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2024-02-22 01:01
in Mexico, Ntrips
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CDMX, Ciudad de Mexico, also known as Mexico City, being the capital of Mexico, was much higher than I thought, 7300ft or over 2000 meters of altitude. It's not montainous looking, but it's a high plateau and definitely a bit harder to breathe at for flat landers :) While I was ready for that, I had no idea that the city was also pretty close to an active volcano that routinely spews ash in the air, and it was doing that when I went to visit during EDC Mexico, so the air quality was poor, which added to the altitude, makes things challenging for some.
Templo Mayor Museum in downtown was quite interesting (click link for more)
Then Palacio De Bellas Artes was an interesting building to visit, with ok-ish displays inside:
After EDC Mexico was over, for a half day, it was best to go check out the Aquario Inbursa (click for blog and more pictures)
Next door was the Museo Sumaya, interesting building from the outside;
Next was time to check out the Museum of Tequilla and Mezcal, do a premium tasting and a dinner on its plaza:
The next day was a day tour to see the Pyramids of Teotihuacan (click for blog)
The tour started with a stop at Basilica of Our LAdy Guadalupe:
Then, we went to see the pyramids, and after coming back from the tour, a bit of time to burn so I quickly checked out the local Ripley's. It was ok-ish, at best, but a good way to spend 1h before the evening activity:
And the evening activity, indeed was to go see Lucha Libre Wrestling at Arena Mexico (click for blog and report) which was fun enough:
The last day started with Chapultepec Castle (click for the blog with more details):
And the day ended with just enough time to visit National Antropological Museum (click for blog) before having to head to the airport for the flight home
And that was it for the visit of CDMX. Happy to have been able to see the hightlights. |
