......Arrival in downtown mexico city can be dangerous to your health.. ..
........A quick currency convertor.... Divide peso amt by 10% and then subtract 20% from that ...and you get the Can $ amt..
100 pesos/10% = 10 Can$ - 20% = $8Can..more/less...
........A quick currency convertor.... Divide peso amt by 10% and then subtract 20% from that ...and you get the Can $ amt..
100 pesos/10% = 10 Can$ - 20% = $8Can..more/less...
A 2 hour bus ride took us easily from Querétaro to Mexico City with its 22 million + population. Depends on the stats and census....
Our taxi ride from the bus station started with a prepay system inside this enormous bus station. It felt like an airport with vendors, restaurants, announcements and signage everywhere. Taxis line up outside just like at home except you need to prepay to the zone you are going to. This eliminates the need for the drivers to deal in any money, except for the tip you may want to give.
We got to our cab after our ticket was scanned by a controller. 10 minutes into our ride, the cab stalls in the middle of a busy 4 lane road with traffic all going the same direction. Our driver manages to restart and aims for an exit road that holds another 3 lanes. Stall again, with traffic speeding by both sides, cars behind us with horns blaring all around and several near misses.
......Sitting in a stalled taxi with 7 lanes of traffic around us felt like a spacecraft hurtling through a meteor field (see Star Trek). S had feelings of mortality.. the end felt really near (hard to believe after all our adventures, huh?)..esp, as traffic squealed to a halt and horns blared behind...,...
Not being phased at all, our driver simply got out and started pushing the taxi to the side of the road onto the sidewalk. He then indicated he would get help. We waited for a few minutes, took our paid ticket (120 peso fare) and flagged down another cab.
(Yea, we showed him the ticket and he said no problem - or so we thought!) Once we got to our hotel he said the ticket was not good for him and we had to pay again!!! Another 120 pesos! Ah, welcome to the big city!!
The Hotel Marlowe on Independencia.....
The Hotel Marlowe on Independencia.....
Our hotel is great...recommended by other travelers. We had several suggestions and this was our 1st reservation in nearly 4 months of travel in Mexico. The Hotel Marlowe is in the historical center so nice. Half block from Chinatown, 2 blocks from the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts and subway/metro underground station. Quiet rooms...5 nights for about 800 pesos/night! Walked around the 1st night.
Palacio de Bellas Artes - Palace of Fine Arts
....pedestrian plaza starts about a block away..,goes for blocks...walked to the Zocalo or main plaza (one of top 3 in size in the world, or so, for size). Walkway filled with people, music, street acts, bars, food, shopping etc.. Wild and crazy Mexico City... Welcome to the Jungle!!!!
Day 2 & 3 next...Adios Shayne & Yvonne
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