From the beginning I had planned to stay for two nights in Mexico City to have one full day to explore it. So today was that day without driving. Except that I had to get my car from Joroba. It took me about 2.5h to get there and almost 2h to get back (I was pulled over again but easily talked myself out of a “ticket”).
Unlike I feared, traffic wasn’t the worst in the city center until I reached the parking garage which my hostel suggested. But unfortunately I saw it a second too late and missed it. Looping around to get back to it I then got stuck in the worst traffic ever. It took me over an hour. Just for a loop around (it was a big loop though, due to one way streets and pedestrian zones).
So it wasn’t before 5pm that I was finally ready to explore more (I also had to wait to get dry in the hostel because the strongest rain had surprised me on the way back from the parking garage).
As I only had such little time here, there still is a lot of sightseeing left. A good reason to come back one day.
Tomorrow I want to see the pyramids of Teotihuacán and then I’ll see how far I’ll make it before darkness.