Blogs from Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - page 5

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Arrived in Mexico the day after i thought i was supposed to... but got there none the less. After a roaming mission around the streets with Mahon, we then became sopshiticated bastards and had some cocktails at a bar on the 42nd floor of a building. The view was great. En route to the drinks i saw a lady squatting on the street, thinking she was begging.. but the look on her face told me otherwise... she was taking a dump in the middle of one of the cities busiest streets. She was then faced with the dilema of what and how to wipe her ass with.. but being the resouceful woman that she was, she used the back of her skirt.. Love this city. Today was spent walking around the zocalo, the tourist hotspot of ... read more
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Ruins in the middle of the city


After a lot of faffing around trying to get to the right bus terminal, I caught the bus to Teotihuacan to see some pyramids. Everybody raves about them so thought it wise that I should check them out, so I can be one of those people who raves about them. After an hour and a half bus ride, sharing my seat with a woman whose seat wasn’t big enough for her, I stepped out into the blazing sun to see what the big fuss was about. Long story short, the pyramids were really amazing, the main one, Pirimide Del Sol is the 3rd largest pyramid in the world, behind Egypt’s Cheops and the pyramid of Cholula. The view from the top was awesome and worth the really, really, really hot steep climb… did I mention it ... read more
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Piramide Del Sol
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Before heading for the capital of Mexico I decided to break the trip and spend two days in Puebla. One of the biggest cities in Mexico with 1,5 millions inhabitants and capital of the same named state. For the second time after Mérida I decided to couch surf. I quickly found somebody who could host me for two nights. It was a girl this time who lived together with her family. We had a funny misunderstanding at the beginning. She told me: "Take a bus number 4 from the bus station and go to the university. We´ll meet there". I did what I was told. I then got off the bus and was standing in front of the entrance of the university. I sent her a message "I have arrived". She then goes like "wait for ... read more
The amazing interior of the Dominican church in Puebla
With my hosts in Puebla
Cinqo de mayo in Puebla


Hans hatte die Fahrtroute ausgesucht. Alles über die Landstraße, denn „Mann“ will ja Mexico sehen. Mir schwante schon Unheil. Die Beschilderung ist enorm gut in Mexico – sprich: die etwas größeren Mex-Straßen sind gerade noch beschildert, denn Rest muss man sich erfragen. Und dann noch unser Guija Roja, der mit seinem 1:500.000 Maßstab auch nicht gerade jedes Kuhdorf aufführt. Wir fuhren also nach Anganguea, wo eine kleine Straße weiter Richtung Palo Amarillo führen sollte. Schon in Anganguea mussten wir dreimal nach dem ‚Weg fragen. Wir erhielten auch immer Auskunft, mussten aber zudem einen Redeschwall ertragen und dankend für Tortillaverkauf oder Besorgen einer Unterkunft abwinken. Trick ist: Nur nicht den Straßenatlas zeigen. Denn entweder haperts am Lesen der Ortsnamen oder im besseren Falle am mangelnden Können Karten zu lesen. Nachdem wir um den Zocalo mehrfach getourt ... read more
2 Snapshot - Mit Jesus unterwegs im Subway
3 Eindruck vom Smog
3a Mit Gesichtsmaske unterwegs


I flew out of Singapore and 30 hours later I arrived in Mexico City. By the end of the trip I was feeling pretty bad. Someone probably gave me the avian flue or swine flue. I spent a couple days in bed in Mexico City and finally decided that I had to get up and start seeing the city. I wasn't sure if I was sick or still jet lagged but I didn't have much energy. Mexico, like most other ex Spanish colonies have a million churches. I saw a few, but never went out of my way to see any more. Other than that the old part of the city was very nice. Much better than I was expecting. It was clean and there were a million police officers so I felt relatively safe, just ... read more
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Im Bus von Puebla nach Mexiko City sitze ich neben einem Geschaeftsmann. Wir unterhalten uns kurz und es stellt sich heraus, dass er in Puebla lebt und arbeitet und zweimal in der Woche nach Mexiko City zu Geschaeftstreffen faehrt. Da er etwas Zeit hat, erklaert er mir das Metrosystem in D. F. (=Destrito Federal, eine andere Bezeichnung fuer Mexiko City), faehrt mit mir bis ins Zentrum und zeigt mir wo ich ein billiges Hotel finden kann. Zudem gibt er mir wertvolle Sicherheitstipps. Er sagt, nach dem Treffen kann er mir noch eine kurze Fuehrung durchs Zentrum geben da er etwas Zeit hat. Ich finde derweil ein billiges Hotel. Nach einer Stunde meldet er sich. Wir spazieren durchs Zentrum und er erklaert mir einiges und zeigt mir die interessanten Gebaeude/Plaetze fuer Touristen (Kathedrale, Templo Mayor, Zocalo, etc.). ... read more
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Arriving in Mexico City, I was immediately struck by the sheer number of people here. They are an exuberant lot and have been very friendly in their interactions with me. I began my stay by heading out to the Teotihuacán ruins (pronounced teh-oh-tee-wah-carn), which are impressive in their scale and organisation - the main avenue alone is 2km long and looks to be wide enough to fit an entire continental army! Added to this, it is lined by mini-stepped pyramids, further enhancing its stately appearance. This was once the greatest city of Mesoamerica and was a site of pilgrimage for many later civilisations, including the Aztecs. The most impressive aspects of the city are the two massive pyramids, the largest one, Pirámide del Sol, being roughly 2,000 years old. This pyramid is the third highest pyramid ... read more


--Sue-- My feet hurt, so it must be time to take a break and tell you what's been happening. Yes, we arrived safely after a long day of preparation and a red-eye flight into Mexico City. And no, we did not get enough sleep on the plane. Sunday was a slow and uneventful day. We checked into Hotel Rioja on calle 5 de Mayo just one block off of the Zocalo (that's the main square). We stayed here last trip and found it to be just right for our needs when it comes to price and location. It's listed in the Lonely Planet Mexico guide. The staff is friendly and helpful, but Spanish is the only language spoken here. They put up with our broken Spanish pretty well. We hit the bed as soon as we ... read more
Aztec Rituals
Aztec Rituals
Aztec Rituals


Wednesday 29th September Hello peeps, Jill here......Leon's not feeling too good this morning so he decided to miss out the Mexico City history morning walking tour.......so you have literary skills for this morning's blog!!. I wandered (all by myself...hehe) from the Holiday Inn over the zocalo to the Moneda hostel to start the tour. Luckily it was the same guide from yesterday's tour,Pepe, taking it this morning. Only 2 other couples this morning, one couple from Switzerland & the other from Holland. We headed back towards the zocalo to take a right turn to Templo Mayor, which was one of the main temples of the Aztecs in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Only the foundations are visable today. After a photo oppertunity we headed to the National Palace, (Palacio Nacional in ... read more
Foundations of Templo Mayor
Fountain in National Palace courtyard
Fountain in National Palace courtyard


Sunday 26th September Mexico city (pop 9 million!) 21 million people in the Mexican city metro area make it the third largest city in the world!!! We realised the sheer size of the city as we reached the outskirts as it took us over a hour just to get to the town center and another half hour to our hotel on 5th Mayo Avenue. We could see the city sprawling out before us and up the sides of neighbouring mountains, shadowed by a few extinct volcanoes and one still active volcano. It was busy with traffic but not as bad as we expected as its never at a standstill and we were always moving along slowly. There are the customary car horns blaring every opportunity and street hustlers walk the road approaching stationary cars trying to ... read more
Inside Old Basilica
view from sun pryamid - from top
New Basilica




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