5 posts tagged “mexico”
Mexicans have a thing with butts. Everything is about the ass.
Best Spanish language show ever: Doce Corazones. Seriously.
They don't put syrup on their pancakes.
There's a chain restaurant in Mexico City that uses Sesame Street characters. Big Bird is green, not yellow.
The drive from Mexico City to Cuernavaca is very pretty. Lots of mountains that remind me of New York. Sign you'll see a lot: CURVA PELIGROSA. And they mean it.
Getting lost in Cuernavaca is super easy and super not fun.
Hacienda de Cortes is outrageously beautiful... a sugar mill from the 16th century with lots of gardens and ruins.
When we pulled up to HdC the bell boy opened Chrissy's door and said, "Bienvenidos." To which Chrissy replied, "Bienvenidos." I laughed hysterically.
The best food I've had by far was at the restaurant in HdC. They have these rolls with cream cheese inside that are out of this world. CREAM CHEESE! Inside the roll! Genius!!
Despite the amazing service and surroundings we left Cuernavaca a day early. I saw a ghost. It freaked me out and during my freak out ("there's someone there, There's someone there!, THERE'S SOMEONE THERE!!!!") I freaked Chrissy and Adam out. We barely slept and were checked out before 10am.
We're in Acapulco now.
It's super, super fucking hot. Like so hot I don't want to leave the room.
There's also a smell hanging in the air... like rotting organic matter. Delightful.
And the food sucks.
At least the beds are comfy.
English isn't nearly as common as everyone said it would be.
Mexico City is really, really filthy. The air, the streets, the parks, everything.
The food is pretty darn delicious. Caprese is on every menu which something I never expected.
Our hotel, Camino Real, is awesome. I've taken 3 showers in the last 24 hours 'cause the shower is so amazing.
Using pesos is confusing. I feel like I'm carrying too much money but it only adds up to like $20.
Crocs aren't popular here. Everyone keeps staring at my shoes. It's really weird.
On TV they have a lot of commercials... and when they show a junkfood commercial, at the bottom of the screen they write "COME BIEN" or "HAZ EJERCICIOS." It's hilarious.
The anthropology museum is huge. There's lots of pottery and they have alarms on their lifestyles exhibits (Chrissy learned that the hard way). I saw the Sun Stone and Pacal's death mask--my visit to Mexico City is almost complete.
Tomorrow we leave for Cuernavaca. Keep your fingers crossed that we can actually make it out of the city (we're renting a car--I know, we're insane).
And this song in particular...
Mexico vacation update: No Palenque. Only Mexico City, Cuernavaca, and Acapulco. Still plenty of ruins to visit, though. Possible hotels we'll be staying at: Camino Real and Casa Gonzalez both in Mexico City, Hacienda de Cortes in Cuernavaca, and the Boca Chica in Acapulco which is the hotel that my cousins own (for now at least, they're in the process of selling it... my parents stayed there and at Casa Gonzalez during their honeymoon). Also, I'll be leaving Florida early on the 26th.
Are you taking a vacation this summer (or this season)? Where are you headed and who's going with you?
So far I have two major trips planned:
- June 2nd, Chrissy and I are leaving Ithaca and driving to Naples, FL. There will be some hanging out with friends, some lounging around doing nothing, and Taylor's wedding festivities.
- June 12th, Chrissy, Adam, and I are taking a flight out of Miami and landing in Mexico City. We're going to be in D.F. the first and last two nights of our stay, I believe. The time in between will be spent wandering around central and southern Mexico. We'll probably spend some time in Acapulco, Vera Cruz, and Palenque, checking out the beach, museums, and archaeological sites (definitely Pacal's temple). We get back to Florida on June 21st and I fly back to Ithaca shortly thereafter.
That's all I have figured out so far. I'd like to get to Canada and visit NYC to see Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp reprise their roles in RENT on Broadway. There might also be a trip to West Fulton, NY to see my grandma Pru which would be lovely.
P.S. I made the President's List this semester. Two A-'s, one A, and an A+ (in Theory, whoa!). Hells yeah.
Well, classes are officially over. I was exempt from my Spanish final because I maintained an A throughout the course (yay!) and I took my Archaeology final yesterday. All I have left are two papers, one on female Thai migrant workers and another on anthropological theory since the '60s. Those should be bundles of fun.
Taylor's wedding is in less than a month. I'm definitely not as skinny as I'd hoped I'd be at this point. But I've started my infamous tuna sandwich crash diet. Fingers crossed that I can lose at least 20 pounds.
Chrissy and Adam are thinking about going to Mexico this summer. If they go, they might take me 'cause of my fly Spanish-speaking skills. I'm dying to go to Mexico. Earlier this week I learned about the Maya in my Archaeology class and I really wanna check out Pacal's temple in Palenque. It'd be pretty cool to read the Popol Vuh in a Mayan ruin.
So, one of my goals this summer is to read at least one book a week (I'll have to pry myself away from this website). How about a list?
Books I've read (so far) this summer
I loved Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep but MOMD was just eh. I like her writing style but the subject matter was kind of boring. I've never read any of Nick Hornby's stuff before (I'm not a big fan of reading British books in general) but the premise seemed pretty cool. I haven't actually finished reading it yet but, if I ignore my papers for another night, I'll be done soon.
Books I want to read this summer
The first couple are for a class I'm taking in the fall, Contact and Culture Change. I figure since that class is going to have a 20 page paper and I'll be starting my thesis, I should probably get a head start. (Speaking of my thesis, I was thinking maybe I could write about the impact of war on museums. I could look at the history of museums (their purpose and all), focus on museums during WWI/WWII, mention the looting that happens during war and what has found its way onto the black market, and finish up with the Iraq war and what priceless artifacts have been lost (mostly Sumerian stuff, I believe). I don't know... I'm still in the really early stages of it. I'll probably spend some time in the Cornell libraries this summer.) Anyways, I watched that really terrible movie adaptation of Growing Up Brady the other night (with an adorable Adam Brody) and thought it'd be fun to read the book. Good thing I found it on paperbackswap 'cause I certainly wouldn't want to be seen buying it. And the last couple are supposed to be pretty good. What's everyone else reading this summer?
