Here are the Canaleros (with a few missing!) exactly one year later en La Ciudad de Mexico City
Chosen for its minimal time zone difference for the new workers of the group and the proximity to Lucho who moved back to Panama!
a red eye flight after finishing final exams a nap in the park is necessary before anything
and straight to the food! This ended up being a food cultural tour week with how much time we spent eating
at night a nice view from the airbnb rooftop
and a booooring (0-1), but cool atmosphere of a soccer game between Club América and Pumas UNAM
The next day we recharged...
...and are ready for a bike tour of the city using the public city bike app service.
on every sunday, CDMX closes the main streets in the city center from 8am-2pm and they become bike highways
one of my favorite ways to explore the city: combines excercise and site-seeing
Then a stop for tacos
seems like Lucho was pretty hungry. He consistently ordered 1.5x everyone else
This was our favorite taco place: it's recommended by the Michelin guide!
We ended up coming back a second time because they were so good
uh uh, hopefully Jacko we have a different bed for you
The next day to a bakery called Panderia Rosetta
...and eating in the park
This was also so good we came back 3 times throughout the week! Our favorites, the blueberry focaccia and Cardomom roll
At the apartment, lots of time spent together. We played an intense card strategy game called Fish throughout the week
and lots of stories catching up after not seeing each other for many months !
some in the group all live in San Francisco, so are able to see each other more often: Matt, Tommy, Kyler, and Alan
and the others are around LA and San diego
Kyler teaches some drink making skills with watermelon
The next day, exploring the city historical center
and some Museums, they are famous for the anthropology Museum
some watch shopping with Luchacho
more food, this one called Expendio de Maiz- there's no menu!
you just say if you are in or you are out for the next round and they keep bringing new things to try- pretty hard to turn them down!
more walking around to digest. The Jacaranda trees this time of the year are my favorite
El palacio de las bellas artes
and then finally some sports!
we manage to find a padel club and book it to play for 1 hour- a fun but hard sport! pickle ball is easier
more food! this one is called Mi Compa Chava and its one of the most famous seafood spot
Kyler has been looking forward to this the entire week and orders an entire tower to himself!!!
Nice place, we stayed for 2 hours and luckily wasnt too busy
At night we visit some live music spots
this was my favorite place called Felix- calmer than the others
This one has a pizza restaurant in the back!
sounds like Jacko is looking at the menu
These guys too.... somehow all roads lead back to food
Matt brings his digital camera for pictures
Pizza decided, time to go listen to some music
we finish the night with tacos always
Next day: exploring the beautiful and festive canals of Xochimolco
where there are colorful personal wooden boats called trajineras we ride through the canal for 3 hours
Nic is the designated group lime and fruit cutter
...and Lucho the beer drinker
there are so many small boats that come to sell you stuff
...one convinces Tommy to take a picture with a Hawk!
even Mariachi bands that will come onto your boat and play for you!
the canals are lined with chinampas or floating gardens
sounds like a good place for a nap
at night...more food of course
Lucho wants to try a Brazilian steakhoouse, which doesn't live up to standards- we think they bought their google ratings!!
The final day: a trip to Teotihuacan, an hour away from CDMX . Alan, who is Matt's roommate in SF also joins us this year
a funny tour guide- who maybe invents a few things after we fact checked with Gemini
Teotihuacan was built in 100BC and found by the Aztecs decades later,
named City of the Gods because the Aztecs couldnt believe it was build by humans before them
loooots of steps to go through
The Pyramid of the Sun behind us
and also the Pyramids of the Moon and the Serpent
The city is a 1.5mile long "Avenue of the Dead" flanked by these 3 pyramids
Awesome to visit after seeing it in the Anthropology Museum
an incredible view from the top of the ancient city
at night: we view the famous Luchador fights, where the Mexican wrestlers wear colorful masks
quite a silly experience
...and funny wrestling masks
but we have fun betting who will win each round and hearing the cheers of the stadium
and finally, the next morning an early flight and back to our busy and ambitious lives!
