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Spectre was here....
And so is NTTD.
Last week our family had a vacation to Mexico City, our first time there to the real Mexico. We have been to the famous touristy cities like Cancun, Cabo etc but this trip is quite eye opening.
I researched where to stay and what to do, and with many recommendations from friends and also one of our own members Alex Sunrise.
There are 5 areas, Polanco, Condesa, Roma, Reforma and Centro Historico. Each has their characteristics and I selected Centro Historico because of the movie Spectre.
In the beginning scene when they celebrated the Day of the Death ☠️ , 007 walked along the streets and up the stairs of this historical hotel “Gran Hotel Cuidad de Mexico” and up the elevator.
The city is vibrant, rich with historic architecture, buildings and heritage.
We also made a trip to Teotihuacan and visited another city Taxco - Capital of Silver….it is beautiful and you can easily mistaken it like European small towns.
Food scene is great with a variety of local cuisine at super affordable price (relatively to US) up to upscale international cuisine that is comparable to anywhere in the world.
Overall this 1st trip was a great experience and vacation. Love it.
With the peso strengthening 15% in just a year against USD, it doesn’t seem matter as things here are still value for the money, again relative to USA.
Cheers and enjoy the virtual tour....warning, lots of photos, 72 of them!
Spectre was here....
And so is NTTD. Last week our family had a vacation to Mexico City, our first time there to the real Mexico. We have been to the famous touristy cities like Cancun, Cabo etc but this trip is quite eye opening. I researched where to stay and what to do, an...
Viva México! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
What a beautiful series of photos, Raymond! Great to see and read that you had a great time! Looking forward to your return! 🍻 Alex
I'm already back to US, my friend....trip ended on 9/9 :((
That leaves another reason to visit again as I'm just started.
It took me a few tries to get this post uploaded 😅
Glad to share, this is the real deal.
I love the travel pictorials on this forum, and this post is an exceptional series!
The strong history and culture of Mexico really came out in your pictures.👌🏽 I’ll admit that I’m sometimes confused by the reports about safety, but perhaps that’s in certain cities/areas besides Mexico City. Your post is definitely motivating and I’m gla...
As you can notice we did not wear any well know hype watches but overall in the various places, there was abundance of law enforcement …
We can say this is also scary but I see most people are just there to visit, particularly lots of Latin American tourists. Overall I feel quite safe during this trip. I will visit again and stay in another area next time. I’m happy to hear this post helps...
It looks like you really enjoyed your staying here!!!
And you also have the chance to taste our famous Chiles en Nogada and the tasty tacos at Los Cocuyos! It's so bad the SIAR (Salón Internacional de Alta Relojería or Haute Horlogerie International Saloon) is until next month, but you probably have a justif...
Absolutely am glad to pick September to visit, since you just celebrated your National holiday on 15th.
Yes, many places are so beautifully decorated so we are lucky indeed, Thank you for preserving the historical architecture so well, unlike some country who allows people to destroy them, ahem….you know where I’m referring. We will visit again and Viva Mex...
You will be very welcome again!
I lived for 15 years in Mexico City and loved to walk the streets taking pictures of many historic buildings and houses. Like the ones at the colonias Roma and Condesa. Thanks again for sharing and enjoying my Country. Best. René
I was really disappointed in my visit to Cabo. Too much lackadaisical attitude in Cabo. Will have to try Mexico City DF!
I stayed at a two very high end hotels in Cabo and the service was mediocre and the food was terrible. The first hotel, I had a suite with a jacuzzi on my private terrace, upon entering the room there was a huge sound and vibration. Apparently this was co...
I visited Cabo via cruise so don’t need to deal with the hotels.
The ones in Cancun and Mayakoba are good. Sorry to hear your bad experience above but Uber in Mexico City is quick and cheap.
