6 I wandered past the Mirador Torre Latino (Latin-American Tower) where you can apparently get some stunning shots of the city from the 44th floor open viewing platform.
7 Not a lot of folks around at half 6 in the morning - unusual for any of the major cities I've visited, especially the nation's capital.
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15 The Casa de los Azulejos or "House of Tiles" is an 18th-century palace built by the Count del Valle de Orizaba family.
16 The building is distinguished by its facade, which is covered on three sides by blue and white tile of Puebla state.
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20 The San Pedro y San Pablo College colonial church and school complex built in late 16th and early 17th centuries.
21 Today the church section of the complex houses the Museum of the Constitutions of Mexico−Museo de las Constituciones.
22 The former school section of the complex stretches along San Ildefonso Street to Republica de Venezuela Street.
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27 The four star Best Western Hotel Majestic claims to have one of the best view to the Zocalo or Madero street.
28 What intererested me more was the stunning quarry stone, carved wood, bronze and talavera tile of the reception and lobby.
29 The Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Our Lady of Loreto) was constructed between 1806 and 1819 and is the last major church constructed in Mexico City during the colonial period.
30 Our first food stop for the day was exploring the Abelardo L. Rodríguez Market. It was created in 1934 and deals primarily in clothing and fashion i.e the “rag trade”.
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34 The church tilts significantly to one side due to being constructed of stone of two different weights.
35 7 Pesos get you are rid to basically anywhere on the public bus.
36 The Mexico City Metro, officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, often shortened to STC, is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area.
It is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway.
37 Did you notice the rubber tyre rail cars??
10 of the 12 lines are rubber-tyred, instead of traditional steel wheels, as they are quieter and apparantly cope better with Mexico City's unstable soils.
43 BE WARNED: Could this be Bohemiem Rhapsody 'Fitzy style'?
Dinner tonight consisted of an Aussie, in Mexico, eating at an Italian joint - Trattoria Isabella, sipping on Bohemia Pilsner cervezas with 70's funk & soul on the stereo ..... I personally don't see anything wrong with that as I was just goin' with the flow and it was a great feed.
44 The things you see on the way home from dinner ....
