Teotihuacan Ruins

We came, we saw, we conquered. Mexico City didn't stand a chance. My passive driving skills learned in the hills of Kempton quickly evolved into savvy, offense-is-the-best-defense tactics. Andrew's ability to give workable instructions to Mexican cab drivers increased. Our homebrewing skills saw dramatic improvement based on the quality of the hard cider currently fermenting in the trunk.

The highlight of the Mexico City though was definitely the pyramids at Teotihuacan. We ventured about an hour and a half bus ride out of downtown to visit this tourist haven. Upon leaving the city, the haze and cloud cover that has defined our stay opened into a beautiful day. The bus pulled up to an amazing scene. The ancient city was reanimated by an army of tourists blowing whistles and shooting toy bows and arrows. People mobbed the steps of 2200 year old 233 feet high stone temples searching for the coolest breeze or best view. We breathed it in and learned about the diversity of the Central American natives. The information presented at the ruins was geared particularly toward manifestations of God that related to water. This was good foreshadowing for the return to downtown where darker clouds and rain awaited us.

Our spirits could not be dampened though as we went out to dinner with our star host, David and superb city guide, Alheli. I can't really say enough about how integral a part of our stay in Mexico City they have been. They've opened up their homes, introduced us to family and friends, and given us great recommendations about how to fill our days. Andrew says it best when he proclaims his favorite thing about traveling is making generous and caring acquaintances that reaffirm his faith in the goodness of people.

The meal we shared on this evening was spectacular. We boned up on Mexican cuisine with an appetizer of cow penis. Alheli wouldn't tell us what we were eating until we had already tried it to make sure we would get squeamish.  The main course consisted of three different types of steak grilled in the center of our table. We removed the steak piece by piece and sealed it in corn tortillas and three different salsas.

We are working on uploading some videos to youtube including a Mexican street and bus performer entertaining on the guitar and Andrew getting shot with a toy bow and arrow. We may need to wait for some faster internet to finish these uploads though.