Photos: Mexico City and Monterrey
I promised photos after I finished my trip and after a day relaxing in New Haven I guess I should probably deliver. All up I took about 2.4gig of photos in Mexico in 6 weeks. Sometimes I went crazy (I took close to 100 photos of Copper Canyon from different perspectives) sometimes I took very few, a photo can't always catch the mood. All in all I hope I can give you the internet an idea of my experience in Mexico.
First day in Mexico City I was bright-eyed and bushy tailed, unfortunately a lot of the places I went either didn't allow photos or simply I wasn't able to catch anything that made me want to take a photo. I really liked the Zocalo though (this photo) it is the main square of Mexico City and on it is the Cathedral and the National Palace and just around the corner (about 500 metres straight ahead) is the ruins of the Templo Mayor which is part of ancient mexico city.
In Mexico City I had more than a few friends. They were nice enough to travel long distances to keep me company. Thanks to all the Chilangos, especially Angel and Andres who drove me home more than once and possibly saved me running the guantlet of catching a taxi in Mexico City.
The Zocalo from above.
The North of the City from above.
The Palacio Bellas Artes, I didn't actually in to this one but it certainly is an impressive building
All my stereotypes of Mexican Law Enforcement were reinforced by this photo. At least they weren't on donkeys.
My side-trip to Coyoacan was mainly to visit Frida Kahlo's house and it certainly was everything I imagined. She had an interesting life-style.
The Basilica of Guadalupe, this is the new church that was built to replace the one that was sinking into the earth due to the sheer number of visitors.
The miracle, believe it or not this is the symbol of Catholicism and a large part the culture of this entire region of the world.
From the hill above the Basilica (also with it's own church) had a great view of downtown.
My last day in Mexico City was a day trip out to Teotihuacan, these lovely ladies were my company (and Angel in the background). Martha is our tourguide.
The Temple of the Moon as seen from the Temple of the Sun.
From atop the Temple of the Moon.
The drive back into town, I thought this would be useful to give people an idea of the size of the City. In the distance there is the centre of Mexico City and it stretches much further to the south.
From Mexico to Monterrey, these were my hosts for this part of the trip. Gaby and her boyfriend Fernando who very nicely gave me a room while I stayed in town.
Downtown Monterrey, it is probably the most western of all the Mexican cities.
The City of the Mountains certainly offers some beautiful views.
Mexico para siempre
The Tech de Monterrey campus in Monterrey had some interesting touches including deer and peacocks.
and duckies!
Ponytail Falls just outside town.
We saw the Fundidora with Anilu, Celina and Celina's boyfriend Capu.
Sometimes the view gets people carried away, this is the Saddle Mountain.
Tomorrow will be Chihuahua and Copper Canyon.
First day in Mexico City I was bright-eyed and bushy tailed, unfortunately a lot of the places I went either didn't allow photos or simply I wasn't able to catch anything that made me want to take a photo. I really liked the Zocalo though (this photo) it is the main square of Mexico City and on it is the Cathedral and the National Palace and just around the corner (about 500 metres straight ahead) is the ruins of the Templo Mayor which is part of ancient mexico city.
In Mexico City I had more than a few friends. They were nice enough to travel long distances to keep me company. Thanks to all the Chilangos, especially Angel and Andres who drove me home more than once and possibly saved me running the guantlet of catching a taxi in Mexico City.
The Zocalo from above.
The North of the City from above.
The Palacio Bellas Artes, I didn't actually in to this one but it certainly is an impressive building
All my stereotypes of Mexican Law Enforcement were reinforced by this photo. At least they weren't on donkeys.
My side-trip to Coyoacan was mainly to visit Frida Kahlo's house and it certainly was everything I imagined. She had an interesting life-style.
The Basilica of Guadalupe, this is the new church that was built to replace the one that was sinking into the earth due to the sheer number of visitors.
The miracle, believe it or not this is the symbol of Catholicism and a large part the culture of this entire region of the world.
From the hill above the Basilica (also with it's own church) had a great view of downtown.
My last day in Mexico City was a day trip out to Teotihuacan, these lovely ladies were my company (and Angel in the background). Martha is our tourguide.
The Temple of the Moon as seen from the Temple of the Sun.
From atop the Temple of the Moon.
The drive back into town, I thought this would be useful to give people an idea of the size of the City. In the distance there is the centre of Mexico City and it stretches much further to the south.
From Mexico to Monterrey, these were my hosts for this part of the trip. Gaby and her boyfriend Fernando who very nicely gave me a room while I stayed in town.
Downtown Monterrey, it is probably the most western of all the Mexican cities.
The City of the Mountains certainly offers some beautiful views.
Mexico para siempre
The Tech de Monterrey campus in Monterrey had some interesting touches including deer and peacocks.
and duckies!
Ponytail Falls just outside town.
We saw the Fundidora with Anilu, Celina and Celina's boyfriend Capu.
Sometimes the view gets people carried away, this is the Saddle Mountain.
Tomorrow will be Chihuahua and Copper Canyon.
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