Last tour of Mexico City then off to Morelia

The alarm woke me up before I was ready to get up again. I´m not used to getting up at 7:30, but the breakfast buffet is from 7:30-8:30. Thankfully I did sleep well last night, the first night was a little rough for sleep. After breakfast Brittany, Natalie, and I walked around the corner to the ATM to get some more pesos. After meeting back at the hotel we walked to the Plaza where we saw the ruins of Tenoctitlan and the Cathedrals built beside it. The Spanish cam over and destroyed the Aztec cities and then used the stone and lava rock to build their new empire and cathedrals as a sign of power and converting the people to Catholicism. The ruins at this site were spectacular. The were very well preserved and you could tell that there was still much underground that had not been uncovered. I could still see the paint in some of the main rooms on the carved stone benches and walls. We went into the Museum that held the other loose artifacts from the Aztec civilizations. After we saw the ruins and took many photos, we traveled across the Plaza to the old Parliament building that was originally Cortes´s Palace that was built on top of Montezuma. We saw tons of wall murals done by Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican painter. We went into the Cathedral that had been built out of the stone taken from the Aztec citty and I could tell it was the same stone they had uncovered in the ruins. After all of our picture taking we walked back to the hotel. We walked to 7 Eleven and bought some snacks for the 4 hour bus ride to Morelia where we would meet our host families. Most of the students slept the whole way to Morelia. The lady of the family was waiting at the KIIS center (our school) to pick up me and Kara. Her name is Maria and her husband is Antonio. They are both very nice and do not speak hardly any english...which is good for learning. Kara and I talked to our host parents for a few hours and got lots of practice as we got to know more about their lives. The house was very pretty. They have beautiful tile floors and extremely nice wood furniture. I think I was not expecting their house to be as nice as it is. After our long talk, Kara and I headed to bed because it was another long day!