Mexico City - Last night in MEXICO

I started this beautiful sunny Sunday morning in the city of Puebla, south of Mexico City. What a nice place! Beautiful cathedral and colonial buildings -- apparently the best preserved colonial buildings in all of Mexico. Great food too. Puebla is a very religious city and serves as host to over 70 churches, as well as its magnificent Cathedral - one of the oldest in Mexico, with 14 chapels and built of blue-grey stone. Its towers - at 69m (226ft) - are the highest in Mexico.

I woke up with an awesome view of the active volcano, Popocatepetl, or Popo, as it is affectionately known by locals. And....it was puffing snowy white smoke surrounded by clear blue skies. With not a single cloud in the sky, it sure was a pretty sight to see the Northern Hemisphere´s highest active volcano blowing out some white smoke! Wish I could climb it but its covered almost halfway in heavy snow, and I just don´t have the right gear to conquer the ice. Next time!

Oh yeah...I am in Mexico City. My last day in this great city. Spent most of the afternoon at the Zocalo (city´s main square). The square was filled with a large rock band festival, many food stands, some comedy stages, rows of interesting vendors, and about 100+ native Indian dancers doing a spectacular dance around a large number of drummers! What a sight. Every time I visit the Zocalo, it has a lot of interesting events to offer. Reminder, this is the third largest city square after Beijing and Moscow.

Tomorrow at 16:50 I´m flying to Los Angeles with a connecting flight to Anchorage, Alaska. Arrive at 2:05am. Will write again from the top of the world: Alaska!