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Possible things to do:
Possible things to do:
* Teotihuacan
* Teotihuacan
* National Anthropology Museum
* National Anthropology Museum / [http://www.downtheroad.org/Photo/7MexCityArea/Zoo.htm Mexico City Zoo]
* [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/mexico/mexico-city/attraction-listings.html?&pg=1 NYTimes has a full list]
* [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/mexico/mexico-city/attraction-listings.html?&pg=1 NYTimes has a full list]
* [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/mexico/mexico-city/24282/palacio-nacional-and-the-diego-rivera-murals/attraction-detail.html Palacio Nacional and the Diego Rivera Murals]
* [http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/mexico/mexico-city/24282/palacio-nacional-and-the-diego-rivera-murals/attraction-detail.html Palacio Nacional and the Diego Rivera Murals]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desierto_de_los_Leones_National_Park Desierto de los Leones National Park]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desierto_de_los_Leones_National_Park Desierto de los Leones National Park]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco Ride in a gondola]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco Ride in a gondola]
* [http://www.downtheroad.org/Photo/7MexCityArea/Zoo.htm Mexico City Zoo]
:''I doubt this is as good as the San Diego zoo, so I don't see the point. --Madeleine''
* 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]
== Bosque de Chapultepec ==
Both the Museo Nacional de Antropolgia and the Zoologico de Chapultepec are in this area. The museum is open Tues - Sat 9AM - 7PM -- note that it is closed Sundays and Mondays.


== Teotihuacan ==
== Teotihuacan ==
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=== August 18 ===
=== August 18 ===
*Chris and Mad go to Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo


=== August 19 ===
=== August 19 ===

Revision as of 18:29, 5 August 2009

Mexico City

Hotel:

Possible things to do:

Food:

Bosque de Chapultepec

Both the Museo Nacional de Antropolgia and the Zoologico de Chapultepec are in this area. The museum is open Tues - Sat 9AM - 7PM -- note that it is closed Sundays and Mondays.

Teotihuacan

wikitravel link

50km from Mexico City, 1 hour. Although there are hotels in the area, this is best done as a day trip, returning back to the city in the same day. There's an information booth near the southwest entrance (Gate 1).

From the Lonely Planet: There's an information booth near the southwest entrance (Gate 1).

Crowds at the ruins (admission M$45, 7am-6pm) are thickest from 10am to 2pm, and it's busiest on Sunday and holidays. Bring a hat and water - most visitors end up walking several kilometers, and the midday sun can be intense. Afternoon rain showers are common from June to September.

Getting there by bus: Autobuses Mexico-San Jan Teotihuacan runs buses from Mexico City's Terminal Norte to the ruins every 15 minutes from 7am to 6pm. (Make sure your bus is headed for "Los Piramides", not the nearby town of San Jan Teotihuacan.) Buses arrive and depart from near Gate 1, by the southwest entrance to the site.

Puebla

Hotel:

  • The driving guide recommends "Palas or Palace, on 2 Oriente, a block from the zócalo and about four blocks from Los Sapos" as a cheap hotel
  • Orbitz has a list, most hotels are around $100/room/night
  • Lonely Planet has a map of the area and list of hotels, their pick is Hotel Colonial

Oaxaca

wikitravel link

Drive:

Possible things to do:

  • Mercado Benito Juarez is nearby

Food:

Dates

August 14

  • 3:50 PM Chris & Madeleine arrive

August 15

August 16

August 17

  • Chris and Mad go to Teotihuacan

August 18

  • Chris and Mad go to Chapultepec: National Anthropology Museum & Zoo

August 19

  • 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

  • morning: drive to Oaxaca (~ 3.5 hours not including stops)

August 21

August 22

  • 7:04 AM Chris & Madeleine leave

August 23

August 24