Mexico DF

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Another day hanging out in Mexico City. There is so much to see and do here.

Around the City

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Reforma Avenue is closed off to traffic on Sundays, turning the insanely busy road into a pedestrian path where it is finally safe to go view some of the cities most well known monuments. Ouest has been wanting to see El Ángel for awhile. It was pretty from the street, … Read More

Frida

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Time to go. Back to the States for a few weeks, leaving the bus behind. The kids made a bunch of new friends that they got to play with for a few days while we tore the bus apart, fixed a few things, and cleaned every inch. We left it … Read More

Amusement

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There is an old school style amusement park in the city, and who doesn’t love an amusement park. The kids had fun, and with an all-you-can-ride-pass for only seven bucks we weren’t complaining either. The only problem with the place is that the parking lot and surrounding roads were all closed—even … Read More

The Zócalo

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This is the first time we’ve ever seen the Zócalo empty. Every other time we’ve been here there has been some huge installation. It’s nice when it is like this, with people going in every direction, clear views of all the buildings surrounding it, and the huge Mexican flag flying … Read More

Chapultepec

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We hung out for a bit in the Condesa and Roma neighborhoods. They’re nice enough, but left us feeling a bit like we could be anywhere from Minneapolis, to Buenos Aires, to Portland. Lots of cafés, and lots of nicely dressed people. Oh, and lots and lots of dogs wearing … Read More

Ciudad de México

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From the top of the Torre Latinoamerican. The view doesn’t stretch very far thanks to the smog. Mexico City has a ton of hardcore driving restrictions in place to try and alleviate some of the congestion and smog, but from what we can see it isn’t doing much good, it … Read More

Mexico City

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We left the bus in Teotihuacán and hopped a bus into a quiet little place called Ciudad de México. A little over twenty million people call Mexico City home and it is one of our favorite capital cities anywhere. Again, we’ve been excited to show the kids around. The first day we … Read More