Reply To: Trip Report – Dublin, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta

[NorthernLass]

Day 4 & 5

Yesterday was mainly shopping for Xmas stuff we won’t have time to get on our return (plus children especially like presents from other countries!) If you want to shop, CDMX has many malls plus of course the shops in the city centre of all varieties.

We got the metro to Parque Delta because it had both Sephora and Bath & Bodyworks which were on my list! Prices aren’t very different from Europe and the US, and they don’t seem to have as many sales and discounts as their American neighbours.

We’re saving souvenir shopping for our return here at the end of our trip to minimise the amount of stuff we lug to PV and back!

Tip about the metro – it’s pretty much as simple to use as the bus, but much more hot and crowded. Local wisdom seems to be to avoid it at night. There are separate waiting and seating areas for women and children, and police officers posted in the stations, so it feels like safety is a priority.

The weather has been delightfully warm and clear (relatively). I recommend getting a room on a high floor if you’re in that kind of hotel, because the views at dawn and sunset (when the smog has lifted) across the tops of the beautiful buildings and the surrounding volcanoes and mountains are stunning. Popocatépetl continues to spew out smoke, but apparently this has been going on for several years now …