Mexico City Trip - Day 001

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up on time at 4:30am

• Arrived in Mexico City and immediately got lost trying to find the subway

  • Perk - I’m rapidly learning Spanish

• Snagged some Al Pastor tacos and checked into my hostel

• Immediately went around wandering taking photos

• Took a break to read on the rooftop and was exhausted

• I took an hour nap

• Then walked around some more, got a few pastries, and decided to call it an early night

I think I like Mexico because it has a similar quality to China were it forces you to learn the language but once you even learn a little, the doors open up to have wonderful experiences. Also the area around the hostel shuts down completely at like 8:00pm and there are police in riot gear posted around most blocks.

Mexico City Trip - Day 002

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up early and felt great

• Went out to walk around La Merced Market

  • Accidentally bought a pound of strawberries

  • Really bustling, cool market but not socially acceptable to take photos

• Had a bit of a siesta and recharged my phone

• Went to La Condesa and Tacos El Guero

• Took the metro back to the hostel and then back to La Condesa to meet up with some buddies from college at a bar

• Then went to a Lucha Libre match

It’s interesting how little tourists are in Mexico City, it’s pretty nice.

Mexico City Trip - Day 003

Daily Highlights:

• Went to Xochimilco in the morning and cruised around on a boat for a few hours

• Had a great time but was exhausted, dehydrated, and got too much sun

• Once I got back to the hostel, I passed out for two hours

• I needed some food, but it was past 8:00pm so mostly everything was closed. The only place open was a spot called Vips (think like a Mexican Denny’s/ Bob Evans), which was super interesting to people watch both inside and outside

• Then I slept for 12 hours

Mexico City Trip - Day 004

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up early and felt great

• Walked around and went back to La Merced Market

  • I got fresh Orange Juice from a lady with operating out of a shopping cart with a huge ice block that chilled all the juices, sat next to an old man on a stoop, and watched all the people and early morning shuffle by

  • Bounced to the indoor market and wandered

  • Got fresh pineapple juice and people watched some more

• Then met up with the buddies from college to go to Los Panchos for the carnitas

• Bounced to a rooftop bar and got drinks

• Bounced to Departamento for some solid music and a few drinks in Roma

• Cruised over to Los Cocuyos from some tacos

  • Waited in line with a few people from the hostel and buddies from college

  • Got the standard fare and then experimented with some brain, eye, tongue, and tripe tacos

Mexico City Trip - Day 005

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up early, got some coffee, walked around the Zocalo to see the Old Post Office

• Showered, checked out, recharged my phone, and got some more Los Cocuyos tacos

• I wandered around trying to use take enough photos to finish the roll of film

• Took the metro back to the airport and got there a bit early

• Arrived right before midnight on July 4th, so on the drive home I got to see all of the fireworks popping off