¡Saludos desde México!

It's day three and we've made it to Mexico after a slow start. When a bad storm hit Chicago our flight was delayed, which meant we weren't making our connection in Chicago. After much negotiation with United, Jorge got the first flight out with a connection in DC. I got a sweet Air Canada flight (direct!) later that day. Jorge is still upset and his legs are cramped from the United Express airplane (not jet).

We've seen a lot already. We've toured Mexico City by tour bus, foot, subway and taxi - Chapultepec Park, the Reforma financial district, Polanco (like Yorkville meets Robson Street) and Condesa (like Queen West meets Liberty Village). The sights are great. The bars are fantastic. We found an Irish pub last night - it was like we never left Canada. We'll check out more bars in Querétaro - leaving tomorrow morning by bus.

We toured the Teotihuacán (the pyramids outside Mexico City) today. We decided to go to the pyramids early - leaving at 6 am - with a taxi, then shady bus connection, instead of taking the typical tourist bus. We fell asleep and almost missed our stop. The bus driver was yelling in Spanish to “wake up and get off the bus”. Once we were awake, we realized it didn't open until 9 am. We were not happy. Anyhow, the pyramids were amazing after all. Pictures will follow tomorrow once we reach Querétaro.

Se ven, hasta luego. Ryan y Jorge.

PS - we bitched about our very small hotel room on the first night and are now staying in an executive suite with private access. The suite is bigger than Jorge's and my apartments combined. I'm not sure how we managed that, but I'm guessing Jorge is a good negotiator in Spanish.