Friday
My dad arrived in the early afternoon and of course the first thing we had to do was get some good mexican food. My uncle was also in town so the three of us grabbed a quick bite and then headed back to my apartment to have a mezcal tasting. They were both surprised at how smooth and smoky the mezcal tasted.
Next we headed out to grab some tacos. We walked from my apartment to one of the restaurant areas, and were able to see some of the cool monuments and sights of Mexico city along the way.
But all this was leading up the main event of the evening...LUCHA LIBRE!!!!!
After getting a little lost on the way to the stadium we finally made it and got third row seats! Close to the action but not close enough that we were part of the action. Of course we bought masks before going in, and we got the craziest ones possible. I thought to myself early on "when am I going to where this mask again?" So with that train of thought I wore my mask the whole night and it definitely made the fight better haha.
The fight was incredible! They started out with the less famous wrestlers and moved their way up until the finale of the top luchadors. We even got to see a battle between lady luchadors (was not expecting that). Check out the pictures.
Lady luchadors??
My dad wearing his mask (look at the guy in the background haha)
Super-Porky!!
The final round
Saturday
Saturday was also a fun filled day. Started out the morning with getting some tacos from a street vendor (no health/stomach problems for either of us). Then we went into the center of Mexico City and toured the Fine Arts Museum, which was packed with huge murals and some other modern art expeditions.
After a quick bite we got onto the metro to head to the soccer stadium Estadio Azteca. The stadium is located south of the city so we had to first take a metro train to its last stop and then an above-ground train to the stadium. The metro wasn't too crowded but the above-ground train...WOW. Packed like sardines has a new meaning after that ride. But all part of the experience.
The game we were going to see was called the Super-clasico, which is the Mexico City team Club America versus the Guadalajara team Chivas. This is one of the biggest rivalries in Mexico so it was bound to be a good game.
As we were entering the stadium there were guys collecting peoples belts. I guess security wasn't allowing belts in the stadium...interesting. So people would give their belts to the belt collectors, who were just random mexican guys, and receive a little piece of paper with a number and the belt collector would attach a small piece of paper to the belt. We didn't realize it at the time, but when we were leaving we though, "how in the world will people find the belt collector guys?"
We arrived at our seats just as the game was beginning. We were the fourteenth row behind the goals but we were high enough up to see the whole field.
After a slow start, Americas scored two goals in the second half. And believe me when I say the stadium literally erupted. Everyone was on their feet cheering. The higher levels threw beer and popcorn all over us. And there were TWO goals so we got two beer showers. It was an intense game and a great experience.
Tacos!!
Memorial to Benito Juarez
Fine arts meseum
Our view
GOALLLLLL!!!!
Aguilas!!
Sunday
Sunday we visited Teotihuacan, which is an ancient Mesoamerican city north of Mexico. We rented a taxi driver for the trip which made getting there and back really easy. It was a beautiful day and we were able to climb the biggest pyramid, they Pyramid of the Sun. The pictures can do a better job explaining the hugeness of this ancient city.
Avenue of the Dead
Pyramid of the Sun
Made it to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun
View of the Pyramid of the Moon from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun
