lazy lazy day

its almost noon and i'm still sitting in bed.  i wasn't even going to shower today but it was time to wash my underwear.  maybe not how i planned to spend my last day in mexico city but i'm exhausted.  four days of endless walking, sightseeing, and failing at communication takes its toll.

i think this can be considered productive time because i'm watching sitcoms in spanish.  that's gotta be as good as studying.  i got into the habit of turning on a spanish language channel and leaving it on all night, sorta hoping that when i wake up i'll miraculously be fluent.

they pyramids were pretty fun yesterday, but the overall experience wasn't great.  i signed up for a tour through my hotel and in an 8 hour day, we only got to spend 2 hours at the pyramids, and we didn't get to see everything.  the other hours were spent at a craft market and crappy restaurant, neither of which were on the itinerary.  apparently every tour takes you to these places so you can spend your money, you have no choice.  but that's the same everywhere, i've been held captive by tour guides before, at least yesterday i found a really nice bottle of tequila to buy.

i spent the day with sasha (russian) and juan pablo (columbian), who also were by themselves and signed up for the tour.  they were both here for one day only, on layover.  sasha was coming from peru and going back to los angeles, and juan pablo is a flight attendent.  but that further confirms my theory that i am the only tourist in mexico right now.  i met one other couple that stopped here for a layover on a two week long bus trip, escorting their afraid-of-flying mother home to costa rica.    otherwise, this hotel is full of mexicans.

and the hotel gets about a c+.  which is better than when i checked in.  first thing, i find out that there's construction, and would i like to upgrade my room for an extra 100 pesos a night for more quiet?  i really had no choice, and while 100 pesos isn't much money, all these little extras are adding up quickly.  but the joke was on them since my upgrade qualified me for the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.  i'm pretty sure i made money on this deal.  and my peaceful, quiet room is far from that, which is why i've been spending construction hours wandering the streets and museums.

the museum of anthropology is amazing.  and i'm glad i went there even if i miss alot of other cool things in this city.

i didn't like mexico city at all when i got here, it was a bit overwhelming.  but i think that this would be a great place to go with a friend, or maybe a group, when we can explore the nightlife as well.  i did walk home pretty late on election night and it was spooky, and the bars during the day are dark and loud, and it would be impossible to try speaking spanish.  so i would definitely come back here again and probably have a completely different experience.

but now i'm thinking of the beach.  swimming and surfing and running and laid back people and a hot young mexican guy bringing me margaritas and helping me put sunscreen on my back.

the pants street.  i also found the fake nails and hair extension alley.