A shame that you didn't get to try the Cablebus! It was one of my top Mexico City experiences. It was over less recommendable neighborhoods, but it felt very safe and nice to fly above them.
I totally agree with the idea that Mexico has a "Place in History". There's something special about it, and the Mesoamerican culture felt more present than I originally expected.
Btw, if you happen to like both Mesoamerican civilizations and Batman, I watched the movie Aztec Batman a few days ago and it was a lot of fun.
Flights and accommodation yes, since it was with family, and some sense of what we wanted to do. Lots of time for discovery and exploration, which is how we prefer to travel.
I visited Mexico City for just a weekend sometime in 2016. This article resonates so much with how I thought about the city and country as a whole. Roads and signals like the US, driving style and standards like India. If India meets the US, that’s Mexico!
+1 on the cenotes. I had the chance to go to some random ones recently in the yucatan. Massive and gorgeous and there was nobody there. Best kept secret.
No comment on the people in Mexico. Very disappointing but maybe that's normal for American tourists. To me, meeting and seeking to understand the locals is at least 50% of the value of any visit to a foreign country.
No comment on the people in Mexico. Very disappointing but maybe that's typical of American tourists. To me, meeting and trying to understand the locals is at least 50% of any visit to a foreign country.
A shame that you didn't get to try the Cablebus! It was one of my top Mexico City experiences. It was over less recommendable neighborhoods, but it felt very safe and nice to fly above them.
I totally agree with the idea that Mexico has a "Place in History". There's something special about it, and the Mesoamerican culture felt more present than I originally expected.
Btw, if you happen to like both Mesoamerican civilizations and Batman, I watched the movie Aztec Batman a few days ago and it was a lot of fun.
Yeah I'll do it the next visit for sure, just needed more prep than I was prepared for.
Aztec batman !?
Yes! The put all the classic Batman tropes in an Aztec vs. Spanish setting! It’s well researched and great! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_Batman:_Clash_of_Empires
Excellent travel commentary!
A good travelogue makes the reader hungry.
That's the dream :)
Very well written Rohit. I really liked the bullet point style of your travelogue
FYI there is a lot of physical evidence for the mass human sacrifices. I recommend Inga Clenninden's book on the Aztecs. They were ... different.
Good one! I’m tired of “attraction checkbox” tourism and like the “just be” tourism. Did you still have a rough agenda? What was your day to day like?
Flights and accommodation yes, since it was with family, and some sense of what we wanted to do. Lots of time for discovery and exploration, which is how we prefer to travel.
A lot of the very well preserved ruins are in effect rebuilt - see this photo [https://www.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/comments/ho44oy/teotihuacan_mexico_19002020/] (and Reddit discussion) of Teotihuacan.
I visited Mexico City for just a weekend sometime in 2016. This article resonates so much with how I thought about the city and country as a whole. Roads and signals like the US, driving style and standards like India. If India meets the US, that’s Mexico!
+1 on the cenotes. I had the chance to go to some random ones recently in the yucatan. Massive and gorgeous and there was nobody there. Best kept secret.
Great piece! You definitely piqued my interest to make a trip to what you describe as an incredibly interesting city.
Can you drink the water and if not how dis you manage things like hand washing, showering etc?
Bottled water and I don't understand the question about showering and hand washing, they have running water!?
No comment on the people in Mexico. Very disappointing but maybe that's normal for American tourists. To me, meeting and seeking to understand the locals is at least 50% of the value of any visit to a foreign country.
No comment on the people in Mexico. Very disappointing but maybe that's typical of American tourists. To me, meeting and trying to understand the locals is at least 50% of any visit to a foreign country.
What would you add here that's new?