Friday, 1 August 2008

Mexico City - Supersized everything


When visiting Mexico City be prepared for a big, in fact huge, or maybe even gigantic city. Mexico City is one of the most populated cities on Earth and you will feel this the moment you step out onto one of the sidewalks on the city. This city is also the lifeblood of the country and if you want a feel for the country as a whole, this is the place to go. The nightlife here is insanely huge as well, especially if you go out just after the standard salary paydays. In fact there are countless amounts of clubs, pubs and restaurants but if you chose the wrong day, you will still have to wait at least an hour to enter some places. The metro at night is an interesting thing as the police will separate the women and the men into different carriages to prevent drunken sexual harassment. The city also has the America’s most holy Catholic location in the Basilica de Guadalupe, a place that pilgrims from all over the world travel to see. There are also some fantastic parks like Chapultepec Park and Zoo – which itself holds multiple museums and parks within its 6km boundary -and Xochimilco, a garden and waterway system from the Aztec times.

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