Note To Self.....

That's okay. For some reason, on my trip to Mexico, I chose to go to a Chineese place for dinner. NOT A GOOD IDEA. Glad to know you survived.

That's okay. For some reason, on my trip to Mexico, I chose to go to a Chineese place for dinner. NOT A GOOD IDEA. Glad to know you survived.

Actually I never got the "trots" , Others did but they had the hamburger :laughing1but I sure don't feel 100% :wink: Moral of this story is... Stick with the Mexican food.... I guess 😀

Welcome back. :cool:

Welcome back. :cool:

Thanks, good to be back in the good ol USA. When you've been in another country you realize how great the USA is. :cool: God Bless the USA :cool:

Yep, no offense to anyone....but after seeing the living conditions in parts of Mexico & hearing about the stories in the orphanages......you don't feel quite so bad about "ugly" beaches. Even at their worst, SoWal beaches are still incredibly beautiful compared to most parts of the world.

GB & RO-

Isn't it amazing how much poverty you fly over when coming into Mexico City? Slums are just about all you see for the last 30 minutes or so of your flight.

You can never fully realize how big that city is until you fly over it. I swear you are right, for at least 20 minutes we were flying over the city & it was wall-to-wall buildings. In Chatt that would take about 30 seconds.


I read in the paper when I got home that the volcano erupted in Mexico City, that it spewed volcanic rock 1/2 mile into the air, & several communities had to be evacuated because of ash...AND WE NEVER EVEN KNEW IT! Boy that's a big city !!!!😱

I experienced my first and only earthquake while in Mexico City. Thankfully, no volcanos popped off. That whole city is a timebomb anyway. I think they built it on a lakebed or something.

AS a matter of fact, we went to the "Zocolo" in downtown MC & went into the cathedral that is sinking. Amazinging beautiful architecture. My son's spanish teacher said that the city was built on top of a lake that had dried up & the ground was not able to support it. You have to go down ramps because the cathedral is sinking. There was a marker in the center of the building to show how much it has shifted....we will post pics later. It would be a shame for those buildings to be destroyed because they are incredible.


That was also the part of town that really opened the kids' eyes (and mine) to other parts of the world. They had never seen beggers like that, with little kids & babies sitting on the sidewalks asking for $. We held on to all the kids tightly but never felt threatened. Our kids are really so fortunate to live the way they do, safely & with all their needs met & exceeded.

I'm sure it was a great reality check for everyone. They sure like volkswagon bugs down there don't they? That is what bashed into our car when we were there. Nasty wreck.

I experienced my first and only earthquake while in Mexico City. Thankfully, no volcanos popped off. That whole city is a timebomb anyway. I think they built it on a lakebed or something.

They did, and the buildings are literally sinking :blink: . You've heard of the Leaning Tower Of Piza.. Heck, just about every large building in downtown Mexico City is sinking. We will post some pics to show what we mean but I'm sure they won't do the situation justice.

Funny thing about earthquakes.. the only 2 I've lived been were right here in the Nooga and the last one was 2 years ago (4.5 I think) Lasted for 45 seconds and woke both of us up. Erie feeling that was :blink:

Thanks, good to be back in the good ol USA. When you've been in another country you realize how great the USA is. :cool: God Bless the USA :cool:

If Mexico is the only other one you've seen, you've got about 191 (depending on who's counting) more on your list.

RO-

Yeah, us southerners can handle hurricanes, tornados and the like, but when the ground starts shaking, that's another situation. No thanks.

They sure like volkswagon bugs down there don't they? That is what bashed into our car when we were there. Nasty wreck.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I can't believe you said that because we have been joking about that all week. The kids all have some kind of game where you punch somebody when you see a bug "punch buggie, no punch backs" :idontno: Anyway, after being in MC I am black-and-blue !!

MC is just a constat game of chicken, is it not. We were always in a bus, thankfully, but looking down on all that was amazing! No need for lanes, everybody just goes where they want to .

Sorry to hear about your wreck. Surprisingly we didn't see too many. I figure if you have a wreck you just keep going, it would be to hard to stop & wait for a cop, unless of course there are injuries. That would cause a heck of a traffic jam! :blink:

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I can't believe you said that because we have been joking about that all week. The kids all have some kind of game where you punch somebody when you see a bug "punch buggie, no punch backs" :idontno: Anyway, after being in MC I am black-and-blue !!

MC is just a constat game of chicken, is it not. We were always in a bus, thankfully, but looking down on all that was amazing! No need for lanes, everybody just goes where they want to .

Sorry to hear about your wreck. Surprisingly we didn't see too many. I figure if you have a wreck you just keep going, it would be to hard to stop & wait for a cop, unless of course there are injuries. That would cause a heck of a traffic jam! :blink:

That is exactly what happened. Our driver and the other driver peeled the cars apart, and went on their way. I could not believe it.

If Mexico is the only other one you've seen, you've got about 191 (depending on who's counting) more on your list.

NO THANKS!

There are too many places in the US I haven't seen yet....and you don't have to stand in line at immigration for an hour :blink:

That is exactly what happened. Our driver and the other driver peeled the cars apart, and went on their way. I could not believe it.

That explains why NO ONE drives a nice car over there!!

And to think Otter gets upset over a door bang, don't think he could handle driving in MC :laughing1

If Mexico is the only other one you've seen, you've got about 191 (depending on who's counting) more on your list.

Does Canada count? 😀

Nevis

St Kitts

I do plan (with much grumbling from Graytonbound) to travel to other countries. I really want to go to some South American Countries like Coasta Rica (Maybe that's Central America, whatever) Chili, Brazil, etc.

RO-

Yeah, us southerners can handle hurricanes, tornados and the like, but when the ground starts shaking, that's another situation. No thanks.

At least with the hurricanes / tornados / storms you have a "heads up" :shock: