So my friends Nathan and Abby finally made it into town after an intense 16 hour drive from Merida, which is where they currently live. What should’ve been a 16 hour drive to Mexico City took them 9 days due to multiple significant problems with their vehicle. The ensuing repairs did not go very well either, but they have made it. They’re resilient folk, so it was an adventure. We’ve been having fun since they got here walking around town and exploring the landscape. We’ve found some cool spots, including this one today from on top of a building overlooking the centro, or Zocalo:
This was at a rooftop bar that had 2 for 1 glasses of wine, making it an automatic winner for our group. Thev views were amazing; we had a birds-eye view of the entire heart of downtown Mexico City. There was a political rally/protest of some sort occurring today:
And now a video of us on our nice rooftop bar:
And one of the political protest we were privy to on the main square – a woman explained to us that the current president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, is not welcome in Mexico City by a majority of the populace. They were protesting his arrival at the government offices that flank 2/4 of the zocalo:
A final shot of Abby and I right before we gave the little girl a few pesos:
I’ll sign off now with a shot Nathan took of me. Things are a bit askew.
G’nite!
August 7, 2007 at 2:33 am |
looking good! these are very interesting posts…i like the inclusion of political atmosphere.
I am glad that you are all together at last. I am sure it was worth the long wait and hard journey to get together.
I can’t wait to see you honey
I love you
Erin
August 8, 2007 at 12:16 am |
why are they protesting him? cool shots of that city & you 3, tell n8 & aB hi for me!
August 10, 2007 at 11:30 pm |
hello to all…..I love this technology that makes me feel like I’m actually with you, when in reality, I am sitting on my couch many moons away…..good to hear your voice……you crack me up…….hi to n8 and aB for me too…….seeya!
August 19, 2007 at 1:24 am |
I to, went to mexico, last summer, with karen. Although, i am older, and not of the traditional student, i am reaping those hard earned spanish credits, presently preparing for a Masters in Social Work.
like you, i had more of a political interest, especially, since Caldron was running for president, then, he is more like their (mexico’s) old dictatorship/communitist type of ruler, no, not good for mexido, or the u.s. trades with mexico. Fox, was much better liked by the mexican people, the ruler before.
thanks for the shared photos, by karen.