Next we went to the Torre Latinoamericano, Mexico City's tallest building from 1956, when it was built, until 1984. There is an observation deck at the top, and it was very impressive to look out over the city that seemed to never end. This first photo is of the Belles Artes, you might remember it from yesterday. You can see the shadow of the tower in this picture. The next three pictures are from different directions, looking out over the city. Rick could tell you which direction each one is looking (I'm not sure why we don't have a 4th), and I could make a guess, but I think I won't. It's really a very large city.... Have I said that yet?
Next we travelled up to the temple, on the Northeast side of the city, to pick up our tickets for the rededication and the cultural celebration. It was amazing how quiet and peaceful it was on the temple grounds, with the bustling city just outside the gates. We looked around the Visitor's Center, walked around the grounds and marvelled at the fact that when Rick was in Mexico, this was the only temple there. Now, there are 12. Wow!!
Next stop, the Museum of Anthropolgy, and was there ever a lot to see there. It's an amazing museum with actual pieces, and replicas of pieces from all over Mexico, from many different civilizations. The link also tells about the next picture, the Aztec calendar, or sun stone. This is the actual piece that was uncovered at Zocalo, the city square I told you about yesterday. It was initially believed to be a calendar.
This is a replica of Moctezuma's headdress. The original, which was given to Cortez, is in Vienna. This is very large. If Rick stood with his head in the center (where the head goes), the feathers extended just beyond his armspan.
They had several very cool replicas built outside of some of the ruins you can find in other parts of Mexico. I'm almost sure this one is Mayan and can be found somewhere on the Yucatan Peninsula. We were at the museum until it closed and still could have seen more. We were pretty tired by the time we left, though. Amazing cultures to learn about and wonder what life was like for them. It was also nice to get an introduction to the things we would see the next day. Day 3 included our trip to Teotihuacan, and we were able to read up about, and see pieces from the people there.
Hope you enjoyed Day 2, stay tuned for Day 3!!P.S. Yes, Utah won, and BYU lost. Sad for the Cougs, but happy for the MWC to have an undefeated team.
We also went through the museum right there, off the square. Here is one of the pieces inside the museum. Again, amazing stuff.
Next, we just meandered through some of the streets that shoot off from that main square. Here's a picture of one of them. We got some yummy tacos al pastor, as well as a torta, and some bakery items from a cafe. Then we had some delicious juice (it was more like a smoothie) at a little shope that had all the fruits beautifully displayed. I thought it was so pretty and cool that I made Rick take a picture of it. Another thing that was interesting to me was that all the shops were just open to the streets. They have big gates, a little like garage doors that they pull down at night, but there are no "doors". I have to assume it is because of the climate. There's no need for a door to keep the cold out. The temperature is pretty consistent year round. The high hangs out around 70 degrees all year (that's a simplification, but you get the idea). While we were there it cooled off to the 40s at night. Really pleasant weather, thus the open shops. You can kind of tell from the juice shop picture. The picture is actually taken from the street, and to the left in the picture it is also open to the street (it's obviously on a corner).
We made our way around to the 
The cat (and the fiddle- hey diddle diddle). This was actually taken at the ward Halloween party.
