The Pyramids of Teotihuacan

The Pyramids of Teotihuacan

We had the hotel call a taxi to the busstation, but Lalo persuaded us to let him take us to the Pyramids andback. We stopped at the Plaza of Three Cultures, an archeologicalsite, where the ladies each bought a water color from an artistthere.

It was getting hot when we got to thePyramids. We first walked to the Pyramid of Quetzaquotal, the plumedserpent god. It is within a very large square punctuated by smallpyramids.

We continued on to the pyramid of theSun, the 3^rd largest pyramid in the world. We stoppedbriefly to drink a coke and visit the bathroom.

The steps were challenging for theladies, especially Eileen, so we did not even consider going to thetop of the Pyramids.

The complex is vast and veryimpressive. Almost hard to get your head around, even after walkingthe length of it.

We then headed for the Pyramid of the Moon, near which our driver was going to pick us up.

The drive home was routine. We had an early dinner at Hostelaria de San Francisco, a very old restaurant near our hotel.

Richard called his friend Miguel, who lives in Mexico City, and he came by bus and subway to see Richard. Richard did not realize that Miguel is now 92, and was a little shocked to see Miguel tottering along, when he remembered him as so vital, and able to walk us into the ground. Richard and Miguel chatted for some time in a hotel lobby. Richard walked Miguel back to the subway, with Miguel holding onto his shoulder. This involved walking through the center of the Zocolo, which was full of tents of demonstrators occupying the zocolo. Richard would in no way have walked through this on his own, but somehow felt safer escorting an elderly Mexican through the encampment. Richard agreed to come to his apartment Friday night to look at photos.