Mexico 2026 - Bus Trip to Mexico City - Thunder and Lightening Very Very Frightening

 All went well, we got to the bus station and the bus left on time. We passed field after field of crops. I was astounded by the amount of agriculture in this part of Mexico. 

I began to see a few dark clouds in the sky. They quickly thickened and soon the bus was hurtling down the road in near darkness which quickly changesd to total darkness. I saw a jagged flash of lightening , then another, then another. Rain started to dampen the windows of the bus. The roads we are on are not lit. The driver, most likely in an excess of caution, slowed the bus to a crawl. 

More lightening, then thunder. Rain began to pelt at the windows more violently. I envisioned arriving in Mexico City in a full blown storm, our luggage soaking wet. Fortunately, as we neared Mexico City, the worst of the storm passes and by the time we pull into the station it has reduced itself to a mere sprinkle.

The Mexico City metropolitan area has a population of over 20 million people. The station is large , modern and slightly chaotic. It took an Uber some time to pick us up. There was a long line snaking away from the pick up zone, an island in the parking lot. We drove through the rain slicked streets to our hotel, me sharing the back seat with my Travel Buddies suitcase, there wasn't room for everything in the small trunk of the car. We're dropped off at the front door of our hotel and enter with our slightly damp luggage in hand. We checked in and headed up to our room on the 10th floor. 

What awaited us was a commodious space with a wall to wall window overlooking the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City's main through fare. It is a wide boulevard with a tree filled esplanade down the center. It is based on the Champs Elysees in Paris. From our room we have a view of treetops, gleaming towers, a lovely fountain on the corner and if you looked far right you could see the Angel of Independence, a symbol of Mexico City, standing proudly in her traffic circle down the street. 

It was late. I took a photo of the view and forwarded it to several friends, in an attempt to inspire envy and went to bed. 

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