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== Mexico City == | == Mexico City == | ||
Hotel: | Hotel: | ||
* http://www.choicehotelsmexico.com/hotels/hotelServices?hotel=MX046 | * http://www.choicehotelsmexico.com/hotels/hotelServices?hotel=MX046 | ||
Possible things to do: | Possible things to do: | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco Ride in a gondola] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco Ride in a gondola] | ||
* Apparently there are free concerts at 7pm by the [http://www.nileguide.com/destination/mexico-city/things-to-do/orquesta-sinf-nica-del-conservatorio-nacional-de-m-sica/211148 Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio Nacional de Música] | * Apparently there are free concerts at 7pm by the [http://www.nileguide.com/destination/mexico-city/things-to-do/orquesta-sinf-nica-del-conservatorio-nacional-de-m-sica/211148 Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio Nacional de Música] | ||
Food: | Food: | ||
* [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=18055 Gold Taco] | * [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=18055 Gold Taco] | ||
* other [http://www.happycow.net/north_america/mexico/mexico_city/ Vegetarian restaurants] | * other [http://www.happycow.net/north_america/mexico/mexico_city/ Vegetarian restaurants] | ||
* Mercado de la Ciudadela | * Mercado de la Ciudadela | ||
== Centro Historico == | == Centro Historico == | ||
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* "Templo Mayor": the old temple of the aztecs around which the city was built. ''The temple is thought to be on the exact spot where the Aztecs saw their symbolic eagle, pearching on a cactus with a snake in its beak - the symbol of Mexico today.'' | * "Templo Mayor": the old temple of the aztecs around which the city was built. ''The temple is thought to be on the exact spot where the Aztecs saw their symbolic eagle, pearching on a cactus with a snake in its beak - the symbol of Mexico today.'' | ||
* Museo Nacional de Arte | * Museo Nacional de Arte | ||
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* Museo de Arte Popular | * Museo de Arte Popular | ||
* Mercado de la Ciudadela: ''A favorite destination for various good stuff from all over Mexico. Worth seeking out are Oaxaca alebrijes and the Huichol beadwork ranging from masks to bowls and jewelry. Prices are generally fair even before you bargain. If it's a Saturday, you can learn a few dance steps at the Plaza de Dazon, southwest of the market.'' | * Mercado de la Ciudadela: ''A favorite destination for various good stuff from all over Mexico. Worth seeking out are Oaxaca alebrijes and the Huichol beadwork ranging from masks to bowls and jewelry. Prices are generally fair even before you bargain. If it's a Saturday, you can learn a few dance steps at the Plaza de Dazon, southwest of the market.'' | ||
== Bosque de Chapultepec == | == Bosque de Chapultepec == | ||
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== Xochimilco == | == Xochimilco == | ||
[http://wikitravel.org/en/Mexico_City/Xochimilco wikitravel link] | [http://wikitravel.org/en/Mexico_City/Xochimilco wikitravel link] | ||
* Canals | * Canals | ||
:Take one of hundreds of boats (trajineras) through the canals which is all that is left of the lake on which Mexico City was built | :Take one of hundreds of boats (trajineras) through the canals which is all that is left of the lake on which Mexico City was built. | ||
* Parque Ecologico de Xochimilco (M$20 9am-6pm), boats also tour this ecological park. | * Parque Ecologico de Xochimilco (M$20 9am-6pm), boats also tour this ecological park. | ||
:* It's also possible to take one that goes to the | :* It's also possible to take one that goes to the Island of the Dolls (creepy!!!) from the Cuemanco landing, four hour round-trip. | ||
* Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino (M$40, Tue free, 10am-6pm Tue-Sun) | * Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino (M$40, Tue free, 10am-6pm Tue-Sun) | ||
:Large Diego Rivero collection, some Frida Kahlo | :Large Diego Rivero collection, some Frida Kahlo | ||
== Teotihuacan == | == Teotihuacan == | ||
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* Lonely Planet has a map of the area and list of hotels, their pick is Hotel Colonial | * Lonely Planet has a map of the area and list of hotels, their pick is Hotel Colonial | ||
== | == Oaxaca == | ||
[http://wikitravel.org/en/Oaxaca_%28city%29 wikitravel link] | |||
Drive: | |||
* http://www.howtodothings.com/travel/how-to-drive-from-mexico-city-to-oaxaca | |||
Possible things to do: | |||
* [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150801-d260073/Oaxaca:Mexico:Ethnobotanical.Garden.html Ethnobotanical garden] | |||
* [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150801-d155099/Oaxaca:Mexico:Monte.Alban.html Oaxaca Monte Alban] & [http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/oaxaca/atzompa.html Atzompa community market] (home of the chia pet) | |||
* Walk around the Zocalo | |||
:*Mercado Benito Juarez is nearby | |||
* [http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/oaxaca/mercadoabastos.html Abastos Market] | |||
* see a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rbol_del_Tule big tree] | |||
Food: | |||
* | * Eat grasshoppers! | ||
* [http://www.happycow.net/north_america/mexico/oaxaca/ Vegetarian restaurants] | |||
=== | == Dates == | ||
=== August 14 === | === August 14 === | ||
* 3:50 PM Chris & Madeleine arrive | * 3:50 PM Chris & Madeleine arrive | ||
=== August 15 === | === August 15 === | ||
* Alameda Central? | * Alameda Central? | ||
=== August 16 === | === August 16 === | ||
* | * Xochimilco | ||
=== August 17 === | === August 17 === | ||
* | * Chris and Mad go to Teotihuacan | ||
=== August 18 === | === August 18 === | ||
* Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo | * Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo | ||
=== August 19 === | === August 19 === | ||
* Chris and Mad explore the Centro Historico | * Chris and Mad explore the Centro Historico | ||
* 10 | * 10? PM Mako arrives | ||
* Get rental car at airport while waiting for him | |||
* ~11PM - midnight: Drive to Puebla de Zaragoza | |||
:Hotel: | |||
:*Palace | |||
:*2 Oriente # 13 Tel +52-222-242-4030 | |||
=== August 20 === | === August 20 === | ||
* | * morning: drive to Oaxaca (~ 3.5 hours not including stops) | ||
=== August 21 === | === August 21 === | ||
* | * Oaxaca stuff | ||
* get in car to head back by 5pm, no later than 7pm because Chris & Mad have to leave the next morning. | |||
=== August 22 === | === August 22 === |