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the adventures of tin tin in mexico
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We all know that the princess cannot bear being bored. She was bored. So very very Bored. So she (I) saw no reason why I shouldn´t be on a plane at that very moment. I checked my map and travel files, gathered my backpack together and hopped on a plane bound for Mexico City! Mexico City is massive! It´s huge and intimidating so I found a hostel in the historic center and plopped myself down for a couple of days. Hostels are great because they basically have a built in network of friends. The moment I checked in I had met some cool
guys and had an awesome roomie. Insta-friends! Being famished (as usual) I hit the streets, found the marketplace (again, massive) and had some amazing street food for next to nothing. The market was neverending. Seriously, I wandered for at least 3 hours and didn´t find an end to it. Granted I was leisurely shopping and eating my way thru it, but it took a while! There were clothes and food, cd´s and candy, yarn and every other freakin thing you can think of! The clothes are much better in S.E. Asia but they actually have my size here! Anyhoo, the next day I went to Teotijatachucan, or something like that. These Aztec\Toltec whatever names are all like slurring when you´re drunk. It´s an ancient city with 2 pyramids. One of which is the 3rd largest in the world (who knew?). I climbed the lesser one (but still bloody massive) and thought I was gonna die in the process. Yes, Rina, not figuratively, but LITERALLY! Barely breathing when I reached the top, it was gorgeous! You see clearly in all directions and it´s invigorating to say the least. This it started raining. I mean just PISSING down. Shit, I have to climb down in the RAIN. We all know climbing down is harder than climbing up, emotionally at least. And when it´s pouring down, it doesn´t make it any easier. Struggling down, I pulled a muscle in my thigh and am still suffering from it days later. The Gods didn´t like me climbing it I suppose...
I´m staying in San Miguel de Allende right now and it´s gringo central. I think it´s where all southern
californians come to retire. I´m on a day trip to Queretaro right now and I have the say, the Spaniards were thorough in thier stomping out of the old religion. There´s gorgeous archetecture everywhere. Churches that are gilded and painted and have the most gory and bloody Jesuses I have ever seen (thanks to the Dominicans). I visited the famous Our Lady of Guadaloupe and her likeness is everywhere. Good thing they couldn´t quite stamp out the Goddess of yore! Speaking of God, only He knows how long I´ll be here. I´ll come back when there´s work! My flight leaves on the 20th but I will come back sooner or later. Whatever, I´m just going with the flow!! If anyone has any ideas on where to go in this neck of the woods, lemme know. I´m just wandering about satisying my wanderlust...
love,
tin tin
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