On the Ground
Boy Mexico City is big. It's always fun coming into a new airport if you have a window seat. We came down through the clouds into a little normal turbulence and when I looked out the window again I saw lots of trees. And they were close. Because they were on a mountain. Then we dropped more and we were below some of the taller peaks already. My first impression was it's big. Then I made the comparison to L.A., but it seemed that the city was more tightly packed, which I'm guessing it is.
Another difference was the colors. Lots of yellow and brown and red and green and blue on the buildings and houses. We should get some more color in the US, it's nice for the eyes. The airport was a relative breeze, even though I was the lucky one to have my bags searched. The lady was nice, but of course I got taken by one of the guys dragging my bags to the taxi. He got the equivalent of a twenty from me, so I got a quick lesson in Mexican mathematics.
I'm at the W hotel which is pretty damn cool. I took some pictures of the room that I'll post later but I want to get out and take a few shots around the place first. And the hotel staff got me on the wireless network in about two minutes. So far, two thumbs up.
