Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo

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    • Dag 2

      CDMX

      29. oktober 2023, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      📍CDMX, Mexico

      We ❤️ tacos. No really, we are in absolute heaven in Mexico City with all the tacos there are to eat and all the things there are to see. I'm going out on a limb to say it's our favourite place on the trip so far.

      We're staying in the Roma Norte area, and it's SO cool, and very hipster. So I won't lie my battered Tevas look horrendous when I'm walking around, but we're surrounded by underground markets, Australia-inspired coffee shops, independent artisan boutiques and queued-out-the-door taquerías. In parts, it honestly feels like we could be in Barcelona or Paris, and it seems really safe. Coupled with the fact that it's Day of the Dead and Formula 1 happening this weekend, the city is literally jam-packed with extra people.

      Normally, there are 21+ million people living here, so I'm sure there are other sides to the city, but in the few days we've had, we couldn't have enjoyed it more.
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    • Dag 46

      Mexico City - Day 1

      25. september 2023, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Our first day in Mexico City included taking in the sites in the historic centre (including the spectacular views from the Balcon de zecalo restaurant) then heading over to some of hippest the suburbs including Condessa and Polanco, where we dined at the fabulous Quintonil restaurant (rated number 9 in the world).Læs mere

    • Dag 14

      Fahrrad Tour Mexiko City

      10. marts, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      Heute haben wir eine Fahrrad Tour durch Mexiko City gemacht. Sehr cool finde ich, dass jeden Sonntag zwischen 8.00 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr eine riesige Straße, vergleichbar mit der Leopoldstraße, gesperrt wird nur für Fahrrad Fahrer. Wahnsinnig beeindruckend und tolle Idee. Wir sind an den hohen riesen Gebäuden vorbei und dann im historischen Zentrum gelandet, das sehr überfüllt war. Wir sind kurz durch China town gedackelt und dann mit der Metro zurück. Eine Fahrt hat 30 Cent gekostet und die U-Bahn kommt alle 2 Minuten. Es gibt sogar Bereiche ausschließlich für Frauen und Kinder. Mexiko City, du hast mich eindeutig positiv überrascht.Læs mere

    • Dag 13

      Mexiko City - Roma

      9. marts, Mexico ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

      Mexiko City ist riiiiiiesig. Eine Stadt, die wir in zwei Tagen gar nicht erleben können. Wir sind im Stadtteil Roma, der wohl sehr von der Gentrifizierung geprägt ist. Heißt viele reiche Weiße vertreiben die Einheimischen, da sie aufgrund von Home Office oder ähnlichem dort wohnen können, aber n ganz anderes Gehalt bekommen. Das merkt man hier sehr. Total hip und modern.
      Noch ein Punkt, die Stadt ist unfassbar grün. Überall Bäume und Pflanzen, sehr sehr schön. Zum Glück hatten wir heute einen Freund von Lo dabei, der uns bisschen rumgeführt hat. War echt sehr angenehm. Vorallem da man gar nicht weiß, wo man anfangen soll. Fazit: Aktuell bin ich sehr positiv überrascht. 😊
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    • Dag 23

      Hasta Luego Ciudad de Mexico

      4. januar 2020, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Eleven days in Mexico City.
      207,742 steps, an average of 18,885/day
      179.11 kilometres walked, an average of 16.28/day

      We believe the best way to see and discover a city is by foot, exploring the neighborhoods, always taking new routes to and from our destinations and often getting sidetracked by unexpected points of interest.

      Mexico City has so much to offer and is a wealth of history, art and food. I have to admit I was a little concerned about safety, having heard negative comments and news reports, but the fact is we felt safer here than in many US cities we’ve visited. There are police literally everywhere you look and, consequently, the "bad dudes" appear to have moved on to less patrolled pastures.

      If we weren't walking we were on the subway which, although showing its age, is efficient, easy to navigate and cheap as dirt to ride at only five pesos ($0.35 CDN).

      We visited all the main tourist spots, had meals at almost all the vegan restaurants we had wanted to try and experienced life with the locals at a Lucha Libre event.

      There is much to love about this city, which is working on solutions to its severe air pollution problem, the only negative aspect of our trip that comes to mind.

      We ended our stay here this morning with two 16 oz fresh fruit smoothies at the Mercado Medellin for 25 pesos each ($1.75 CDN) and a slice of avocado toast with spinach and cherry tomatoes for 35 pesos($2.45 CDN).

      Our 1:45 PM flight back to Mazatlan left pretty much on schedule and landed about ten minutes ahead of schedule. Sadly, it seems the complimentary gin and tonic we were served on our outgoing flight must have been a Christmas special because all we got today was a bag of chips and a glass of water. Still better than Air Canada, though.

