Nov 2012: Seeing dead people, mummies and dancers at the Zocalo

I come out of the Presidential Palace and then am faced with this rather extraordinary building

 

I dont think I will be inviting any of these ladies out for a date, that’s for sure.

A hacienda on the left…nice bright colours

 

There’s the cathedral

 

I move down the side of this red haunted building.

They are all bending all over the place, building on a lake? not a good idea.

More dead people…what on earth is this? Some kind of a university?

heh, it is.

 

Moving down…its extraordinary how these churches are leaning off the vertical

 

If you arent careful, you will find yourself seasick.. 

I move on, hello? An Egyptian mummy?

 

Its an Egyptian Exhibition!

 

And next door is a were wolf! wearing jeans!

 

scratches head…what’s going on?

Ok, so I cannot get into the Templo Majora from here, walking back

 

I reach the square and there’s the side chapel of the Cathedral

On the side is a model of how the old Aztec capital looked…fascinating

With some little lakes on the side

And there’s the Templo Majora, where I am heading..

The back end of the cathedral

 

With some lovely detailing on the windows

I think the tops have been restored.

Looking at the central cupola of the cathedral…the grey stone makes it a bit weatherbeaten

the buildings are gorgeous..

And then I see a book store…lovely, but all modern books and in Spanish

 

Some dancers preparing for their show….dont have time…otherwise I would have loved to wait and see this.

 

More views of the old Spanish architecture..

 

Closeup of the doors to the cathedral

 

This was some kind of a religious ceremony that the chap was doing with those branches. Not sure what this was all about. I wonder if I should go in there or will I end up pregnant or something?

Looking back at the Zocalo..with the Presidential Palace on the left and those lovely rickshaws in green…lovely design..But enough already, I head into the Templo Majora.