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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 | ||
Transportation: | Transportation: | ||
* Taxi: I usually take Sitio taxis at the Sitio taxi stands. You can also call for radio taxis. | |||
* Taxi: I usually take Sitio taxis at the Sitio taxi stands. You can also call for radio taxis | |||
* [http://www.mexicocity-guide.com/maps/subway.htm Metro Subway]: Buy tickets at Taquilla for 2 pesos per trip. Easy to use and pretty safe. There're ladies only cars during the peak hours. If with a lady, a man can go into these cars, most of the time. Can get crowded during the peak hours. | * [http://www.mexicocity-guide.com/maps/subway.htm Metro Subway]: Buy tickets at Taquilla for 2 pesos per trip. Easy to use and pretty safe. There're ladies only cars during the peak hours. If with a lady, a man can go into these cars, most of the time. Can get crowded during the peak hours. | ||
* Metrobus: 5 pesos (10 pesos for the card? Minimum 15 pesos for the initial credit). I take ones on Insurgentes to go to UNAM. | * Metrobus: 5 pesos (10 pesos for the card? Minimum 15 pesos for the initial credit). I take ones on Insurgentes to go to UNAM. | ||
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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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* 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.'' | ||
* Torre de Latino Americana: A great view of the city with drinks/food from the 41st floor. | * Torre de Latino Americana: A great view of the city with drinks/food from the 41st floor. | ||
== 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 | ||
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== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
=== August 14 === | === August 14 === | ||
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=== August 16 === | === August 16 === | ||
* | * Xochimilco | ||
=== August 17 === | === August 17 === | ||
* | * ?Coyoacan (I don't know if the market is as lively as during the weekend) | ||
=== August 18 === | === August 18 === | ||
* Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo | * Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo | ||
=== August 19 === | === August 19 === | ||
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=== August 20 === | === August 20 === | ||
* Teotihuacan in the morning or perhaps a daytrip? | * Teotihuacan in the morning or perhaps a daytrip? | ||