Mexico City and more

This is the bell that is rung three times on September 15, the day of Independence. It is now located in the center of Mexico City, but was originally in a small pueblo outside the city. The name escapes me, I'm afraid.

We went to Mexico city on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. We saw the Templo Mayor where sacrifices took place in it's hay day. When the Spaniards took over the Indigenous city they distroyed the Templo Mayor and other pyramids near by, the who city really. They built other cities on top of these pyramids. Since the area of Mexico city was originally an Island, the ground is very soft. When they built, parts of the buildings were shoved underground. The Templo Mayor is visable today because they tore down a building and the pyramid popped up. They reconstructed part of it, but many parts are original. I like this image because it shows part of the Templo Mayor and the cathedral they built in it's place. I'm really loving the history of this place. We went into the cathedral where there is an amazing organ and actually got to hear it being played.

Later, we went to the Anthropology Museum. It was very interesting and well organized.

This weekend we are going to the City of Guanajuanto. It should be a lot of fun!