      In a nutshell, we loved every minute of our time here and look forward to a return visit and a longer stay sometime soon.
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    • Dag 245–247

      Mexiko City

      15. april, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      1. Gut geschlafen und um 9 Uhr aufgestanden. Zum Frühstück spaziert, Porridge, Saft und Kaffee. Dan Weiter durch diverse Parks und an Kirchen in Roma Norte vorbei. Mittags mitm über in die Altstadt, zuerst Mittagessen, erste tacos al pastor, aber eher so lala. Dann super gute free walking tour mit Javier durch die historische Altstadt 3h. Selbst noch bisschen den Rest erkundet und dann mitm uber ins Restaurant bei uns in der Nähe. Staubig unter die Dusche und dann ins Bett gefallen.
      2. 7 Uhr in den Tag gestartet mit Taxi zum Museum der Künste, kurzes Snackshopping und Starbucks. Dann mit guide getroffen und mit zwei Bussen sowie Quads zur historischen Pyramidenstätte Teotihuacan gefahren. 4 Stunden Tour durch die Hitze mit netter Gruppe. Zurück mit Bus und metro, sowie über nach Hause. Packen, buchen, chillen und dann zu Fuß zu Philipps Essenstipp. Versuch bei Santander Geld abzuheben, stattdessen wird die Karte gefressen. Zurück zum Appartement und mit anderer Kreditkarte dann Geld bekommen und die bisher beste Tacos in Philipps Favorit gegessen, aber immer noch nicht zu 100% überzeugt.
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    • Dag 12

      History and Art

      26. januar 2020, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      We went to see the Residence many Presidents of Mexico resided. It was surprisingly simple.
      Pottery, paintings, craft was again so beautiful. I‘m just so impressed. Somehow I like this art, old and contemporary, much better than the general European Art.
      We went to see an exhibition in a Gallery for children The theme was Panda bears 🐻 and 🍩 !
      What a combination! Of course we went again to a park to relax.

      On Sunday covered: 9 km.
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    • Dag 16

      La Condesa

      28. april, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      I wrote this in Spanish first and then checked it in English and then back to Spanish. You can see from the English that the translation below that it is a bit odd. That is what you get with translation apps….

      Nos quedamos en el barrio de la Condesa. Nos encanta. Hoy había un mercado justo enfrente de nuestro departamento. Compramos verduras, frutas, y deliciosos tamales ricos. Los precios son más caros que en otros barrios, pero tres zanahorias cuestan cinco pesos – o casi 80 centavos USD. Seis tamales, tres tamales de pollo y tres tamales de mole con pollo cuestan cien pesos (casi 6 dólares USD). Y la gente es muy amable. No son muy agresivos en los mercados.
      Anoche cenamos en el restaurante de abajo de nuestro departemento llamado Lardo. Comí un conejo con fideos muy ricos. Es mi carne favorita en el mundo. La salsa y la carne tenían el sabor exactamente como me gustan. Antes de comer los fideos, compartimos burrata con ciruelas con pan sin gluten. Sheryl no puede comer nada con gluten. El queso era exquisito – suave, sabroso, y rico. La combinación de queso y ciruela era perfecta – dulce, cremosa, y fresca.
      Hay muchos restaurantes y comida callejera cerca. Encontramos una tienda con pollo rostizado, frijoles, arroz, verduras en escabeche, tacos de cerdo, y más. El primer día, comí un churro con canela. Era crujiente, dulce, y no tan grasiento. Como dije, voy a engordar en este viaje.
      Hemos caminado horas y horas por las calles viendo tiendas, arte, murales, arboles, parques, arquitectura, y la gente. Siempre la gente. Aquí en La Condesa y en los barrios que hemos visitado, hay mexicanos que tienen mucho dinero o hay muchos turistas. Sheryl dijo que se parece a Recoleta, un barrio de Buenos Aires que habíamos visitado hace 10 años o más. Hemos visto algunos vagabundos en las calles, pero sólo dos o tres. Estoy seguro de que otros barrios tienen mucho más y muchos trabajadores sin los recursos que la gente tiene aquí.
      Nuestro departamento es muy cómodo. Tenemos dos cuartos, dos baños, una sala de estar, comedor, cocina, un cuarto de lavado, y una vista desde los dos balcones de del séptimo piso. Tiene seguridad en el vestíbulo y dos ascensores. Tiene todo lo que necesitamos. Nos hemos mudado totalmente. Todas nuestras cosas están en todas las habitaciones. Nos quedaremos aquí por ocho noches. Con todo lo que podemos hacer cerca de aquí, podríamos quadarnos muchos días más. Vamos a tener que volver a la ciudad otra vez.

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      Primero escribí esto en español y luego lo revisé en inglés y luego volví al español. Se puede ver en la traducción en inglés que se muestra a continuación que es un poco extraña. Eso es lo que obtienes con las aplicaciones de traducción....

