這次旅行購買的是Aeromexico的機票往返利馬,回程時在Mexico City有18小時的轉機時間,於是就滿懷期待地拜訪了這座心儀已久的都市。早晨7點多出機場,先搭乘地鐵然後轉乘Bus,剛上車就看到前窗中間掛了一個很大的耶穌受難十字架,看樣子司機是一個很虔誠的天主教徒。車開了大約一個小時就來到了Teotihuacan,正好剛剛開門。Teotihuacan建於100 BC-250 AD,占地龐大,有輝煌的金字塔還有古代民居。
Pyramid of the Sun,在山的襯托下盡顯恢宏氣勢
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看著頂端螞蟻似的人影,鼓足勇氣沿著台階向上攀爬,結果還不算太累,比想象的輕鬆許多
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在太陽金字塔上俯瞰
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在月亮金字塔前方平台 (見上圖)上眺望Avenue of the Dead
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Adosada platform,後麵就是Temple of Quetzalcoatl
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Feathered serpent head, Aztec's symbol of union of heaven & earth, Temple of Quetzalcoatl
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"Tlaloc" head,很喜歡這個造型,覺得很現代,甚至有點抽象風格:)
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離開Teotihuacan,又來到Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 這裏是天主教在拉丁美洲最重要的聖地。來此朝聖的教徒絡繹不絕,特別是在每年12月12日 (Our Lady of Guadalupe's Feast Day)前後,信徒們要在教堂裏舉行宗教儀式,也會穿起鮮豔的民族服裝,在教堂前載歌載舞,歡慶這個盛大的節日。
1709年落成的Old Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 右側是Capuchin Nuns' Temple。老教堂因為地基下沉向前傾斜,居然還可以進去參觀,那就應該還是安全的吧!
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Old Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe內部
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Modern Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe,1976年落成,可容納一萬人,內部地麵設計成園形 (直徑100米),這樣從各個角度都能看到聖母像。
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Modern Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe內部,大氣而又獨特
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Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the New Basilica,因為瞻仰的人眾多,特意在地下安裝了一個移動電梯,以防止擁堵。
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Carillon at La Villa,很現代的創意又不失宏偉端莊
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描述聖母顯靈故事的花園。傳說在1531年2月,皈依了天主教的印第安人Juan Diego在Tepeyac Hill上連續幾次看見瓜達盧佩聖母顯聖,那年的12月12日,當他第四次看見聖母顯聖時,用鬥篷兜了幾枝聖母叫他剪下的玫瑰花去見神父。他在神父麵前打開鬥篷,出乎意料地發現鬥篷上出現了瓜達盧佩聖母的影像。後來Juan Diego被封為羅馬天主教聖人,成為美洲第一個土生土長的聖人。
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通往山頂教堂的台階
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Chapel on Tepeyac Hill內部,四壁是關於印第安人皈依天主教的壁畫
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Pocito Chapel
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Interior of Pocito Chapel
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Chapel Of Indians
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Chapel of Indians內部
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Tepeyac Garden & La Ofrenda Monument,表現聖母接受墨西哥人奉送的禮物
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離開Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe,找到銀行想換點墨西哥比索,居然不提供外匯兌換業務!好不容易找到一個兌換點還正趕上休息時間,最後還是跟一個好心的當地人換了一點兒就繼續坐地鐵來到了墨西哥老城。
Zócalo廣場,後麵是National Palace
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參加降旗儀式的士兵隊列
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Mexico City Cathedral, 右邊是Metropolitan Tabernacle
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Templo Mayor, Aztec帝國的遺跡
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Serpent head with original coloring
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Coyolxauhqui monolith depicting a dismembered Coyolxauhqui was found during construction in 1978, its discovery led to the excavation of the Templo Mayor (Wikipedia).
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Postal Palace of Mexico City
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The House of Tiles (手機照)
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街頭即景
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遇到好幾個這種用手搖音樂箱來賣藝的人 (手機照)
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這個餐館兩邊的柱子真氣派
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路過這個Taco店的時候,看到這麽多人排隊,就也湊熱鬧嚐了兩個,裏麵座位上還提供沙拉和guacamole,物美價廉。
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Palacio de Bellas Artes, 音樂廳與藝術中心,裏麵有墨西哥最精美的壁畫
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Benito Juarez Monument, Benito Juarez是墨西哥第26任總統![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSNBK4ShpUI/WM6_qTWnJ7I/AAAAAAAAEuU/2WmAPTM9dPwbC4WgxOz1NMQsPD9du6tpACEw/s640/WSU_5858.jpg)
Alameda Central Park邊上瞬間迸發的噴泉,讓這個小男孩很興奮
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來到Reforma Avenue時,黃昏將盡,夜色開始悄悄蔓延
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El Caballito, a bright-yellow representation of a horse's head by the sculptor Sebastián
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遠遠地看到燈光映照下的Monument to the Revolution,有點累了,就沒過去拍照。就近找了一個飯館吃過晚餐,就戀戀不舍地告別了這個充滿魅力的美麗都市。18個小時實在是太少太少了,還有太多想去而沒來得及去的地方,特別是National Museum of Anthropology。好在來日方長,Mexico City,我們後會有期!
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