Las Estacas y Ciudad México

We visited Las Estacas, a water park, and Mexico City last weekend.

The water was awfully cold, but it felt good during a hot, sunny day. The water's clarity reminded me of the Mediterranian Sea. It is funny, because the public bus runs along the countryside to the smaller communities and costs around 80 cents US, though the vehicles are actually converted VW microbuses.

Mexico City was interesting enough, though we were pulled around as a tour group, which allowed little time for exploring on our own. I'll have to return later. We saw Diego Rivera's murals, the cathedral and the national museum. After spending the summer in Washington and all of its museums, however, the museum lacked some appeal, though it was filled with plenty of Mexico's culture. It was sunny yesterday with a definitive haze, thanks to the polluted air.