Leaving Colombia behind wasn’t easy. We really loved the country, the people and everything we experienced in the 2 months. But as all good things come to an end it was also time for something new! A new country with new adventures already awaited us!
Following our originally travel plan our next destination should be the land of Sombreros, Tacos & Tequila… MEXICO! 😁
Taco Capital
We started our new adventure with a flight from Bogotá to the capital, Ciudad de México/Mexico City. ✈️ When we arrived quite early at around 2 in the morning we headed to our AirBnb and went straight to bed. 😴
After some restful sleep it was time for checking out our area and some first Mexican lunch! Of course we had to try Tacos at a nearby Taqueria! 😋🌮 It was a pretty busy place and they even made the corn tortillas freshly by hand. So we started with the famous “Tacos al Pastor”. They looked really good and the best thing about ordering Tacos in Mexico is that you usually can put some extra toppings on it! Of course some hot sauces, but also potatoes, beans, cati leafes (nopales), sometimes guacamole, Pico de gallo or whatsoever. After adding some toppings it was time for the first bite… It was really delicious, but unfortunately also quite spicy! 🌶😅
We had to get acclimatized to the food, so for the night we took a free Taco tour with a local guide. She told us a bit about the city and took us to some Taco street stalls, where we could taste some different Tacos. This time even not that spicy! 😅 After the tour we headed to a bar and tried some fresh Pulque, a traditional alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant. 😊🍻 All in all a great first day with a lot of new impressions!
Mexican History
For the next day we planned a visit to the Castillo de Chapultepec, the Chapultepec Castle. It is located up on a hill in the middle of one of the largest city parks, Bosque de Chapultepec. The park includes some lakes and has a size of almost 700 hectares. The castle nowadays is a museum and offers an amazing view over the city. Unfortunately we went there on a Sunday, when (only) locals have free entrance. That is why it was pretty crowded but it was worth a visit.
After some old art and history it was time for modern art. We just discovered there was an exhibitions of H.R. Giger, “Solo con la noche”/”Alone with night”, we had to visit. It was a great collection featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos and videos. Of course also with some pieces of the Alien movies.
For getting to know the city and its history a little better we also took another free walking tour through down town. Mexico is so full of history and different cultures and influences. It was really interesting to hear and see.
To dive a little deeper into the background history we also visited the National Museum of Anthropology. It is the largest museum in the city. We spent about 4 hours there and only managed to see half of it! They have a lot of stunning artifacts from Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage. One remarkable piece is the “Stone of the Sun” or Aztec calendar stone. You can at least spent two days there, we would definitely recommend it!
After so much history, culture and art we just had one lazy day, hanging out and of course had some more Tacos! 😁 Some relaxing time before we went for more and bigger history…
