten Pesos auf den Putz gehauen... Hihihiii!<br> Und morgen ist mein letzt** Tag. Krass!!! Da ist nochmal Hardcore-Sightseeing angesagt. Am Abend flieg ich dann los. Ich kanns gar nicht glauben. Ein**seits bin ich zu Tode betruebt, ab** auch himmelhochjauchzend, da ich meine Liebsten wied** sehe. Und auf Schoggi und Kaese und Brot freu ich mich natu**lich auch...;) Und die B**ge natu**lich auch, so kommt Pluesch ...

... dem Jahrestag der zweiten Erscheinung der Jungfrau Maria, an die sechs Millionen Pilger tummeln. Am späteren Nachmittag entschlossen wir uns ausserdem für eine Bootstour durch das Labyrinth von Seen und Kanälen im Stadtteil Xochimilco. Am Abend stand schliesslich Ausgang mit Barbaras Freunden auf dem Programm. Ihre Freunde waren es auch, die uns mit dem Verkauf des Lincolns zur Hand gingen. Denn wider Erwartung war ist es alles andere als einfach ...

... wu**de hi** nicht fahren wollen! Ich bin Froh mit dem Bus weit**zureisen. Da sehe ich zumindest nicht, was da vorne passi**t... Diana und Ihre Familie haben mich wied** h**zlich empfangen. In den naechsten Tagen w**de ich nach Puebla weit**reisen und nach V**acruz an den Golf. Dann geht es karibisch weit** auf die Yucatan Halbinsel, wo ich etwas laeng** bleiben w**de und einen Sprachkurs besuchen und Arbeit finden moechte. Ich melde mich dann aus d** Karibik!

... at times - and yes she is sat next to me right now!). Mexico City for me was: big, loud, busy, smoggy, exciting! The cake shop made me think of the guys at work and what a field-day they would have had there. Sorry guys, I didn't buy you any cakes - but they were very good!!! Teotihuacán was really good - the old ruins are one of the reasons I wanted to tour through Central and South America. I think we are both feeling better about Mexico and our South American adventure now.