At the end of January, David cycled into Mexico City and I met up with him for a weekend of sightseeing and hanging out in Mexico’s cool capital city. We saw Mexico’s masked wrestlers at the Lucha Libre; went on a walking tour through Downtown Mexico City; floated along canals on a trajinera (gondola) at Xochimilco; wandered around the ruins at the Templo Mayor and Teotihuacán and sampled some of the local delicacies! It was the perfect reunion after 3 weeks apart!
Jo trying on one of the Lucha Libre masks!
David trying on one of the Lucha Libre masks!
Cheering on the masked wrestlers at the Lucha Libre!
Amazing acrobatics at the Lucha Libre!
The wrestlers were constantly diving out of the ring!
David considering a career change!
Mexico’s gorgeous Catedral Metropolitana
Coffee stop with views out over the Zócalo
Mexico’s equivalent of the leaning Tower of Pisa: The 17th Century Ex Teresa Arte Actual which, like the rest of Mexico City, is … sinking!
The ruins of the Aztec Templo Major, with views of the Catedral Metropolitana in the background.
Jo at the Aztec Templo Mayor
Creepy skull display at Museo del Templo Mayor.
Creepy skull masks found in Templo Major at Museo del Templo Mayor.
Artifacts found in Templo Mayor at Museo del Templo Mayor.
Beautiful Mexico City, with views of the Catedral Metropolitana in the background
The stunning Palacio de Bellas Artes
Trajineras (Gondolas) at Xochimilco
Cruising along the canal with the locals at Xochimilco
Floating Mariachi bands! — in Xochimilco
You can buy all kinds of food and drinks while floating along the canals! This canoe was selling freshly roasted sweetcorn smile emoticon — in Xochimilco
Enjoying some freshly roasted sweetcorn! — in Xochimilco
Enjoying some freshly roasted sweetcorn and a cerveza! — in Xochimilco
Enjoying dinner at the Uruguayan steakhouse, La Rambla, La Condesa.
We arrived at Teotihuacán before 8am and had the whole place to ourselves! Here we are at the Pyramid of the Moon with views of the Pyramid of the Sun
The stunning Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacán
David and the Pyramid of the Moon! Teotihuacán
The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán
The Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacán
We arrived at Teotihuacán before 8am and had the whole place to ourselves! Here we are at the Pyramid of the Sun with views of the Pyramid of the Moon
The gorgeous Pyramid of the Sun!
David trying escamoles a la mantequilla (buttered ant larvae)! — at Hostería de Santo Domingo
A Mexican favourite: Chile en nogada (chili peppers stuffed with ground meat, dried fruit and covered with a walnut sauce)! — at Hostería de Santo Domingo
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