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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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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.'' | ||
* Palacio Nacional | * Palacio Nacional | ||
* 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 [http://www.everywheremag.com/places/5452 Island of the Dolls] (creepy!!!) from the Cuemanco landing, four hour round-trip. | :* It's also possible to take one that goes to the [http://www.everywheremag.com/places/5452 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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== Dates == | == 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 | ||
=== August 20 === | === August 20 === | ||
* Teotihuacan in the morning? | |||
* Teotihuacan in the morning | |||
=== August 21 === | === August 21 === | ||
* Teotihuacan in the morning or | * Teotihuacan in the morning? (either Thu or Fri) | ||
=== August 22 === | === August 22 === |