ay, dios mío

8 nights in México City aka CDMX (cuidad de méxico) went by way too fast!! ☺

churros~ !! [o8.15]

Frida Kahlo Museo [o8.16]

   

On Wednesday, August 17th, we had a full day (6AM - 10PM) trip to Tolantongo in San Cristobal, Hidalgo!! It was exhausting, AND definitely worth the experience. I think if I ever go back, it'd be amazing to stay at one of the lodges there!!! Check out their website!! ➤ http://www.grutastolantongo.com.mx/en/index.php

We chilled in the hot spring pools, had lunch by the river + soaked in the river, and finally explored the caves!! I bumped my head twice in the caves, because there was one part of the caves where we had to dive under for a few seconds but i was nervous, AND bumped my head when I came back up! It's okay... just a few scratches!! 😅  This was one of the most memorable experiences of the trip.~

ángel de la independencia [o8.17]

swimming in a cave~ [o8.17]

view of the river [o8.17]

CDMX is known for its gastronomy, and I got so many great recommendations from folx! We did go to Contramar, Máximo, Lardo, Panadería Rosetta, AND more!! There's soooo much gooooood foood, and it was so hard to not be able to eat everything cuz ... I ended up getting gastrointestinal issues... cuz I was brushing my teeth with the tap water!!!! 🙈 ooops!! 

Good ol' Treda (anti-diarrhea medicine) +  I became good friends!! It saved me!! 💩

By Friday night, I felt well enough to go take a Zumba™ class in the park nearby!! It cost $20 pesos~ It was soooooooooo much fun, and I think younger me wouldn't have gone and done it because it was out in public at a park, and I don't speak Spanish fluently. I'm so glad I went, and everyone was so kind and welcoming. If I lived nearby, I definitely would go attend regularly with them. 

Zumba class 🎶 [o8.19]

On Saturday, most folx from the group were flying out of CDMX, but NOT me!! I stayed in the historic center of CDMX. I was walking distance from Zócalo, and it turned out that it was the last weekend of the VIII Fiesta de las Culturas Indígenas, Pueblas y Barrios Originarios!! ➤ https://www.visitmexico.com/blog/fiesta-de-las-culturas-indigenas-2022-conoce-todos-los-detalles

Finally, on Sunday I attempted to take public transportation to the Museum of Anthropology, but since on Sundays they have ciclovía in CDMX, I had to walk part of the way... or maybe I could've figured out a way to rent or ride a bike, but I just stuck to walking. It worked out in my favor because then I was able to explore the Botanical Garden too~

   

  

Wow, we did sooooooo much!! 😆

Okie dokie... that's a wrap for CDMX ... for now, and i hope that i can return again soon someday (and not get diarrhea!!)!! and i hope i can also travel to Oaxaca. ☺♥