Venustiano Carranza Borough, Mexico Travel Journals & Blogs

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- Feb 21, 2023, 8:49 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 2,236 m
- Mexico Mexico City Iztacalco Borough Morelos 19.406264, -99.11043219°24’23” N 99°6’38” W
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Ei Tag in Mexico City
February 21, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Die allerletscht nacht in mittelamerika verbringemer in mexico city. Mer händ üs es hotel i de nöchi vom flughafe gno ond erst womer da gsi send gmerkt wie edels s esch 🤭 zerst mal simmer vom flughafe abgholt worde, mit schild ond allem. Denn simmer is hotel gfahre wo üsi rucksäck uf somne goldige wägeli is zimmer bracht worde send. Mer send go dusche ond denn is historische zentrum vo de stadt. Det esches verhältnismässig rächt secher ond es hed sehr vell schöni gebäude ond e park. Mer send zerst chli umegschländeret ond denn als abschluss nomol so rechtig typisch amne streetfoodstand go tacos ässe....sogar a 3 verschiedne ständ, mer händ welle vergliiche, es rechtigs taco tasting😅 nach me letschte bier eschs de met em taxi zrug is hotel womer jetzt alles för d ireis id USA morn nomol durechecked ond üs uf d nacht imne rechtig bequeme luxusbett freued 🤩Read more
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Traveler schlafed guet und morn e gueti Wiiterreis🍀
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Traveler danke gliichfalls 😅
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Traveler Niid level 300%
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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- Dec 28, 2023
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.11930119°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Day 6: Birds (2 of 3) Cozumel, Mexico
December 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Here is my first attempt at more serious bird photography - I took over 300 pictures, and narrowed it down to 60 - (FindPenquins allows 20 pics per posting) - So there are 3 posts of bird pictures (Please let me know which ones you really like).

Geoff Carpentier, the onboard Bird Watcher Lecturer, from Canada spent time with me naming these birds. — Granted for real bird watchers, going to the Cozumel National Aviary is pretty much like fishing in a barrel.

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Love this one!! [Marlowe]
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Traveler Thank you.
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Traveler Thx Cuz.
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Traveler Viking World Cruise 2023-2024
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- Jan 5, 2024, 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.119319°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Jan 5: Sea day. Making friends.
January 5 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
We had a lovely dinner with Jane & Andy at Manfredi's Italian Cuisine. The meals on this ship have been spectacular. Manfredi's is a specialty restaurant and very intimate. Our wait staff take the time to explain all dishes and wine pairings. It's also nice getting to know them and the countries they come from. Each staff member is given a 6-month contract and are eligible to renew the contract or cancel it and go on elsewhere. Our waiter, Kutut, is from Bali and is excited to visit his hometown when we head there on this trip. He just announced that he has extended his contract for another 6 months. He's very proud to be serving on the Viking ships. His energy and excitement are infectious. Staff are proud to speak of their homelands, families, and the ability to provide financial support back home. Staff share rooms (2 to a room) and, unlike many cruise ships, their rooms boarder the outside so that each has a window. These people work extremely hard, and we are very grateful to have their care. Today's Blind Wine pick: San Leonino Chianti Riserva (Sanguovese) Tuscany.
Other notes: ▪︎ Our guest lecture picks: Mick Dawson "Rowing the Pacific Blind" ▪︎ At 75°, today was the coolest day since the start of our trip.Read more
Traveler Are the other passengers from the US or from other countries?
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Traveler America, England, Australia, Japan, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, China...
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Traveler How nice that there is a diverse mix of passengers from various countries.
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Traveler Mexiko Urlaub
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- Mar 11, 2024, 5:55 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 2,223 m
- Mexico Mexico City Venustiano Carranza Cerro Peñón 19.434992, -99.08237119°26’6” N 99°4’57” W
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Adios Mexiko
March 11 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Der letzte Tag neigt sich dem Ende und ich sitze schon am Flughafen und schreibe die letzten Zeilen. Es war eine unfassbare Erfahrung. Wir haben so viel erlebt und richtig realisieren werde ich das vermutlich erst die nächsten Tage und Wochen. Ich merke das meine Kraft zu Ende ist. Der Reise Akku ist leer. 🤪Mich strengt das Reisen bzw. Nach Los Aussagen unser Urlaub doch auch sehr an. Ich benötige da immer meine Zeit, alles zu verarbeiten. Für mich war es perfekt und ein richtiges Erlebnis!! Danke für die tolle Zeit, danke auch an Lo, ohne die ich das nie gemacht hätte & und danke an Mexiko. Es was mir eine Ehre. 😊Read more
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Traveler Gute Heimreise😘
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Traveler Wieder daheim ♥️
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Traveler ......dem gibt's nichts hinzuzufügen. Jetzt kannst du vielleicht verstehen, wie es uns ergangen ist bzw. noch geht 🫶
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Traveler Oh ja 😍🙈 zumindest ein bisschen. Ihr wart ja doch viel länger unterwegs
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Mexiko & Belize
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- Mar 3, 2023, 10:00 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 2,249 m
- Mexico Mexico City Venustiano Carranza Cerro Peñón 19.436667, -99.08166719°26’12” N 99°4’54” W
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1. ZRH-FRA-MEX
March 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
D Vorfröid isch riiisig uf vier Wuche Mexiko und Belize.
Itz startet üsi Reis mitem Flug nach Frankfurt und nähr gad aschliessend nach Mexiko City. Z Flüge isch üs chli z'widder aber ghört haut drzue.
Mexiko mir chöme. 😅😁

Update:
Auso bis Mexiko City hets glängt. Leider isch dr planet Flug nach Cancun nid müglech gsy. Mir hei öppe 1h45 bir Iireis verlore. Nähr heisi z Gepäck nüm agnoh und mir hättes müesse dür di normali Sicherheitskontrolle näh. Mit auem womer hei drbi gha unmöglich.

