Blogs from Teotihuacán, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, North America - page 2

We decided that it would be a great idea to go on a guided tour to Teotihuacan whilst we were staying in Mexico City. We stopped at an Agave farm on the way and were amazed by the use of these plants. Did you know that you can get 5 - 6 litres of a 7% cider-like drink a day from each plant?, you can make various other drinks, use it for cooking, washing, sewing, paper, medicine etc Sounds like the perfect plant for your back garden! we also had our first tequilla shot here and it was really really nice and the perfect way to kick off a walk around some ancient ruins Teotihuacan is about a 45 minutes drive from the city so the journey out there gave us a chance to see more ... read more

I decided to spend today at Teotihuacán. Teotihuacán and Chichen Itza were the two images in my head when I first came to Mexico and I was disapointed not to be able to fit a visit to Mexico City into my Easter travels with my boyfriend. I had a map marked with the route I need to get to the pyramids and decided it was more relaxed going alone than joining the tour at 9. As I walked down the stairs I bumped into Theo coming the other way. The coincidence of us both staying at the same hostel and meeting each other was surprising. He was heading off with his visiting friend for other sightseeing and we agreed to meet up for dinner or if not, see each other back in Sahuayo when we returned ... read more

The video is a Korean wedding song (I think) that these girls sang for my brother and his fiance who are getting married in Playa del Carmen this May. I met the two Korean girls at the hostel. They had just spent a couple weeks in Cuba and I had a lot of questions about it. We talked and had tea and decided to go to Teotihuacán together the following day. Teotihuacán is a 2000 year old pyramid structure and former city that apparently housed around 200,000 people at the time. It is just outside Mexico City. Not very much is known about the society that occupied Teotihuacán; most of the names and history come from the subsequent Aztec discovery of the site. The largest pyramid at Teotihuacán, the Pyramid of the Sun, is apparently the ... read more

We decided last night that there was not enough to merit staying a second night in Puebla so we made a change on the fly (called an audible in American football speak) to our original itinerary. We headed back over to the street with all the talavera shops and picked up a couple of items that hopefully will go with the bathroom in my house--can't remember the color at all, but hey, at least the toothbrush holder and soap tray will look nice. Also picked up some local sweets for the kids--hopefully those make it back without spoiling inside the car over the next week (or getting held up by our ever-vigilant customs officials when entering the US). Just as we were heading out of Puebla the police blocked off the main road so a demonstration ... read more

26/4/09 = An organising day :( Worst sleep ever, if I even slept at all. Really not dealing well with jetlag. Woke up at 11pm convinced it was morning and hungry for breakfast. When realised it wasn’t even a new day, closed eyes and spent next hours tossing and turning wide awake. Eyes were actually stinging when tried to close them. Then at 3am, door to room opened, light poured in and noticed a large…v.large… figure fill the frame. It was girl talking v.loudly, which I thought was quite rude. Presumed she was drunk so turned over and waited for her to go to bed. 10mins later, she was still shuffling about the room and talking really loudly. Couldn’t see another person, so thought she must have been on her phone = even more rude. Couldn’t ... read more