Uno, Dos, Tres.

Hola! The last day in Mexico City we walked down to the zocalo to see the flag raising...or so we hoped! Unfortunately, even though we were there on time, the flag was already up! The square was still great to see though- we checked out the catheral, saw policemen on horses wearing their official sombreros (highlight) and grabbed some breakfast on the way back.

Later that morning we cuaght the bus to Puebla, a city aout 1.5 hours away. We found out our hotel was right on the zocalo so the location was perfect for wandering around and checking out the city. They have so many beautiful churches (the churches we´ve seen here in Mexico easily rival the churches in Europe for their ornate designs and overall gold shiny-ness). One other cool thing about Puebla is the hawkers selling balloons in the zocalo- they don´t hassle you but they look pretty funny with their Spongebob Squarepants balloons mixed up with their Virgin Mary balloons. We also sampled the local specialty, mole, which is a sauce which has chocolate and chili (and another 15 to 42 ingredients, depending on what recipe is used) which is liberally poured over anything and everything (enchiladas in our case).

The following day we caught the bus to Oaxaca, another city with a great zocalo filled with trees and park benches. There are restaurants all around the edges which are a great place to have dinner, especially since the zocalo is so lively, with live bands and dance demonstrations every night. Like Puebla, it also has some beautiful churches.

Today we went to Teotitlan so see a Zapotec weaving demonstration, saw the Zapotec ruins at Mitla, went to see the petrified (mineralised) waterfall and saw the world´s fattest tree (approx. 51m diameter). We als sampled mezcal, an alcohol made from agave plant (like tequila, but a different type of agave) in many flavours- from the original worm-containing variety, to cappucino, passionfuit and coconut flavours.

On the cards tomorrow is a visit to Monte Alban, then the night bus to San Cristobal de las Casas.

Buenos noches!