Iz heimer dr Flug uf morn morge am 6i umbuechet und hoffe es klappet. Ds heisst am 3 ufstah für dasmer am 4i am Flughafe si.

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🥳 gueti reis! Chöit öich ja ufd wermi fröie😘 [Wemi]
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Gniessets!!! ☀️🏖️ [Bruno]
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Guete Flug ✈️😍 [Natalie]
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Traveler Mexit 2.0
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- Feb 6, 2023, 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 2,230 m
- Mexico Mexico City Merced Balbuena 19.418032, -99.12206119°25’5” N 99°7’19” W
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Mexit 2.0
February 6, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Almost exactly three years since my last visit to Mexico, I'm back in this fabulous country. So much has changed; during that 2020 trip, there were warnings of the impending pandemic but few people seemed to realise how much the world would change. In 2023, it's like looking across a divide, with social distancing, lockdowns and millions of casualties. But it's a pleasure to be back and with hopes of the world having learned from the experience.

2023 is different in another way too, because large tracts of Mexico, especially in the north and on the Pacific coast, are now deemed unsafe for travellers. This includes some of the areas I visited in 2020, so I head in a different direction, south-east to the states of Puebla and Oaxaca.

Here's to some of the people I encountered in 2020. I particularly like the image of the four men listening to the musicians (no. 3) because they're doing exactly what I would like to do on a Sunday afternoon. Most of the rest are carnival pictures while the final two are in Mexico City.Read more
Speak, World I love that kiss! Good catch!
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Speak, World James, you really captured the spirit of Mexico in those photos. Such friendliness, desire to connect, and beauty.
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Traveler Thanks! I often wonder where, 3 years on, they are now.
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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- Dec 28, 2023, 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.11930119°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Day 6: Birds (1 of 3) Cozumel, Mexico
December 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Here is my first attempt at more serious bird photography - I took over 300 pictures, and narrowed it down to 60 - (FindPenquins allows 20 pics per posting) - So there are 3 posts of bird pictures (Please let me know which ones you really like).

Geoff Carpentier, the onboard Bird Watcher Lecturer, from Canada spent time with me naming these birds. — Granted for real bird watchers, going to the Cozumel National Aviary is pretty much like fishing in a barrel.

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Traveler Definitely my favorite bird. (Well, you asked! )
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Traveler HaHa
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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- Dec 28, 2023
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.11930119°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Day 6: Birds (3 of 3) Cozumel, Mexico
December 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Here is my first attempt at more serious bird photography - I took over 300 pictures, and narrowed it down to 60 - (FindPenquins allows 20 pics per posting) - So there are 3 posts of bird pictures (Please let me know which ones you really like).

Geoff Carpentier, the onboard Bird Watcher Lecturer, from Canada spent time with me naming these birds. — Granted for real bird watchers, going to the Cozumel National Aviary is pretty much like fishing in a barrel.

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Traveler Toucans are my favorite of these
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Traveler Thx. They are really colorful
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Traveler Wow! That had to be fun!
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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- Jan 2, 2024, 2:45 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.11930119°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Day 11: Getting a workout in
January 2 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
I have been trying to get in workouts regularly while on this cruise cause, you know, cruise food. I normally workout, at home, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have a 3 day workout plan that I follow. At home, I get up when I get up, cause you know, RETIRED. I have breakfast of oatmeal, then about an hour later head to the gym. Shout out to my PF friends.

On the ship it’s different. I am not an early riser. And I have to plan around port days and if we are heading out on an excursion. But I am still trying to get in 3 days of weight training. I’m also taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Our stateroom is on deck 8. Most of the restaurant options are on the 2nd deck. The fitness/spa is on the first deck.

I have had to make adjustments to my workout routine. They do not have barbells, only dumbbells and only 6-8 weight machines. So I have to substitute exercises. I do a goblet squat with a dumbbell instead of a barbell squat. I’ve also had to convert pounds into kilograms and lower the weight ( you can lift more with a barbell than dumbbells because the weight is better distributed. But any workout is a win.

So if you see me wheezing on the stairs landing, it’s all good. I’m good. I’m fine.

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Traveler 👍👍
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Traveler Good job. Look like you guys are having an awesome time.
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Traveler I pick it up … I put it down … I pick it up …I put it down … Repeat! (Say it over and over with an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent LOL)
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World Cruise: Paul and Donna
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- Jan 4, 2024, 10:08 AM
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 7,343 ft
- Mexico Mexico City Cuauhtémoc Borough El Parque 19.4203, -99.11930119°25’13” N 99°7’9” W
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Day 13: Below deck: Part One
January 4 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
As you can imagine there is a whole other world beneath the decks which we traverse. The gallery’s, the laundry, the storage, the whole infrastructure to keep us all enjoying our cruise is beyond description.

As we passed down the corridors we saw all the Christmas holiday decorations on pallets to off-load when we arrive to LA. The stairwells below deck are not the elegance we climb.

Like the Wizard of Oz - the 470 staff members work behind the curtain - very hard to make each day a memory we will not forget.

We did get to see the control room, no photos allowed. The tour we went on gave us a small taste of the underpinnings of this operation of service at sea.

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Traveler Great pics and commentary! Feels like I’m on the cruise with you and reminds me of the two cruises I’ve enjoyed, Keep them coming.
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