Here we are again 😉 The first day wasn’t bad at all. I discovered some interesting things about this city (and Mexico in general):
- The shops are grouped together by type. It took me 2 hours to find one mobile phone’s shop, which was next to 20 others of the same kind 😛
- The numbering system for landlines and mobile phones is kind of convoluted. You get a phone number, plus a prefix for the area, and of course the international prefix. This is valid for ALL kind of phones. If you call between two phones of the same area (in my case, Distrito Federal), only the caller pays. If you call to another state (let’s say Chiapas), then both the caller and the called pays. If you call a number in the same state, don’t use the prefix. If you call outside, use it. If you’re sending SMS, never put the prefix in front. I’m pretty sure that this has to do with technical and historical reasons, it just makes the entire experience quite painful 😉 Anyway, this is my phone number (or so i hope): 0052-55-17790192 (international prefix + DF prefix + local number).
In any case, have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Mexico - The nightlife in the “Centro” area is quite ok, not so scary as they describe it, and I already got a Mexican friend who is showing me around and telling me what is safe and what isn’t. Tonight I’ll have a look at “Zona Rosa”, you’ll get the report tomorrow 😀
- Finding pen&paper was next to impossible, however I found out that all the paper shop (papelerías) are in Calle de Mesones, not so far from here. I’ll have a look today 😛
- What else? Today I’ll go visit the Anthropology Museum, which is supposedly one of the best in the world. Yes, I still need to upload the pics from yesterday, but I’m lazy, just bear with me a little more…
Last thing: my throat is not really getting better, however I bought some Paracetamol, that should help me survive the day.
Thats’s all folks, Hasta mañana!