June 1, 2006
We are still here in
are enjoying the city. As I told you on the first day
we got cheated on the taxi but that was nothing
compared to the second day. As we were changing
hostels, we had all our backpacks with us; we were
getting on the metro when Antonio got pick pocketed.
It was quite a bit of money and we were pretty upset.
We went to the police station which was another crazy
situation. The police definitely have that corrupt
look about them and there is no formality what so
ever, they don’t even use a holster for their gun, which they keep tucked in the back of their pants.
The next day on our bus trip to
pyramids, a older guy almost died on us. Antonio and
I were the only ones to help as he fell to the ground
and started spitting up blood. Finally some other
guys on the bus helped us get him into a seat and I
pounded on his back. He came to and I gave him my
bottle of water and he seemed to recover. And for
once in 24 hrs I stopped thinking about us getting
robbed. Then last night, on a lighter note, we went
to see a mural of Diego Rivera and we were told there
was a concert going on and we could go in for free but
couldn’t leave until it was over, an hour later. So we
went in and the orchestra was set up in front of the
mural, ´´Suenos de una tarde..¨and it was really
beautiful until the orchestra started to play. I now
understand why it was free and why we could not leave.
It was horrible. Antonio and I couldn’t help but
laugh as we both thought....nothing worse can happen
to us on the rest of this trip. We of course left
early.
Anyway I have gotten over all of the past events and
look forward to a day with no major events.
Apart from all that,
The buildings are half sunken into the ground and they
are colonial and beautiful. There are a lot of parks
and green areas. There is so much to see as far as
museums and art galleries etc. It is a dirty city
but nothing compared to
population and the city is huge. It is not as cheap
as
euros a day.
There are many street performers and vendors but the
most interesting are the ones that get on the metro or
buses. They get on at a stop and get off at the next.
Some have guitars and sing; others have a radio
strapped to their chests and offer the cd that you
are hearing. Some sell books and calculators etc.
But all thank you before and after for listening and
any donation appreciated. There is no rudeness.
We have had some really good food, although very spicy. They
also have the chopped up fruit they sell on the
streets like in
So today we will visit some museums and go to Coyoacan
where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived and visit the
area. Then tomorrow we are off on a VIP bus to
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