Puebla City Bus Tour

Thinking that taking a hop on hop off tour bus would give us a good overview of the city, we went into the centre where the tour buses come and go. It was suggested that we take the Green Bus as they provided headphones and we could listen to the commentary in English. Good plan.

We went into the nearby tourist office and bought tickets for 100 pesos ($7.50 Cdn) each for our 1 1/2 hour tour on board a double-decker bus. At 10:30 a.m., we were the only people on board the bus!

The bus had a retractile ceiling and we sat in the top in the front seats. The audio guide was really good and explained the history and legends of Puebla clearly.

We passed by the Zocalo, Cathedral, Los Sapos Alley, Analco neighborhood, Convention Center, and the Loreto and Guadalupe forts. These forts are located at the top of a hill with great views of the city. We could have stayed up there to visit the forts and catch the next bus but we decided we will save that visit for another day.

We continued on past the flat area where the Cinco de Mayo battle was fought, saw the Cable Car, the Parian flea market, the Artist neighborhood, a Candy Street and the Revolution museum.

The tour was well worth the 100 peso cost and now we have a good feeling about places to visit. There is a lot to see here!

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