....A trip to the Valley of the Gods....
Today, we headed out to Teotihuacan, where the ancient city holds the gigantic Pyramid of the Sun, along with its little brother/sister, the Pyramid of the Moon. With names like that, why wouldn't you want to visit this amazing site? The city of Teotihuacan was believed to hold 150-250,000 residents. These peoples predated the Maya and Aztec.
After a short ride in the wrong direction on the metro...
(hey, what can we say - even us experienced travelers get confused once in a while.....)..... we get back on track and head to the bus station to get the bus out to the pyramids!
....take local transport, rather than the gringos tour bus. Cost us just over 50 pesos to ride the metro and bus (an hour ride) return/person.....cheap & easy & comfortable...
The day (actually about 3 hrs) wandering the pyramids was fun! Great weather for climbing and conquering the summits!
The Pyramid of the Sun... 260 steps up!!
Pretty steep steps! Most sections have a rope/cable to hold on to if needed.
It could be intimidating...
Pyramid of the Moon viewed from Pyramid of the Sun. You cannot climb to the top.
Sitting on Pyramid of the Moon looking at Pyramid of the Sun and back down Avenue
of the Dead.
Sitting on the first set of step on the Pyramid of the Moon.
Once again, these ancient civilizations did a bang up job in the construction! Although, naming the main walkway the Avenue of the Dead might be a bit of overkill!
Avenue of the Dead with the two pyramids in the very far distance...
The Pyramid of the Sun... 260 steps up!!
Pretty steep steps! Most sections have a rope/cable to hold on to if needed.
It could be intimidating...
Pyramid of the Moon viewed from Pyramid of the Sun. You cannot climb to the top.
Sitting on Pyramid of the Moon looking at Pyramid of the Sun and back down Avenue
of the Dead.
Sitting on the first set of step on the Pyramid of the Moon.
Once again, these ancient civilizations did a bang up job in the construction! Although, naming the main walkway the Avenue of the Dead might be a bit of overkill!
Avenue of the Dead with the two pyramids in the very far distance...
Returning to MC, we spent the evening wandering Chinatown, (actually an alley and walkway about 40 ft wide filled with shops, restaurants, vendors and people - remember this for later).
The opening night of several days of celebrations devoted to Chinese New Year - the Year of the Goat, started off with a bang!
Strings of Firecrackers about 3-4 meters long, hung down to the ground from various buildings around the alleyway.
As the lions made their way along, the fire crackers were lit! No crowd control, people were literally standing an arm length away as they went off.
In addition, fireworks of the Roman candle kind/Symphony of Fire events were being set off in the nearby intersection. Rockets blazed up, bouncing off buildings and windows. The crowd continued to swell and pressed closer together. It could only get better!
Hung Hay Fat Choy to all of you! We think it actually means....May you and I survive this night and the ones to follow!!!..
Adios Shayne & Yvonne ...Day 5 to follow ...the carnage of Chinese New Year.......
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