Vive Puebla! Dia dos.

We woke up to a rainy, overcast day.  Typical morning that we've had since we've been here.  With luck, the sun will be out by mid-morning.

Despite the fact that none of us got to sleep til very late because the *party* that is the night life around the zócalo didn't die down til the wee hours of early morning, we were raring to go!

We each took our turn getting ready for the day and then it was down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.  Another buffet place but this one didn't have as nice a selection as our hotel in Mexico City did.

Calle de los Dulces.

And the urban planning award goes to.....{drum roll} the city of Puebla for having a street commonly known as "Sweets Street".  Officially known as Calle de Santa Clara, Calle de los Dulces is lined on both sides with stores that sell a wide variety of sugary treats in the shape of sacred hearts, guitars, and sombreros. And if candies aren't for you, there are plenty of cookies to had as well.

And if you want to only have a partly guilty conscience because you're overindulging in pure sugar, you can opt for sugared fruits.....yes, that would be fruits that have been cooked in a sugar syrup.  This way, you can say you ate your fruits too :-)

 
Of course, we were like kids in a candy store, ogling at all the window displays.

Vive Puebla! Dia uno.

It was another early morning rise and an overcast day greeted us.  Today was our travel day to Puebla.  It would be back to the airport to catch the bus. Although our bus was not scheduled to leave for Puebla until 10:30am, Daniel had arranged for our hotel transfer at 8:30am. Too early I thought but then again, I didn't want to miss the bus to Puebla. Our driver arrived at 8:30 on the dot. It was early on a Saturday morning and the traffic was extremely light. The driver took us to Terminal 1 and then realized he had made a mistake and so he turned around and headed to Terminal 2. He deposited us there and gave us instructions to make our way to the bus stop. Once I was inside the terminal I recognized the restaurants and shops and recalled the way back to the Estrella Roja ticket counter. Even with having to spend extra time getting to the right airport terminal, we arrived barely minutes 9am.

Museo Nacional de Antropología.

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There is no doubt, especially after having gone, that the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City is must see destination for anyone traveling to Mexico.  It gives you historic background on the diverse cultures of Mexico that in turn sets the stage for much what you will see and experience in this wonderful.

Our first trip to the museum happened late yesterday afternoon, after our visit to Teotihuacán.  We arrived back into Mexico City in the pouring rain.  It was rush hour and it was a slow crawl through the city.  We had to make our way to Chapultepec Park which is where the museum is located.

It was pelting down cats and dogs when our driver stopped the van and we got out.  Rain hoods up, we scurried along, following behind in Daniel's footsteps.  No time to even take pictures of the front of the building. We ran up to the front entrance, got scanned in and headed to the bag check area where we would leave everything behind except for our cameras.