Mexico City#1, Cuernavaca, and Taxco
Well, we just got back from our weeklong adventure to Mexico, so I'd probably update this Blog :)
We started out with a day and a half walking around the Mexico City center, including the Zocalo, and the closed down Paseo de la Reforma (for biking and the running of "the human race") which was very nice. At the Zocalo (city center plaza) we saw the Cathedral, which if you look closely at the photos you can see is sinking along with the rest of the city, and the Templo Major. Templo Major is where the ruins of an ancient Aztec pyramid / temple have been uncovered just off one corner of the Zocalo. This was quite interesting, but unfortunately, I only have limited photos of it due to an unfortunate battery situation with our camera :).
The Third day, we took a van tour to Cuernavaca, and Taxco. We only spend a short time in Cuernavaca, checking out the city cathedral, and stopping for a quick icecream. The real treat was Taxco, which is famous for silver mining and silver making. There were hundreds of stores with all manner of silver jewelry, and just about anything else you could think of that could be made from pure silver. The city itself is set high in the mountains, and was very beautiful. After lightening our wallets on some small trinkets, we were back to Mexico City, and the following day we were off to Puerto Vallarta.
We started out with a day and a half walking around the Mexico City center, including the Zocalo, and the closed down Paseo de la Reforma (for biking and the running of "the human race") which was very nice. At the Zocalo (city center plaza) we saw the Cathedral, which if you look closely at the photos you can see is sinking along with the rest of the city, and the Templo Major. Templo Major is where the ruins of an ancient Aztec pyramid / temple have been uncovered just off one corner of the Zocalo. This was quite interesting, but unfortunately, I only have limited photos of it due to an unfortunate battery situation with our camera :).
The Third day, we took a van tour to Cuernavaca, and Taxco. We only spend a short time in Cuernavaca, checking out the city cathedral, and stopping for a quick icecream. The real treat was Taxco, which is famous for silver mining and silver making. There were hundreds of stores with all manner of silver jewelry, and just about anything else you could think of that could be made from pure silver. The city itself is set high in the mountains, and was very beautiful. After lightening our wallets on some small trinkets, we were back to Mexico City, and the following day we were off to Puerto Vallarta.
