Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13393428)

Milestone?




Success!

Originally Posted by Tinkerer (Post 13393128)

If you're here on a Sunday, consider going to watch the Ballet Folklorico - they have performances Sunday at 9:30am
independence day, the Hosteria de Santo Domingo offers it year-round. If you just want a snack, see my post last night to sbm re El Moro hot chocolate and churros (hard to describe churros other than Mexican beaver tails but long and skinny).

Originally Posted by Tinkerer (Post 13393128)

On the hotel, if I were you I'd consider actually staying at a hotel closer to that end of the city. On a Sunday morning there likely isn't going to be much traffic, so it's likely not a big deal but my guess is that the hotels are nicer and cheaper in the Polanco/Reforma area (pls double check - I couldn't take a peek to make specific recommendations as I don't know when you're heading down). For example, there's a Sheraton Maria Isabel hotel which usually has good weekend rates and gives Plat's nice upgrades and free breakfast in the Towers lounge. It right on Reforma Avenue and the Angel of Independence (a sight to see in and of itself). In that area, there's several other hotels (e.g., a Camino Real, the Wyndham (I don't know it but sbm does by now), and I think a Fiesta Americana). A few blocks away in Polanco there's a also a row of nice international hotels: Intercontinental, Marriot, W, Nikko. If you do switch hotels, you can also see things on your way to downtown (if you go via Reforma) or on the way to the Anthropology Museum (see post from last night to sbm re Chapultepec Park) which will give you a better taste for the city.

Let me know if there's anything specific you'd want to see and I'll add specific info.

Originally Posted by carsonheim (Post 13393693)

ummm, wow. I had never seen this site before. hilarious! here's another gem that had me in stitches:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=77

Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 13392354)

sbm12 just did the MEX run and said he was not charged the departure tax. I think the fee is bundled into the CM ticket.

Good Morning and Happy Everyone but FT Lurker Haz the Day Off Day!

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 13393006)

Of course not; I was mostly joking about that.

No other FT tags and no one commented on mine. I didn't pay a ton of attention to the other passengers otherwise beyond that I appeared to be in the minority as a gringo on the flights.

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13393382)

I am trying to find motivation to work out... :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13393743)

Workout was success. Now on to icing knees. :( Middle age is loads of :rolleyes:.

Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 13393711)

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_1_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7D11 Safari/528.16)

Just another day in paradise.

Looks like today will be a good day for presidential bumps.

Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 13393442)

I was going to suggest that we all wear black suits and act like your bodyguards. Too bad it's going to be in the mid 90's in PTY.

Originally Posted by Trustguy (Post 13393428)

Milestone?

Success!

Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 13393964)

Nice one, Trustguy. I didn't even notice that a milestone was on the horizon!

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 13393753)

"nothing celebrates the birth of Jesus like a twinkie and some good easy mac."


+1 ^:-:;)

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 13393471)

Note to self, when I need to charge a cell phone, find an ATM.

Originally Posted by windwalker (Post 13393704)

If leaving out on the 13:34 Flights what time would you recommend leaving downtown? For both a Sat and Sun departure.
Does the subway run to the airport?
Better to take a radio taxi?
Thanks

Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 13393793)

Do they clap when you land at PTY and MEX?