The Mall Stays Open on Sundays in Mexico City

My hotel is across the street from a monstrous shopping mall. I will go over tomorrow or the next day to have a look. The traffic is heavy and the mall is packed even though it is 8pm on Sunday.

I am super sleepy and navigating food on a plane was tiresome. Wayy too many carbs pushed at you and not nearly enough protein. I brought along some protein bars in case i get in a pinch.

I found out that my food is included in the hotel bill here. I am being hosted by the conference University where I am giving my presentation. I came expecting to have to buy my food and they told me at the desk. For 900 pesos I have unlimited food and non-alcoholic drinks plus my room for 3 nights. I think that is pretty inexpensive but I have not fully explored the exchange rate. It is going to be a fairly good deal for them food-wise as I don't eat hardly anything anymore. I ate my other half of a sandwich from lunch for dinner so today will be no food.

A driver picked me up at the airport (I felt quite fancy to get a driver holding a sign with my name on it). A bit of a problem though. He drove me to he wrong hotel and left me!!! When the clerk figured it out she got me a new taxi that cost 100 pesos (it was really 70 but I had no change) to go 5 minutes by car down the road. The sidewalk situation is not too good so I went the expensive route. Again because I didn't check the exchange rate I have no clue how much money 100 pesos is.

There is a two hour time difference here so I need to go to sleep earlier. The good news is that I am toast from waking up so early this morning. My wake up van arrives at 8:30 am and my talk is at 9am. (keep good thoughts that I do not make a fool of myself)...thinking forget to put my pants on kind of stuff here :) haha