Finally we are to the main event, the wedding that we travelled to mexico for. We know fiona from our UBC days. She was on the sister floor to my floor during my first year at university, way back in 2000. i got to know her, and on one of the trips that noa came to visit me, she got to know fiona also, and they became friends. anyways, fast forward and I get invited to the wedding because those two are best friends now!…
What can i say about Xochimilco! its the historic part of mexico city where the original canals still exist that used to be the main way to get around the city. nowadays its a party place, where families go on the weekend to sit on a boat, eat, drink and be merry. Now I had heard a lot about this before we got there, but none of it was close to what the actual place turned out to be like. i think you need to see…
Another day trip before the wedding was to Our Lady of Guadalupe and Teotihuacan, the great pyramids north of mexico city. But to start the trip, we visited some ruins in the city first. this place was called the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, or place of three cultures. this was because there were the ancient temples, the newer churches, and then the modern building around it. as you can tell, the church looks just like the pyramid brick wise. thats because when the spanish came, they tore…