Estrella Roja

After saying our hasta luegos to the rest of the group, Amalio, his wife, and their sons boarded a couple of taxis with us, and we all made our way to the bus station. We purchased a couple of tickets on the Estrella Roja for the airport in Mexico City, and checked-in our bags. We bought a large bottle of water for 13 pesos, and gave the guy a 200 peso bill. At first, he only gave us 87 pesos in change. This water had better be good for $13! He quickly recognized his mistake and gave us back the rest of the change.

On the bus, we watched an old X-Files episode in Spanish, and 'The Father of the Bride' in English with Spanish subtitles. We missed the last part of the movie, however, because the bus ride was only 2-and-a-half hours long.

We purchased a taxi coupon at a sitio (place) in the airport, which is much safer than catching a cab off the street; taxi robbery is the most common crime against foreigners in Mexico City.

We arrived safely at the NH Hotel in the Zona Rosa. We were to find out that the reservation had been unsuccessful, the first such occurrence on our trip. We managed to get a room, though.

The wireless internet access refused to work, however, and the room doesn't seem to have wired internet access as promised, which is just as well because the laptop is refusing to work now. =( We've been reduced to blogging from the computers in the lobby.

It wasn´'t until a little after midnight that we made it to bed. We were very tired, and slept until about 10 am.