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Av Rio Churubusco 200, Colonia Granjas, Mexico City, 06470, Mexico
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Hello there!We'd like to get in touch with a FILIPINO Virtual Tourist member in Mexico City. We're a group of 4 adults planning to go on pilgrimage to the Guadalupe Shrine this March or April. We will be coming from Vancouver, Canada...we need some practical tips on hotels, places to go, and of course, how to go to the Guadalupe shrine, our ultimate goal. Of course, if you need anything from 'Pinas, we'll be happy to get it for you...huwag lang mabigat!
I'm not a Filipino, but may be able to help with some information. You don't provide much in the way of information, however.
I've an online album of photos taken at the Shrine, you can view them here:
http://travel.webshots.com/album/498598489ecmzBy
Try ordering a tamarind margarita (margarita tamarindo in Spanish) when you are here. They are really delicious. Not too sweet and not too sour, way better than lime and something you definitely can't get back home.
Have some premium tequila too. In Mexico it is often served with tomato juice on the side. You sip the tequila and the juice. Don Julio is my favorite brand. You'll never want to drink the cheap stuff again.
Don't waste an opportunity to taste the Traditional mexican candies, that you can find in the streets of the city as well as well known stores, candies like; Cocada, Yemitas, Obleas, Macarron, Borrachitos, Palanquetas, Glorias, Mazapan, Banderitas and many others...
*If you're alergic to eggs, peanut and coconut be careful when choosing one of this candies.)
Get a set of SMALL SACKS (up to 3 litres) made of cloth with a drawstring, in different colours or clear. Useful to keep different types of things in different sacks, and with this colour code can easily find what you looking for. Without these sacks, your backpack will look like a mess in no time. Bring a few spare ones as well.
Check out the 'Hipodromo Condesa'. It is an old neighborhood that was built around the old horse track that was demolished during Porfirio Diaz' last years as president (read: dictator). The barrio is in the shapè of an oval and grew up in the late twenties and thirties and is so filled with art deco architecture surrounding a large green park (complete with duck pond) which was the infield of the old pony track. Really nice. Saturdays and Sundays the park fills with couples,families and kids who hang in the explanade to play football or just walk around the park hand in hand.
At the corner of Avenida Mexico (the street that runs along the park)the street changes its name to Citlaltepetl (whatever) and here is where Arturo Mondragon, grandson of General Mondragon who was instrumental in the insurrection of the Ciudadela, has his small cafe, LA PALMA. Ten peso beers, good wine and great tortas or his daily menu ($25 pesos) are great, but the clientele is better. Artists, writers, doctors and a mix of ex-pats top the list of regulars. There is always a great conversation to be had, or overheard and the atmosphere is light and friendly.
Right next store, check out Gabriela Navarrete at URVANIDADES, Mexico City's only vintage clothing store. Cool stuff here if you're looking for a hip shirt or a leather coat or what-have-you. I think that this area and this corner in particular are jewels in this city that is so large and overcrowded. Ducks, grass, a cold beer, stimulating conversation and maybe a groovy hawaiian shirt can't do you wrong. A definite 'check-it-out'
NIGHT LIFE IN DF
Mexico City's night life is like is just like everything else, its huge. There is an enormous selection of places to choose from including, clubs, bars, restaurants, cafes, and variations and combinations thereof to choose from. There is incredible variation, from ultramodern lounges and sushi houses to cantinas and pubs located in the various districts.
Depending on the day of the week, and the date of the month will indicate how full the venues will be and how long ques will be etc. In the more wealthy areas of the city there is generally movement in the bars and restuarants but as salaries are usually paid twice per month in mexico,being on the 30th/31st-1st, and the 14th-15th you will usually find the venues at there fullest on or around these dates.
It is common to go out thursday to Sunday in mexico so thats when you will find the most lively bars in the city on a weekly basis. Most bars and clubs stay open until very late/early morning hours, as a general rule, expect to wait a while at the door on busy evenings although the bigger places usually dont have a que. There is a culture of charging to get into some high end bars and most nightclubs in the city although you should expect to see some signs saying LADIES NO COVER.
Some of the more popular venues in the "downtown" part of the city are:
Hookah Lounge (condesa)
www.hookahlounge.com.mx
Big Red (polanco,many throughout the city, popular and cheap)
Barracuda
Cronic Garden (Polanco)
Cosmo (polanco)
W Bar at the W Hotel
Cinnabar (condesa)
Don Quintin (polanco and other locations, great live band)
Rexo (condesa, small bar set over two levels, great place to eat)
In more upscale places it will depend on who you know or how often you frequent the venue as to the table you get .. the further to the front of the bar near the stage or dance floor etc.
Look in a guide book, or ask a local that you may know or be doing business with as to which places you should try. Polanco and Condesa along with Santa Fe can be very expenisve places to eat although spending alittle more will most likely get you that feeling of luxury that you dont always find back home. SMART CASUAL is generally the rule in mexico city
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