Mexico (Mexico City)
Dates: 3rd week of Noovember 2018
Duration: 1 week
Top things:
(1) Mexico City is a very large and well developed city.
(2) There are several pockets of the city which are beautiful and would make great residences. Example: La Condesa and Polanco.
(3) We had the best fish and shrimp tacos in this place called El Pescadito in Juarez. They also have another branch in Condesa FYI.
Getting to Mexico City:
If you hold a US passport, US Green Card or valid travel visa to the US, you don't have to get a visa for Mexico before hand. They'll stamp your passport on arrival.
Place to stay:
If you are travelling with family and would prefer a nice residential neighborhood with good food, I highly recommend an AirBnB in Condesa or Polanco. However, on the other hand, if you'd rather stay in the city center I'd recommend an AirBnB in Juarez. Either way always do an AirBnB and not hotel.
Things to do:
(1) Eat: Eat Concha bread several times froms everal different places. I had the best Concha ever in El Cardinal (Juarez). El Cardinal also has really yummy hot chocolate. Make sure you go here once for breakfast and another time for lunch. Stay away from Sanborns - this is a diner chain equivalent to Dennys in the US. The difference being I love Denny's whereas Sanborns was rather bad. Sanborns is everywhere in Mexico City so you have to make a real effort to not step into it - its quite pricey too.
Also if you eat seafood, definitely get the fish and shrimp tacos at El Pescadito and indulge shamelessly in their salsas. They are superb!
Do not miss the churros from El Moro. There can be long lines during weekends which we braved twice because we loved it soo much!
I didn't enjoy the Tamales too much - however, I tried mine at the Frida Kalho museum which maybe wasn't the best place to try.
If you are looking for good vegan food Falafelito in Del Carmen was great. I should add however that the falafel didn't taste like falafel and the hummus didn't taste like hummus - but whatever they served was pretty good and filling.
Get fresh squeezed orange (or any other fruit) juice anywhere and everywhere you eat. It is absolutely delicious.
Finally, there are lots of nice modern breakfast/brunch spots in the city - all of them very very good. You would stumble upon them every now and then when walking through Condesa and Polanco. We in fact found a place close to Juarez tooo which was brilliant. It was a funky little spot which also had an art gallery in the 1st floor.
(2) What to see: Roam around the city center. Of course visit all the touristy places in the city center. When we walked through the central square there was a football match for the homeless(?) which was quite interesting. Free for everyone to watch and the best part? the women's finals was between India and some other country, and India won!
Don't miss the folkloric ballet - it was excellent. I had tears in my eyes watching the dances. Get a good seat in the house - it's a bit pricey - but worth the $$.
Go to the parks and the weekend farmers market in Condesa. This was one of my favorite things to do in Mexico City.
Visit the Teotihuacan ruins. They are so well preserved. You can get an Uber between your AirBnB and the ruins.
Visit the archaeological museum - it's small but well maintained.
Walk around the city center in the nights. There are no crowds in the nights and with the night lighting the central square looks awesome.
Overall, Mexico City exceeded our expectations. For one thing, it was so well developed and doing well economically. The second, the tacos and the concha were truly amazing. Finally, Condesa and Polanco are now on my list of favorite places for retirement.
Duration: 1 week
Top things:
(1) Mexico City is a very large and well developed city.
(2) There are several pockets of the city which are beautiful and would make great residences. Example: La Condesa and Polanco.
(3) We had the best fish and shrimp tacos in this place called El Pescadito in Juarez. They also have another branch in Condesa FYI.
Getting to Mexico City:
If you hold a US passport, US Green Card or valid travel visa to the US, you don't have to get a visa for Mexico before hand. They'll stamp your passport on arrival.
Place to stay:
If you are travelling with family and would prefer a nice residential neighborhood with good food, I highly recommend an AirBnB in Condesa or Polanco. However, on the other hand, if you'd rather stay in the city center I'd recommend an AirBnB in Juarez. Either way always do an AirBnB and not hotel.
Things to do:
(1) Eat: Eat Concha bread several times froms everal different places. I had the best Concha ever in El Cardinal (Juarez). El Cardinal also has really yummy hot chocolate. Make sure you go here once for breakfast and another time for lunch. Stay away from Sanborns - this is a diner chain equivalent to Dennys in the US. The difference being I love Denny's whereas Sanborns was rather bad. Sanborns is everywhere in Mexico City so you have to make a real effort to not step into it - its quite pricey too.
Also if you eat seafood, definitely get the fish and shrimp tacos at El Pescadito and indulge shamelessly in their salsas. They are superb!
Do not miss the churros from El Moro. There can be long lines during weekends which we braved twice because we loved it soo much!
I didn't enjoy the Tamales too much - however, I tried mine at the Frida Kalho museum which maybe wasn't the best place to try.
If you are looking for good vegan food Falafelito in Del Carmen was great. I should add however that the falafel didn't taste like falafel and the hummus didn't taste like hummus - but whatever they served was pretty good and filling.
Get fresh squeezed orange (or any other fruit) juice anywhere and everywhere you eat. It is absolutely delicious.
Finally, there are lots of nice modern breakfast/brunch spots in the city - all of them very very good. You would stumble upon them every now and then when walking through Condesa and Polanco. We in fact found a place close to Juarez tooo which was brilliant. It was a funky little spot which also had an art gallery in the 1st floor.
(2) What to see: Roam around the city center. Of course visit all the touristy places in the city center. When we walked through the central square there was a football match for the homeless(?) which was quite interesting. Free for everyone to watch and the best part? the women's finals was between India and some other country, and India won!
Don't miss the folkloric ballet - it was excellent. I had tears in my eyes watching the dances. Get a good seat in the house - it's a bit pricey - but worth the $$.
Go to the parks and the weekend farmers market in Condesa. This was one of my favorite things to do in Mexico City.
Visit the Teotihuacan ruins. They are so well preserved. You can get an Uber between your AirBnB and the ruins.
Visit the archaeological museum - it's small but well maintained.
Walk around the city center in the nights. There are no crowds in the nights and with the night lighting the central square looks awesome.
Overall, Mexico City exceeded our expectations. For one thing, it was so well developed and doing well economically. The second, the tacos and the concha were truly amazing. Finally, Condesa and Polanco are now on my list of favorite places for retirement.
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