++ Mexico ++ Mexico City I: Downtown

After a surprisingly comfortable night, we took an early flight from Chetumal to Mexico City, our final base on this trip. Since we couldn't check in yet, we went out to get our first fill of yummy tacos. Afterwards, we drove into the historic center downtown to take part in a free walking tour, which took us from the main square/cathedral, via the old Aztec temples, old catholic convents and along beautiful streets, the golden post office, the blue tiles casa azulejos up to the Torre latinoamericana.
After a dinner inside casa azulejos, we finally called it a day.
Despite quite some construction and many main sights curtained off (fearing protest assemblies), we had a great first impression of Mexico and it's capital.Read more