Mexico City

Well we made it to Mexico City, despite the traumas at the airport. The only thing I'm really going to say about our flight was premium economy leg room - very nice and highly recommended on long flights.

It didn't take us to long to get through immigration, customs and even to find a taxi which you pay for up front and get a ticket to give to the driver. So far, so good I thought but 5 secs into the journey I said to Alan quietly - F**K he's trying to kill us! Mexican cab drivers are crazy or F1 drivers in the making, he didn't really know what indicators and brakes were for and when we nearly crashed into a tree because the cab driver was having an acute attack of road rage, I even saw Alan go a bit paler.

My first impression of Mexico city when we arrived at our destination or dumped in the middle of the plaza with the cab driver pointing at a vauge direction of where our hostel might be, was that it smells like the rubbish tip or my green bin in Bicester - so not pleasant at all.
I got out the trusty lonely planet guide and found where our hostel was, luckily I wasn't going to listen to Alan as he was going to send us in the wrong direction. But we found the hostel okay, stepping through all the rubbish and I'm sure I saw a few Mexicans snigger at us trying to carry our backpacks with just the shoulder strap.

We have been here 2 days now and it still smells like a rubbish dump although I'm getting used to it a little more now. I haven't had a proper cup of tea in days as Mexicans are really into their herbal teas {so mum you would love it, peppermint tea every morning}, so its lemon tea for breakfast.

We walked on our own around the Centro Historico yesterday, keeping the cathedral in sight so as not to get lost. But today we have just completed a 3hr walking trip around a different part of the Centero Historico - we are completely shattered now and probably off to our room shortly for a lie down as its quiet during the day.
Our room is right next to the stairs and underneath the bar which opens every night from 5pm til 1am. So unless we are wearing ear plugs then you really don't get alot of rest, 'we're getting some rather nice bags under our eyes.

Off to see the Pyramids tomorrow, which we are assured is fantastic even though you feel you might die as its high altitude.
We have got some piccies but need to work out how to get them from the camera to the blog.

Note to dad - I've nearly used all the clothes in my backpack that you said I wouldn't need x