The Zocalo and Templo Mayor

We took advantage of the city being quiet at Easter to go downtown to see the Zocalo (also known as Plaza de la Constitucion), the Templo Mayor and anything else that we could fit in. Our first stop after parking the car was Correo Central, the City's main post office. This has to be one of my favorite buildings in downtown Mexico City.

Once we got to the square it was time for a drink and a snack before taking on the line for the Templo Mayor. There was plenty of good people watching.

~We watched some people getting snacks from this vendor.

We wandered through the Templo Mayor site, the ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochititlan. There is a museum which is also part of the ticket entry but Dylan wasn't too interested.
After the Templo Mayor we walked through the Cathedral Metropolitana which has a serious lean on due to the soft wet ground it stands on.

On the way back to the car we walked past the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Hopefully we will get to a show there sometime so we can see inside the main theatre. Part of the inside can be seen for free, part by going to the museum. To see the rest you need to go to a show.

I poked my head out the window on the way home for a quick pic of El Angel, also known as the Independence monument. Apparently you can take an elevator to the top during the weekend.

The jacaranda trees flowering on our street.