Day 1 - A walk around the Plaza

The Templo Mayor

Mexico City has been built upon the same land by successions of conquerors, for millennia. The result has been that every time the surface is disturbed for redevelopment ancient worlds are uncovered. Such was the case thirty years ago when hydro workers were excavating for foundations. Aztec ruins - The Templo Mayor - were uncovered. 

The Presidential Palace
in the City Square

We saw them on our walk around the City Plaza. We continued the walk to the Cathedral and the other side of the Plaza.

Continuing the walk around the City Centre we entered an Art Exhibition that featured contemporary art and then moved on the the oldest Convent in the Country. Previously a Franciscan Monastery it is now a Parish Church. All of the buildings we saw are sinking and are now some 3 metres below or above their original level.

The Palace of the Arts

The furthest point away from the Hotel was the visit to the Palace of the Arts. This place as with all the Museums on the list was closed so we could only admire it from the outside.

Next stop, and the last stop was the Post Office, an impressive building, inside and out.

Post Office stairway

Finally a weary bunch of lookey-loos dragged themselves back to the Hotel and then the last decision to be made - where to eat Dinner.

Found a place after walking around the block, this part of the City is not residential so eateries are not plentiful. We settled on convenience and little else.  The food was not good and served by a waiter who appeared to be trained by 'Manuel' form "Fawlty Towers"

Well tomorrow will be better.