Exploring the historic center

We checked out of our hostel this morning and brought our bags to our condo for them to hold for the day. I’m surprised by how the people here really seem to understand our Spanish even when we barely form full sentences. It’s nice that they don’t just look at you like you’re crazy. We still have a lot to see in the historic center so we take the train back that way and see the basilica first. They started mass while we were in there so we got to hear their massive organ play! We then saw some of the beautiful old buildings they have in the area. One being their super fancy post office and the other the palacio de bellas artes which is their national theater. While we were outside a news anchor came up to me and asked me what my favorite song by Juan Gabriel was. To which I had to say I don’t know who that is - he was shocked and sang me one of his songs while supposedly we were on live tv!Read more