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Tour on the Turibus in Mexico City
The 2 Turibus routes are a great way to get a narrated overview of the city without having to wrestle traffic on your own. Just be aware--these bus rides are not for the faint of heart. If you finish the route in 3 hours or less, you are VERY lucky...
Ciudad de Mexico
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 fountain near Chapultepec Park |  clearance through some of the highway tunnels is a little tight for the ol' Turibus |  I'm sure many of you will INSIST upon riding the montana rusa ("russian mountain" aka roller coaster) as soon as you get down here for a visit |  Fuente de Tlaloc (fountain designed by Diego Rivera depicting the Aztec god of rain & water) |
 More fountains honoring water |  Yes! Even more montanas rusas (at the Fair in Chapultepec Park) |  My fellow Turibus passengers |  the National Auditorium |
 One of my early sightings of the zillions of street vendors here |  Pianos, however, are sold indoors in wittily-painted stores |  Interesting architecture in the Condesa neighborhood |  The main streets in Condesa have a wide park down the middle of them |
 mmmmm |  pretty palm tree-lined streets w/the standard bumper-to-bumper traffic |  A bit hard to see w/the reflection off the glass, but you get the idea that left turns can be tricky here... |  Polyforum Siquieros, near the World Trade Center; home of a variety of cultural/political/social activities |
 The Olympic Stadium (hosted the 1968 Games & the some World Cup games in1986. Now is part of UNAM (largest university in Latin America) |  |  Mural on the outside of the stadium by Diego Rivera "La Universidad, la familia mexicana, la paz y la juventud deportista" |  |
 views of the mountains from the south side of the city (driving on Insurgentes Sur, the longest avenue in Mexico City & also said to be the longest in the world (18 miles north/south across the city) |  Central Library at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), designed by Juan O'Gorman with stone mosaics |  Another view w/the edge of the UNAM campus |  A blurry shot of the coyotes after which the neighborhood Coyoacan is named. ("Coyoacan" derived appropriately from a word meaning "place where they have coyotes") |
 John waits with me for Round #2 of the Turibus, at the stop located in front of one of the crummy stores in our neighborhood |  A big Mexican flag. Woah. |  Very tropical-feel with all the palm trees |  The famous "El Angel de Independencia" monument on the Paseo de la Reforma (street on which the Embassy is located, right by this monument) |
 Another great American export.... :P |  Hmm definitely can't remember what this monument is along Paseo de la Reforma |  the traffic in Mexico City is great! |  This is where the Segways nap in between their tours |
 Our wussy Turibus driver manages to get us PASSED by the Turibus who started 15 minutes behind us. Weak. |  The amazing Palacio de Bellas Artes, the premier opera house of Mexico City |  It is used for classical music, opera, dance, is the home of the National Symphony, and has two museums inside |  As we get downtown near the Zocalo, foot traffic increases considerably! |
 more amazing architecture |  ...and again... |  The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zocalo. |  Another view of the Cathedral, one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere, along with a crowd milling about the Zocalo |
 Those ladders appear LESS than stable in my book. |  Native dancers prepare to perform near the Zocalo |  We drive by prep for some wedding photos, along with the puffiest dress ever |
