W
e were a little intimidated at driving up to the largest city in the world, and not to mention it doesn't have a great reputation for safety. Luckily we had a friend of a friend, who pointed us to a great part of town. The drive in was actually no
t as bad as expected. It only took us around an hour to make our way through the city. The traffic was not that bad also, or maybe I am just used to the confusion after being at it for so long. We stayed in Roma which is a great part of the city. Were were a little apprehensive when the hostel owner told us that we can just park on the street. We took the advice, and our car was fine for almost a week parked on a street in Mexico City. Didn't think I would ever think that could happen. We got settled and made our way on the subway out to meet my good friend, Mr. Benjamin Valenta, at the airport. After literally shoving our way onto the subway, and getting cozy with the locals, we got to the airport. God bless cell phones, as it took us a while to realize that there are two terminals. It was great to see Bun. 
The first thing Ben wanted was some tacos, and we would find out that is about all we would do for the next few days. We just wandered out to find a taco bar, and we found a good one. After asking the waiter where we can go for a beer, he explained that we were on the gay/lesbian street, and that he assumed we were a couple when we showed up. He then showed us where we could go to get a beer and enjoy the night. The next day, we hit the main tourist loop, seeing their capital buildings, main plazas, and the park
. 
They have traditional Aztec dancers dancing in the square. We continued walking, seemingly stopping for tacos every few blocks. It is hard to resist, when they are $0.70 and probably the best tacos you will ever eat. We walked through a couple of markets, and we found a guy selling Luchador (fighter, like the WWF wrestling). He was a comical model, and I was sold on Sombra (shadow). This purchase would end up being a foresight to great things to come, so make sure to keep reading the blog. 
We headed back for a quick nap, and then out to meet a new friend. Grace has been living in M.C. for a while taking art classes. We met her two roommates, Cecilia and Catarina. We went out to a bar for a few drinks, and by drinks I mean a bottle of Tequila. It was great to meet them. They gave us a great advice as to what to go and see while in the city.It was a little rough getting up, but if there is one thing that will get you out of bed is tacos. We ate again, seems like we are eating 5 meals a day, 4 of those consisting of tacos. We hopped on the bus, hoping to head down to the stadium to watch the Pumas vs. America. They are two of the futbol teams in Mexico City, and one of the most violent rivalries in all of sports. We got to the stadium and found a guy with fairly cheap seats. He assured us that is was in the home teams section. We didn't know any better and headed in. Apparently they must get pretty violent, as we were forced to leave our belts at the gate, with no hopes of getting them back. 
After walking around the stadium to our section, we came across a line of cops in full riot gear. As we approached, they asked us what team we were with. After convincing him that we were foreign (not very ha
rd to do) he let us go to our seats. It ended up being cool to sit in the America section, as we got to see the rest of the stadium. The two barb wire fences and lines of cops, didn't stop people from throwing plastic bottles, and cups, and saying about every Span
ish swear word there is. I found it rather funny, cause it didn't seem as any of them were watching the game. Luckily for our health and safety, the game ended in a tie, and we were peacefully escorted through the lines of cops to the exit. We were thinking that they must have had at least a few thousand cops on hand. It was a great experience, and we had to top it off with some more tacos. Tomorrow, we are going to culture our selves with some Aztec ruins
.
e were a little intimidated at driving up to the largest city in the world, and not to mention it doesn't have a great reputation for safety. Luckily we had a friend of a friend, who pointed us to a great part of town. The drive in was actually no
t as bad as expected. It only took us around an hour to make our way through the city. The traffic was not that bad also, or maybe I am just used to the confusion after being at it for so long. We stayed in Roma which is a great part of the city. Were were a little apprehensive when the hostel owner told us that we can just park on the street. We took the advice, and our car was fine for almost a week parked on a street in Mexico City. Didn't think I would ever think that could happen. We got settled and made our way on the subway out to meet my good friend, Mr. Benjamin Valenta, at the airport. After literally shoving our way onto the subway, and getting cozy with the locals, we got to the airport. God bless cell phones, as it took us a while to realize that there are two terminals. It was great to see Bun. 
The first thing Ben wanted was some tacos, and we would find out that is about all we would do for the next few days. We just wandered out to find a taco bar, and we found a good one. After asking the waiter where we can go for a beer, he explained that we were on the gay/lesbian street, and that he assumed we were a couple when we showed up. He then showed us where we could go to get a beer and enjoy the night. The next day, we hit the main tourist loop, seeing their capital buildings, main plazas, and the park
. 
They have traditional Aztec dancers dancing in the square. We continued walking, seemingly stopping for tacos every few blocks. It is hard to resist, when they are $0.70 and probably the best tacos you will ever eat. We walked through a couple of markets, and we found a guy selling Luchador (fighter, like the WWF wrestling). He was a comical model, and I was sold on Sombra (shadow). This purchase would end up being a foresight to great things to come, so make sure to keep reading the blog. 
We headed back for a quick nap, and then out to meet a new friend. Grace has been living in M.C. for a while taking art classes. We met her two roommates, Cecilia and Catarina. We went out to a bar for a few drinks, and by drinks I mean a bottle of Tequila. It was great to meet them. They gave us a great advice as to what to go and see while in the city.It was a little rough getting up, but if there is one thing that will get you out of bed is tacos. We ate again, seems like we are eating 5 meals a day, 4 of those consisting of tacos. We hopped on the bus, hoping to head down to the stadium to watch the Pumas vs. America. They are two of the futbol teams in Mexico City, and one of the most violent rivalries in all of sports. We got to the stadium and found a guy with fairly cheap seats. He assured us that is was in the home teams section. We didn't know any better and headed in. Apparently they must get pretty violent, as we were forced to leave our belts at the gate, with no hopes of getting them back. 
After walking around the stadium to our section, we came across a line of cops in full riot gear. As we approached, they asked us what team we were with. After convincing him that we were foreign (not very ha
rd to do) he let us go to our seats. It ended up being cool to sit in the America section, as we got to see the rest of the stadium. The two barb wire fences and lines of cops, didn't stop people from throwing plastic bottles, and cups, and saying about every Span
ish swear word there is. I found it rather funny, cause it didn't seem as any of them were watching the game. Luckily for our health and safety, the game ended in a tie, and we were peacefully escorted through the lines of cops to the exit. We were thinking that they must have had at least a few thousand cops on hand. It was a great experience, and we had to top it off with some more tacos. Tomorrow, we are going to culture our selves with some Aztec ruins
.
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