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Mexico City!! Today I am off to Mexico City and I can't wait- 1. because Mexico City is the biggest city in the Americas and 2 my old roommate Ena has invited me to stay with her and her family there. After packing my things and one last walk through the beautiful market of Oaxaca it was off to the bus station. I arrived just on time and boarded the bus along with about 20 other people. The bus was supposed to have a toilet and services but although nice in appearance it was of a basic standard and lacking the toilet. The bus ride was incredibly long taking nearlly 8 hours to arrive in Mexico City and that with no lunch stop made for a tiring and draining day. On arrival in Mexico City it was apparent that we were in one of the biggest cities in the world with terrible traffic and pollution but interesting none the less. First job was to try and navigate the Metro station which turned out to be not to hard but with the escalators broken the whole place was jam packed with people in a rush. I had a scary moment trying to get onto the first train with a mad rush of people pushing and shoving and others falling into the train which nearlly included me. After two trains and more lines I was out of the metro and walking to Enas house which luckily was very close to the metro station. On arrival I was met by Ena and her brother all dressed up and ready for Ena's birthday dinner. Some of Ena's family had travelled to be here and came around the house to have pre-drinks before going out. I got to try some really good Mexican tequila and had to stop myself at the second one - remembering my stomach had not been well. After a hot shower and borrowing some nice clothes from Ena's brother we were off in Ena's boyfriends car to the bar/resteraunt. The place was very flash and one look at the menu had me freaking out with drinks at about $7 and food even more expensive. The good thing was that all of Ena's friends that came could speak English really well and were very friendly. Unfortunately there was smoking in the bar and nearly everyone was smoking and after 7 hours of second-hand smoking I felt terrible - how I used to smoke - I don't know! I decided to go for some chicken tandoori tacos instead of an expensive drink and they were delicious; coming out in a lettuce tortilla with fried chicken, mango, walnuts, onion and sweet chilli salsa. After finishing them however I felt very ill and the rest of the night I sat in discomfort and wondering when I would have to rush to the bathroom. The night went very late and at 2:30am when Ena asked for the bill I thought we would soon be off but it wasn't until after 4:00am the bill was finally sorted and we were able to head back to Ena's. I tried to sleep but with an upset stomach and second-hand smokers cough I barely got a wink before everyone was up and ready for another day.
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