Well, we loved Mexico. It’s not like we’ve never been there before. But we hadn’t been to Mexico City and Zihau. We were blown away by Mexico City’s beauty, the art everywhere you look, the history, the sophistication of it, the friendliness of the people and the great restaurants! As I’ve said before we have a history with the country. We got married there and have a soft spot for it.
Zihautanejo – sitting on a beautiful bay with a stunning white sand beach, it still is not on the radar as a major destination. People know it from The Shawshank Redemption and only one good friend has been there; no one else had heard of it. And that’s a good thing. But don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of Americans there. It seems to attract expats and retirees. Maybe it’s the weather or maybe it’s the value of the dollar vs. the peso. At any rate, it’s laid back, low-key with no Gucci’s or Gaps but it has a lot of character and if you want to do some damage shopping, trust me, you can! We loved the people in Zihau – no attitudes.
And, the hotels. Again as in Turkey – 5 stars on both. If we wanted these hotels in Europe they would be out of our reach.
I learned a lot on this trip, thanks mainly to Alvaro, our guide in Mexico City. We’ll be getting a piece of his sculpture and I’ll share it with you when it arrives. Besides what I talked about in previous posts I didn’t know that:
Mexico has 32 states; each one uniquely different
I learned a couple of new words:
Tope – speed bump! and there are plenty of them! Totopo – tortilla chips; never heard the word before
Here’s some of the souvenirs we bought to add to the collection:
And, here are some parting shots:
I really need to learn Spanish because the next big trip is Spain – the Costa Brava and Madrid! But that’s not until September and there’s a whole summer stretching out ahead including a Memorial Day Weekend getaway in Washington, DC, so please keep reading 2 at the bar.
P.S. We’ll be worshipping at the temple of Bruce Springsteen on Monday night so stay tuned for my review – do you really think it will be a bad one??
Until then, see you at the bar….
Just got the new Springstein CD – I rarely buy actual CDs.
By the way, I learned Spanish since I grew up – about 10 years ago. DId you take it in HS?
I spent at week in Barcelona once – during the historic heat wave.
Have fun
Hi Terie! Springsteen is my hero! We love him. It should be incredible – he plays for 3 hours. I’ll be dragging on Tuesday! I speak really bad Spanish. I should learn.