Even though the visit to the pyramids was long and tiring, it was only part of the agenda for the day. If we skipped lunch, we could get to the next destination on the list, the Palacio Nacional, before it closed for the day.
The National Palace fills the east side of the zocalo. It contains the offices of the president, the Federal Treasury and the famous Diego Rivera murals. As one would imagine, the palace is heavily guarded with soldiers carrying machine guns. I was too nervous to even take out my camera! The murals along the main staircase occupy five immense panels. They were painted by Rivera from 1929- 1935 and show the history of Mexico from Quetzalcoatl to after the revolution. There are also nine panels along the north and east wall that depict indigenous life before the Spanish Conquest. Several of these panels were covered for restoration work, but the remaining were detailed and glorious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Palace_%28Mexico%29
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