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North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal October 24th 2008

Kdyz jsem v radiu nekdy zacatkem rijna slysel pisen Michaela Fatmana o tom, jak uz jsou vsichni v Mexiku a ze kdo tam neni nebo tam nesel ci nejel tak ze asi zustava nekde, kde to neni tak super jak v Mexiku, mi nezbylo nic jineho nez tam jet taky. No a tak jsem tady a vsechny vas srdecne zdravim Buenos dias! Vse zacalo vyhlidkovym letem nad Londynem, Heathrow bylo asi preplnene a tak nas nad mestem nechali krouzit cca 20min, bylo hezky a tak to byl bonusovy vyhlidkovy let. Pak prisly zovialni, hlucne a vsechny do jedne skarede letusky American Airlines. Jedine stesti jsem mel v tom, ze vedle sedela americka duchodkyne, ktera se vracela z vyletu na megalodi ve stredomori...to stesti bylo v tom, ze byla drobounka a nepreplouvala na me sedadlo :o) Vyhled ... read more

Viva la Mexico!

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico September 30th 2008

Mexico City 1

Emma Ell

So our journey begins with the dynamic duo leaving London Heathrow on 15th September with heavy heads and scratchy voices after a party hard week or so on the London and Twyford scene. The journey started better than expected with upgraded seats on the flight to Mexico city (¨Thank god for that¨, said Mr Ell as he looked upon his expanding girth). Four rather average movies and we touched down in Mexico City! The delight of an upgraded flight was quickly soured with the ridiculous amount of time it took to get through immigration. Thankfully Ell had the presence of mind to present his British passport rather than his Australian or it could have been into the back room (in more ways than one!)....whaaat! Anyway, we finally arrived safely at our basic but clean hostel and ... read more

Transition through Space in Time

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico September 29th 2008

Coming into LA

tartantraveller

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more... - Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1599. Well, judging by past experiences, it should have come at no surprise that new Zealand wouldn’t let me go that easily. Sand-fly bites becoming infected and stopping me flying for 3 days was a pain at first but in hindsight, a good thing. It gave me a chance to settle, to stop and pause, reflect on this past year and what now lies ahead. Instead of heading in an unsettled manic manor that I would have other wise, I calmly and peacefully made my way from Auckland centre and from the city I’d loved and hated, towards the airport. Looking back I could hardly believe I had spent a whole year in New Zealand. It has been an amazing ... read more

Damn It Janet!

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal July 15th 2008

Bernii

Well, have now arrived in the big MC and it´s not so scary but it is as big as imagined and kinda crowded and kinda tiring... There´s so much to see and do that even though I´m staring down the barrel of my last night and half day in Mexico having arrived last Thursday night I don´t even feel like I´ve started scratching the surface. I do like this city. It´s not your sanitised northern European capital that´s for sure but it still offers everything that a capital in northern Europe does and then some. Some say it offers dirt, grime, and possibly more than it´s fair share of crime but that certainly hasn´t been our experience. We´ve found the people have been ever so friendly and helpful, the streets well, a little dirty, the metro, ... read more

Toluca , MX

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Toluca April 1st 2008

Street view

chingham

Spent a few days in Toluca, just outside of Mexico City. Not very exciting, but took some neat photos.... read more

CIUDADES MONUMENTALES DE MEXICO, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Mexico DF

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico March 9th 2008

Catedral de Guadalajara

PYL

www.diariodeunviaje.com (todo en nuestra pagina web) Conversion de divisas: 1€ = 15$ (el simbolo $ son pesos mexicanos) Conociendo algo mas acerca la historia de la conquista de Mexico, como españoles nos sentimos un poco culpables por todo lo que sucedio. Seguramente muchos mexicanos sienten cierto resentimiento hacia los españoles, aunque nunca nos lo han demostrado. Esta es una conversacion que hemos mantenido con diferentes mexicanos y todos nos han dicho mas o menos lo mismo: * Mex: ¿De donde vienen ustedes? * Esp: De Epaña. * Mex: Ah, ¡españoles! De la tierra de Cortes. * Esp: Si, ¿eso es bueno o malo? * Mex: Depende de cada uno, pero yo creo que fue algo que tenia que pasar tarde o temprano, y me alegro de que los conquistadores de Mexico fueran los españoles y no ... read more

Charreada en Lienzo Charro de Jalisco (Guadalajara)

Mexico City again

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Toluca February 15th 2008

chont

tacos

climb Tepotzotlan and Cante ,primero Dinamo,Chont staying Erin's house. more photos http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=6448g34s.6yr7hbkg&x=0&y=-6c475 ... read more

Mexico City wrap up

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico February 8th 2008

The Mexico City department of education´s stairwell

Jono Dahna

So it is time to do a wrap up again, as the days are yet again slipping by. It is amazing how much time speeds up once you are in motion again. For a while there, time slowed right down in Vancouver, and it felt like we were going to be in that little flat for ever... So, here goes an attempt at brevity: Feb 6 We spent this particular day wandering about trying to do as much cultural stuff within walking distance from our hostel as we could handle. First up was the Department of Education, pretty much across the road from our hostel, where we walked around and looked in awe at the fresco's and murals they have on display, most of which by famous communist muralist Diego Rivera: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera. We also checked out ... read more

Pueblo (und dann filmriss und man ist auf dem land)

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico February 7th 2008

pueblo - trees

zerotonine

wie bereits erwaehnt, wurde ich dazu eingeladen ein paar tage in pueblo bei dem ranchero Javier zu verbringen.. was fuer ein erlebniss sag ich euch.. so mussten wir (ich und molly) mit dem auto erst mal aus dem hektischen mexico d.f raus.. was bei den 4 bis 5 spurigen strassen und dem nicht existieren von mir nachvollziebaren strassverkehrsregeln ziemlich irr ist. und dann finden auf einmal rasend schnell veraenderung der landschaft stadt.. als erstes erblickt man mal wieder den himmel.. tja.. an das hab ich mich schon gewoehnt.. den smog in mex d.f. meine ich.. aber auf jedenfall war das die erste veraenderung die ich wahrnahm.. eine klare sicht, und am abend einen waaaaahnsins sternenhimmel.. aber dazu spaeter mehr. schlussendlich mal im dorf angekommen, mussten wir mit dem wagen noch 2 flussbete ueberqueren, was gar nicht ... read more

Tlateloco and the plaza de las tres cultculturas

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico February 4th 2008

Layers of history: part of an Aztec building with Spanish church behind

Jono Dahna

Jono and I woke with a little more energy, having had a good sleep. Man, that makes a difference. Sleep. I love it! We went for a walk a few kilometers from our hostel to Tlateloco and the plaza de las tres cultculturas. The name refers to the merging of three cultures (pre hispanic, spanish, and contemporary mexico). It was nice to hike out of the hustle and chaos of the city centre. I felt remarkably peaceful while strolling around contemplating history, enjoying the horn-whistle-traffic-chaos free ambiance and breathing in the scent of Jacaranda. But the history of this place is anything but peaceful, from the conquering of the initial Aztrec faction by the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (who simply built their temples on top of the older Aztec temples), to the human sacrifices by the Aztecs ... read more

Brief history of Mexico

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst...more history

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