We woke up with the sounds of Lucha Libre still ringing in our ears. After breakfast we dropped off some laundry and then headed to the Metropolitan Cathedral - the main church in the historical district. We were meeting some people doing a walking tour. We did a lot of these during our RTW trip and we found it gives you a great overview of the city and from there can help you decide how to spend the rest of your time in a city.

We landed up being the only people in the English tour so we had two students showing us around. We were given some history of Mexico City and told little facts and points of interest as we walked the streets. One of the interesting things was that the shops within a street all sell the same thing. We walked down one selling cameras, then shoes and then - the funniest - dresses for 15th birthday parties. Apparently it is similar to a Sweet Sixtieth. The dresses in each of the stores, as well as displayed on little balconies above the street, were the stuff of fairytales... Giant Meringues in bright colours.... maybe rather the stuff of nightmares! ;)

We visited the Post Office which is in the most beautiful building, the biggest park in the city, buildings with stunning architecture, public art and, my best, the oldest bakery in Mexico. This place was insane - cakes, pasteries and cookies everywhere. And, my best, people buying tray-loads of the stuff! We learned the Mexican Bakery System quite quickly... you walk in, try not gawk at all the goodies on offer, grab a big silver tray and a pair on tongs and pile your tray as high as you wish. You then take you goodies to the counter and pay.

This old bakery wrapped our treats so beautifully!!! Because we bought so much (don't judge!) the things were placed in layers on paper plates and then covered in a big sheet of paper and tied very intricately with string. A little loop was make at the top so it could hang off my finger as I walked home.... along with all the locals. Once I had my little package I started to see them everywhere. People were sitting on benches on the pavement and in the park eating there treats. So lovely!

After our tour finished we went to lunch at a local spot recommended by our tour guides. I had tacos and Kevin had something called a Torta - a large soft roll stuffed with toppings - he chose beef, chorizo, cheese and mayo. It didn't disappoint!

We were long overdue for a siesta so we headed home. After we woke up we got takeaway coffees from the hole-in-the-wall next to our place and enjoyed them with our pasteries.

We were so stuffed from our late afternoon treats that we didn't eat any dinner but rather look a bit of time to plan our next few days in Mexico City.