Category Archives: Places
Centro Historico, Xochimilco and Mariachis
After having a lie in after not getting to bed till the early hours, Katie, Aureli, Anas’ sister, nephew, a couple of friends of hers and I went out for a late breakfast in the old part of Mexico City. … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Mexico
Tagged Belles Des Artes, couchsurfing, mariachis, Mexico City, Xochimilco
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My Favourite Taco Place
There is this wonderful little taqueria a few doors down from my apartment block with a delightful lady, pictured above, that makes some of the most amazing food I have ever tasted. Katie and I can eat here for less … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Mexico
Tagged couchsurfing, mexican food, Mexico City, tacos, Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan
Two nights ago a couchsurfer, Aurelie, from France arrived for a few days and yesterday we all went to one of Mexico’s major archaeology sites, the pyramids at Teotihuacan. It was only a bus ride away from Mexico City, in … Continue reading
The Zocalo and the Metropolitan Cathedral
Katie and I went back to the Zocolo today which is the heart of the historical centre of Mexico City. Otherwise known as Constitution Plaza, or Plaza de la Constitución, is built over the site of Tenochtitlan, the ceremonial centre … Continue reading
Mexico City – One Week On
Wow! We’ve been in Mexico City for a week and on the one hand the time has flown by, yet at the same time, it feels like longer, like there is a comfortable familiarity as if we’d been here months. … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, HomeSchooling, Language, Mexico
Tagged Experiences, katie, live music, mariachi, Mexico City, travel
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Red Sky At Night – Absolute Delight
As Katie and I were going out for dinner in Brooklyn we saw this amazing red sky. So did a lot of other people too, there were crowds on the street taking photographs and people on their mobile phones telling … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, New York
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We’ve Arrived in Mexico City!
Oh my gosh! So here we are in Mexico City! Can’t believe it! The flights weren’t too bad, we had to connect in Miami where we ate hotdogs at the Nathan’s outlet there for one last time. Getting through immigration … Continue reading
Gratitude
Today I SKYPE’d my lovely sister back in England. After many months of nagging her and my nephew to install it they finally did. It was the first time I’d seen her and my nephew since leaving Blighty and it … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Experiences, Laos, Mexico, New York, Places
Tagged Laos, making friends, Mexico, New York, Turkey
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4th July in Baltimore!
We celebrated the 4th July in Baltimore and had a fantastic time. We stayed in the HI Hostel on Mulberry Street, truly the best hostel I have ever stayed in, the staff here make it as wonderful as it is, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th July, Baltimore, Experiences, Independence Day, making friends, Socialisation
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Guggenheim Museum Complaint Update
I received an email yesterday from the peeps at the Guggenheim Museum in response to my complaint regarding the state we found the toilets in when we visited. You can read about it here Guggenheim Report. I think they were … Continue reading