Zocalo

Last night around 9 Rudy and I went downtown to dinner. We ate at a really nice pizza place on the Zocalo. Saw the HUGE churches and government buildings, etc, it is really really awesome down there. I didn't take any pictures last night, because I knew I'd be back.

From what I can remember, and looking at pictures, it is just like Oaxaca, restaruants opening out to the street, big trees, people all around, big churches all around. I think this one becomes a market on the weekends too.

We ate piza and drank a lot of sangria. It was fun. We paid some guy on the street a little bit to park right under the no parking signs across the street from the restaurant, and then as we were eating, they washed the whole car.

We got back at almost 1am. Good dinner.

I really hope my school is within walking distance from the downtown, so I can just hang out there all day. I can't wait to get pictures. Apparently, during the day, the streets are like a parking lot. No one moves because there are so many people.

There is a great view of the volcano off of our balcony in the back of the house, but I can't get the door open to get out there. You can't see it during the day, so I didn't even know it was there until last evening when I glanced out the window. But Rudy said it is great in the morning too, and sure enough, it is perfectly clear. I would look at the pictures on Flickr, rather than try and get most of tehm up here, because they have much better quality on that site.

Annie says I get one more day of English with Rudy. The boys might come today, or Saturday, or Sunday, we're not sure, but when they get here it is Spanish all the way. When they get a chance to speak in English, they just go crazy and don't stop talking, so I'll tough it out and stammer along.