A rest day in Toluca

Big cities are a mixed blessing. While, on one hand, Toluca isn't the most ideal place to spend a day it is very convenient. From our 300 Peso per night hotel room, reasonably appointed but short on charm, we can walk to a gigantic ancient church, the legislative building, several other old churches, museums, a number of large public squares, etc, etc. I can also find a Denny's-like restaurant with wifi to use Skype to talk home for free, Ted can buy a set of six contact lenses to replace the one he lost on the bus for the same price as he does in ABQ. I also found a reasonable pair of sunglasses to replace the ones I lost somewhere yesterday morning as well. All very convenient. This has been a good rest day. Probably one of the most interesting things we saw, beyond the 100 riot police guarding a government building while a group of campesino looking people sat on the curb outside with a sign or two, was the Cosmic Palace of Glass and Botanical Gardens -- the real name of an old renovated central marketplace. Pictures show the rest.