Its just so Colourful!

The thing that is so striking being in mexico is just how colourful everything is! My hostel is right in the centre of town near the Zocalo or Plaza del la constitution with six storeys and has a wonderful rooftop terrace that overlooks mexico city.  Its so lovely looking out and seeing houses in the distance painted in different bold colours, really brightens the city. 

My first little wanderings around the city followed no path, i prefer to walk and see where i end up, keeping close watch on where i've come from so i dont get too lost! First stop was the cathedral metropolitan, which i right next to my hostel the obvious first stop.  Beautiful towering almost gothic architecture (i'm told its baroque) its the oldest cathedral in mexico.  Although i don't really consider myself religious, cant help but feeel a deep sense of serenity in this building, even though it was quite hot outside, immediately inside it felt so cool and calming, i ended up staying to listen to one of the services.  Never really had anyting to do with catholicism but walking past all the altars and chapels inside, each dedicated to their own saints and different customs for eac chapel, i would love for someone involved in the church to be able to explain all these different customs, just for curiosity sake, not because im thinking of converting!

After the cathedral next stop the Palace National, locatd on the other side of the plaza del la constitution. Such a big building and have to go through many security check to get into the building (i got my water bottle taken off me again! I have to buy a new one everyday as nowhere lets you take it in with you!). Such a huge building the mains section has been transformed into a interactive museum style walkthrough. I was really impressed with this set up, i think many australian museums|historic centres could really benefit from how well this was organised.  One the second level are the famed diego riviera murals, which even thouh i had seem in booksbefore i had no idea just how HUGE they were, and wrapped around the whole of the building!

Speaking no spanish i was very apprehensive about going to a restaurant and having to order food, luckily on my first night here met a lovely swedish girl who had already been here 6months, so she took me out and showed me some of the nicer and cheaper places a little further away from the hostel.  Yummy yummy mexican food, after trying to navigate the menu i decided on 'Sopa de papa y poro' to start with arroz 'Tinga del pollo', yummy potato soup to begin  and a mains meal of small chicken pieces with bean and rice, so delicious im gonna have to come back! If only i could remember how to find it!