One week in...

Hey everyone! First off, if you click on the "Our Pictures" link on the left it will take you to some up to date albums. Kendra´s pictures are better, but too big to upload to Picasa, but this is good for now.

Tomorrow we are leaving Mexico City and taking a (very) short two hour bus ride to Puebla. Puebla is known for it´s Colonial Architecture, especially the tilework, and it has tons of Churches. It´s Easter Weekend which is a huge deal in Mexico, so we´re hoping to see some fun festivities. We are looking to take a day trip to a nearby town for some more local celebrations, one we have in mind is called Huamantla but we´ll keep you posted on what we do. Puebla is also famous for some sort of giant sandwich called a Cemanita which has been described as a big sandwich with some indigestible fillings, Rich is extremely excited.

Yesterday we visited the ruins at a site called Teotihuacan. We made a mistake in our last post saying they were Aztec, they are not. This site pre-dates the Aztecs by about 1000 years. Not much is known about Teotihuacan except that at its peak had about 80,000 residents and covered about 24 square Kilometers. Pretty impressive for a culture dating to 100BC-650AD. We took the bus 1 hour from Mexico city, and climbed the three large temples, including the Temple of the Sun which was the largest. Temple of the Sun is the 3rd largest by volume in the world. It was a lot of fun and we got some good exercise.

Before we leave Mexico City, here are a few things we learned about the city:

1. Pedestrians use caution! Cars never give the right of way even when there are stop signs or red lights... Suppose we understand given the traffic...

2. Toilet paper doesn´t go in the toilet. Trash can only, otherwise mass chaos in the plumbing systems. We assume this will be true for us most of the next year.

3. Public Display of Affection. Prudes need not apply. People seem to make-out wherever they want... trains, parks, buses... sloppy too.

4. Saying "No Thank You" (even in spanish) to vendors in tourist places must mean "Please, follow me down the street and harass me relentlessly." Good times!