Night 1 / Day 2

After dinner last night we ended up on Mexico City's version of Bourbon Street...for gays. We went in a bar called "Lipstick " and...gee... it was ladies night too. The space was cool and there were a handful of guys there. We met 2 guys who had also just arrived from San Francisco. And believe it or not - none of us were familiar to any one... so maybe SF isn't as small as we think.

Bummer 1: They measure liquor in drinks here - and they're just as expensive as in the US - so getting a buzz costs a bit more than we're used to. But we had a great time.

Today we hired a private guide and car to take us out to the pyramids. On the way, we stopped off at the basilica where Baby Jesus' mother made her apparitions to Juan Diego - and when her image appears inside his cape as proof to the bishop that she was visiting him. You know the image... it's the one that's on those classy glass candles. It was really impressive. This picture is of the actual cape from 400 years ago that is framed and hangs on the back of the alter in the church.

The pyramids ROCKED. Our tour guide, who's been one for 31-years, provided us details that you've never have known unless you read a book about it. No signs anywhere. It's basically an archaelogical site, so it doesn't have all the tourist signage with facts. So a few times people were hovering around us trying to catch some free info. We climbed to the top of the big pyramid - The Pyramid of the Sun... and the view was amazing. Hard to believe that once 400,000 people lived here 2400 BC. Incredible.

The flu is getting better. I've been able to keep up with the group for everything - but just now they wanted to walk around a bit but I thought I'd take it easy this afternoon so I can go out tonight. Yippie...