      We are located in the neighborhood of La Condesa. We love it. Today there was a market directly in front of our apartment. We bought vegetables, fruit, and delicious tamales. Prices are more expensive than other neighborhoods, but three carrots cost five pesos — or nearly 80 cents. Six tamales, three chicken tamales, and three mole and chicken tamales cost 100 pesos (almost $6). And the people are very friendly. They are not very aggressive in the markets.
      Last night we had dinner at the restaurant below our apartment called Lardo. I ate very tasty rabbit with noodles. It's my favorite meat in the world. The sauce and meat tasted exactly the way I like it. Before eating the noodles, we shared burrata with plums with gluten-free bread. Sheryl can't eat anything with gluten. The cheese was exquisite – soft, flavorful, and rich. The combination of cheese and plum was perfect – sweet, creamy, and fresh.
      There are many restaurants and street food nearby. We found a store with rotisserie chicken, beans, rice, pickled vegetables, pork tacos, and more. On the first day, I had a churro with cinnamon. It was crunchy, sweet, and not so greasy. Like I said, I'm going to get fat on this trip.
      We have walked hours and hours on the streets seeing shops, art, murals, trees, parks, architecture, and people. Always the people. Here in La Condesa and the neighborhoods we've visited, there are Mexicans who have a lot of money or there are a lot of tourists. Sheryl said it looks like Recoleta, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires that we had visited 10 years ago or more. We have seen a few vagrants in the streets, but only two or three. I'm sure other neighborhoods have a lot more and a lot of workers without the resources that people have here.
      Our apartment is very comfortable. We have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, a laundry room, and a view from the two seventh-floor balconies. It has security in the lobby and two elevators. It has everything we need. We have totally moved in. All of our stuff is in every room. We will stay here for eight nights. With all that we can do near here, we could stay many more days. We're going to have to come back.
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    • Dag 158

      Castillo de Chapultepec 🇲🇽

      19. august 2023, Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Der Kasier Maximilian vo Österrich het das Schloss 1864 zure kaiserliche Residenz la umboue🤴 Das Schloss isch im Westen vor Stadt z finge u zwar ufem Hügel „Chapultepec“.
      Die Umboute si extrem tüür gsi und dementsprächend prunkvoll gseht das Schloss us. Es isch ungloublech schön zum aluege und mä chönnt sech mit dä Gedanke id Gschicht und ih die wunderschöne Bilder stundelang verliere 🙌🏼Læs mere

    • Dag 16

      Day Three - Ciclovía and More

      28. april, Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Ciclovia RecreActiva! CDMX. We picked up our Bici bikeshare bikes nearly right outside our door and hopped on the Plaza Reforma. This is a hugely wide street with sculptures, grand circles with fountains and statues. Everyone was out riding, running, taking exercise classes. It was super fun to be out on a bike in the middle of the city.

      For those of you who aren’t familiar with Ciclovia RecreActivas, cities all across Latin America close kilometres upon kilometres of major roadways for people to bike, walk, run, skate, exercise and generally get moving with their families and friends. Held every Sunday morning usually from around 7am to 2pm, cars seem to be nonplused by it all - it’s only a few hours on Sunday and you can still cross.

      Mexico City has done a great job putting in bike lanes and these median walkways/bikeways. Most provide a canopy of tree cover. Bici bikes are everywhere, and they look to be well maintained and well used. The bus system works pretty well too. It only costs $8 pesos or about 50 cents US (65 cents CDN). It can be a little tricky finding which bus services which stop, but people are generally quite nice and helpful.

      Along the route we encountered some interesting political posters and installations. It was 10 years ago that 43 Mexican students were kidnapped and killed although only three bodies have been found and identified. It is believed they were taken by the local police and drug cartels in collusion with the Mexican army. You can find posters with the students’ faces posted on walls and here in the middle of the major street we pedalled on. I heard about this when I was in Peru for the Ciclovia conference in 2015 or 2016 - I can’t remember. We also saw an installation about indigenous feminists.

      Along the route we wandered into a market with a couple dozen booths that had toys - most were superhero stuff - costumes and figurines. Now that is a big thing here. Lucha Libre, which is a part of Mexico’s rich cultural heritage, is the origin of professional wrestling, He wears an iconic mask and costume. Pretty fun. We also happened upon a very packed church with many followers waiting to get in to worship. Not sure what it was about.

      After a couple hours riding around, we went over to the big park nearby, Chapultepec, that houses the botanical garden and some museums. As we were walking over to the Modern Art Museum we saw these four men in traditional costumes, one playing a recorder and drum flying upside down on high in a circle! Yes. We googled it as there weren’t any explanations. The ritual is called the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers). It is very old and is said to have been a plea to the gods during droughts. It was quite amazing.

      We didn’t feel like getting into the enormous Anthropology Museum so we opted for the more manageable Modern Art Museum there in the park. On Sundays many museums are free so that was good. I have to say, this museum was fantastic. Incredibly well laid out, excellent curation of pieces and wonderful stories they told. It was also a modest size so we could actually enjoy all five sections without getting overwhelmed.

      A good day.
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