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sziasztok eddig ez volt a legjobb napom.. nem is gondoltam volna.. ma teotihuacanban voltam/ami az egyik legosibb civilizacio altal hatrahagyott romvaros.azonban mar a buszban kiderult, hogy nem csak a romvarost nezzuk meg hanme elotte a guadalopei szuz templomahoz is elmegyunk. a templom a leglatogatottabb kegyhej mexikoban. a szuz tulajdonkeppen a szuzmaria, aki indian karaktereket viselve jelent meg egy indian asszonynak kerve ot h az oslakok terjenek meg.. az esemeny ahtasara ezrek es ezrek vettek fel a katolikus vallast. azota szuz tobbszor megjelent mexikoban. ja. vegre volt egy angolul jol beszelo idvezunk, akinek a tudasa is emgfelelo volt. sok mindent megtudtunk tole mexikorol, az osi civilizaciokrol. olyan del korul ertuk el a romvarost. mielott azt megtekintettuk, egy oszidian muhelyben voltunk, ahol a kaktuszfeldolgozas lepeseit is lattuk. tequilaval is megkinalta... read more


szasztok nalatok mar feljott a nap itt meg ejszaka van .lefekves elott gondoltam irok par sort... koran keltem majd jott ertem a busz/igaz kicsi kesessel/hogy elvigyen minket a cimbne emlitett 2 varosba. eloszor cuernevacaban voltunk/ferences rendi templomot neztuk meg meg a foteret a kormanyzoi paoltaval. volt idegenvezetonk/es mint oly soxor latin/amerikaban, megtortent ujra.. igen.. NONSTOP spanyolul beszeltek hozzam, annak ellenere h ANGOL nyelvure iratkoztam fel.. eloszor jol felb..tam magam a dolgon, aztan gondoltam a sors akarja igy.. ezzel is gyakorlok.. onnan tovabb taxco/ba amit ezustvarosnak hivnak. ezustbanyaszat itt ma mar nincs, ezustmegmuveles annal inkabb. de engem inkabb a varos fekvese fogott meg. a hegyoldalba epult, telezeg/zugos utcakkal, aranyos boltokkal, tele kedves emberekkel. rengeteget fotoztam! a aktedralis is nagyon szep, jol korbejartuk. ... read more


Szijjasztok! na hol is kezdjem!az biztos'a repulest most egy idore megutaltam megint..12 ora egy csoben...a 7 ora utan ugz erzed megpusztulsz.. pedig minden tuti volt,kb mint egy elso osztalyu ettermben, olyan kiszolgalas meg jo filmek.megis.. egyebkent mindne siman ment. este 21h korul landoltunk aztan meg ujabb fel ora mig kiengedte3k minket a gepbol, majd meg fel ora mire a csomagjainkat at tudtuk venni. inne felgyorsultak az esemenyek.. itteni ido szerint ejfelkor mar agyban voltam.. ami reggel 7 orat jelent nektek.tehat 24 orat voltam talpon. az idoeltolodas miatt viszont jol ki tudtam aludni magam. reggel beszelgettem par szobatarsammal/aztan reggeli es irany a varos. szerencsere 3 percre lakom a katedralistol, meg a hires nemzeti palotatol. kozel van a maja osok altal epitett templom romja is/ott is voltam ma. vegul a biztonsagos reszen belul maradva *mindenutt ren... read more


Air conditioning, seats that are cushioned and recline to a level that allows even the average insomniac a fighting chance at a few zzzzzz. You receive a ticket for your precious backpack down below and they are punctual, a rarely observed quality in Latin America. You may even be dished up a couple of B rate American films, although they aren't great value if you can't understand the Spanish dubbing. The Mexican 1st class bus system is a silver edged bonus to the pain that is long distance road travel. Mexico is an expansive country that can require some exhaustive jaunts, day or night. Those minor luxuries mentioned above provide some pain relief from the general discomfort.The voyage times could be reduced significantly if the drivers took a leaf out of the Guatemalan chicken bus drivers ... read more
Temple of the Sun
Heads up!
Royal Palace

