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Travel Blogs from Mexico City
Viernes y sabado en Mexico city!
... a destino! Le di una muy buena propina, y toque el timbre del hotel. Si, como escuchan, toque el timbre! pues este no es un hotel tradicional, es un hotel tipo "casa" super calido, y Zen! Es una casa antigua remodelada con un jardincito Zen con sillones comodos donde ahorita me encuentro escribiendo esta seccion de mis cronicas. Lindo lugar para bajar varios cambios, y es lo que estoy haciendo!
Despues de una noche apacible, y de un buen baño ...
3. Mexico is a dangerous place
... to avoid thinking about Mexico lest I give in to my fears. I’d made a commitment to show up and volunteer, and I was going to honor it.
As I exited the customs and immigration area of this supposedly lawless place, what did I see? Families waiting for their loved ones. Happy reunions. Just regular people going about their business.
I’d decided to spend the night in Mexico City and catch a morning bus to Tecolutla because ...
Mexico City - Again
... with the right change. During one evening we witnessed a very touching moment between a small pretty indigenous child selling stuff and the elderly man with the chess set. Now for my paranoid western stance this was very peculiar and not without certain risks. But I got the impression this was as normal as it seemed as innocent as it appeared safe for the child.
She offered the old man the basket with her wares but he declined politely. She then, out of curiosity I ...
Mexico City
... of Madero and Isabel la Católica Streets about two blocks from the hotel.
This parish church was established by the Jesuits in the late 1500’s but the current building dates to 1720. The altar and nave are quite lovely and there’s a reliquary of Santa Cruz on the right wall.
I had a late lunch at one of the local taco places. You pay the guy at the door and he gives you a token indicating the number of pieces you’ve paid for (I bought three ...
What's been happenin'
... members of the US embassy who are in charge of financial Aid. We went to support the girls as a surprise.
Wednesday night we went to the apartment where some of the older girls live to just hang out with them. We brought a pumpkin and had a carving party as well as baking the seeds....no one here ever carves pumpkins and they were in amazement, It was hilarious.
We got to also just have a free day where the Revive Team hung out (Me, ...
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Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking