Monday, Dec. 15, 2003 - 9:57 a.m.
Woke up at 8 and called room service,
"Could I please have Black Tea and Oatmeal?"
Five minutes later she calls back, "Excuse me but you want 'hot meal' or 'oat meal'?"
I should have just asked for "crema de avena".
Finished up and Marko picked me up to take me to the pyramids at Teotihuacan. He filled me in on everything. I was impressed with how well my body adjusted to the lower oxygen content of the higher altitudes. Marko himself was huffing and puffing as were a couple kids who were climbing.
Climbed both the sun and moon pyramids (though I read the one in Coba I climbed was supposedly higher). These were named that by the Aztecs, not the Teotihuacanos who built them.
After about 4 hours Marko took me to an artisan shop where they make stuff out of obsidian as well as local drinks. They showed me how they fermented Maguey (a sister plant to the Agave, which make tequila, and the aloe plant) These things grow to six or seven feet high!
He let me try this stuff (multiple times) called "pulque" which is the fermented juice from the heart of the plant. It's drunk while still fermenting so it's only 1 or 2 percent alcohol. I like it tons. It doesn't keep well as it must be drunk while fermenting so I can't take any back home. The shop keeper claims it used for general well being as well as an aphrodisiac. "Mexican Vee-a-gra, you drink much of it for the ladies."
I smile to him , " I don’t need it for THAT" I answer and he bellows out a laugh. He brings out more trinkets,
" one for you wife, one for you second wife, one for you secretary..."
It's interesting to see what other people think of us Americans...
From there we went to the Archaeological museum. Then back to the hotel for dinner; queso fundido and another type of tortilla soup (with Chicharrones and sour cream added..a great addition I might add!)
Had a couple glasses of wine and listened to my friends in the band. They recognize me in the audience and wave. After the set they ask me to come back for another. It's still early so I do.
Get back to my room and turn on the tube...
Did you know that "Bugs and Daffy" is "Bugs y Lucas" in Spanish?
