On the shore lay Montezuma, with his coca leaves and pearls. In his halls he often wondered, with the secrets of the worlds. - Cortez the killer, Neil Young.
Well the Wo arrived today, well very early this morning to be precise .. I was going to ask at the front desk for him to be put into my room but then I figured it would most likely get lost in translation, and plus who wants someone bumbling into your dorm room at 1 in the morning. Anyway he sorted it himself and yes woke me up at around 2 in the morning.
Today after a social breakfast of strange cornflake-esque cereal and pancakes we made our way out to the pyramids of Teotihuacan (where I believe Montezuma hung out for a period of time). To get there we had to navigate the surprisingly civilised metro and then catch a bus. Got a bit more of an idea of the urban sprawl today .. it really is spread out .. lots of plain block shaped houses, built up and down the rolling hills .. nothing flash but not as rough as what I expected to see.
One unusual site I saw on the way was a group of a few hundred guys dancing around in their underpants, I imagine it was a protest of some sort .. glad it wasnt me out there, I got burnt just from my time wandering around the pyramids and I was wearing shorts, tshirt and a hat!
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| Men in underpants - a Bonds sponsored flash mob? |
Climbed up the pyramid, pretty steep and quite a large site .. didnt get that much information on it .. read a bit in the lonely planet but it didnt tell a great deal. Apparently they are not solid stone but actually piled up dirt.
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| Pyramid of the sun .. maybe that is why i got so burnt .. should have shown more respect! |
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| Not sure I realise how close to the edge I am here .. |
Have seen quite a bit of PDA here (public displays of affection), and not just amongst randy teenagers, but also from those heading more towards middle age .. with some full on make out sessions from people just waiting to cross the street.
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