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal February 15th 2012

Sorry folks, been awhile. Just getting some time to upload the photos, edit the video and reflect on our adventure in Mexico. Rather than try to catch you all up at once, I intend to complete a series of separate blogs on various individual topics. Some of the richest experiences have been with our everyday life here in San Pancho. Before I go there, I must take you to one of the wonders of the world, the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries in Central Mexico, where we traveled for my birthday in early Feb. We intented to drive deep into Michoacan, the state with the most Monarch sanctuaries. After factoring in the 2,000 speed bumps and the 78 detours around failed highways, my best estimates put the journey at about 10 hours - nothing after the Dietz Family's ... read more
Valle de Bravo
Trail to monarchs
Trail to Monarchs


The alarm was set for 8am but I turned it off and slept in until 9am because Mia woke up coughing around 6am and threw up some. Her fever had returned so I gave her another dose of the Advil and she fell back asleep tossing and turning. Last night I packed up a small suitcase with all the gifts and shoes for the family in Mexico City. New shoes for the four children of Maria and Victor, shoes for Rafael and Jimena in Zirandaro, and new shoes for my suegra (mother-in-law). A Leapster L-Max with several games in a nifty little backpack for José's son Anthony. A DS Lite with several games for José's son Michel. Four Gillette deodorants for Marilub to take to Zirandaro for Tío Martín. A bottle of cranberry extract capsules for ... read more
Chisme
Los Niños
Azul y Concha

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal January 29th 2011

Eigentlich wollte ich heute, am Samstag, nochmals zum Zocalo nach Mexico City und Großstadtluft schnuppern. Hans hatte aber verständlicherweise die Nase voll von 2-3 Stunden Anreise mit den Öffis (und wir wissen ja auch, dass er an einer Großstadtallergie leidet…). Also planten wir um. Schließlich hat Topotzotlan auch so Einiges zu bieten. Nach ausgiebigem Duschen und Wäschewaschen verließen wir unsere Garderobe an der Wäscheleine und machten uns Richtung Innenstadt auf. Und Hans hatte wieder einmal den richtigen Riecher gehabt. Nicht nur, dass das Virreinato Museum lockte (Tepotzotlan war ein wichtiges Kultur- und Studienzentrum während der Kolonialzeit), sondern es war auch Markt! Natürlich begeisterte das meine Frauenseele, die ja immer auf Jagd nach Souvenirs ist. Zuerst war einmal Kulturschnuppern Pflicht. Die kühlen Gänge und Säle des Virreinato-Museums, einst ein berühmtes Jesuit... read more
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North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal December 6th 2010

I left Colima late at night, at 10pm and sat there contemplating what I will do for the next 10 hours of this non-stop bus drive. I had chosen the cheapest ride (ca 700 pesos) that does not provide you with food, your own TV screen or the extra wide seats. It was still very comfortable, the seats reclining almost to a horizontal level, jamming my right leg firmly into place. I should not have worried about entertainment. The TV programm was so aweful that I instantly passed out and only sporadically woke up and stared into the darkness, here and there some lights. By sunrise we were in Mexcio City already, houses passing by. About an hour later at 7 am (fast trip after all) I arrived in Mexcio City. And it was FREEEEZING. I ... read more
one cake to feed them all
more cool inside architecture
feed the masses

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal October 20th 2010

Seeing as I spent the last four days in Mexico City it seemed apt that I change the title, just for this week! For those of you wondering why, it was a world record for the largest enchilada - you can see a video of it on Facebook, if you like to see me dubbed into English (ironic) while wearing a suit. Mexicans don't really care much for toilet seats...or there is a toilet seat thief raiding Mexico's bathrooms because I didn't encounter one outside of my hotel room. There are prawn enchiladas...in fact there are 100s of different varieties as I discovered at the 8th Enchilada Festival of Iztapalapa! Aztecs loooooove stairs...the only explanation for those bloody pyramids, was nearly sick at the top of the sun pyramid and desperately hoping to be used as ... read more
Top of the Templo del Sol
Prawn Enchiladas
WTF?!?!


Any day when you have to wake up at 5am is already starting off on the wrong foot but it has progressively gotten worse since then. We managed to make it to the airport on time with everyone dressed and so far I haven't forgotten anything, or rather I don't know about anything yet. We arrived at the airport by 6:15am for a 7:15am flight to Los Angeles where we were supposed to arrive at 9:45am and connect to an Alaska Airlines flight to Mexico City departing at 10:30am for a 4pm arrival. Trouble started when we boarded the plane. The plane seats four across with the aisle down the middle so two and two. The tears began when Erika realized that she would be seated next to a large man. I looked at her while ... read more
Ready at the Redmond Airport
Erika and Mia chillling
Our arrival at LAX




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