Christmas Eve driving in Mexico City
Nov 9, 2014, 5:55 am
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Christmas Eve driving in Mexico City
Hi all,
Just need a quick bit of advice. Landing in MEX on Xmas Eve at about 7pm and plan to be in Puebla. Can anyone with any experience on Xmas eve conditions let me know if I should
- drive to Puebla the next morning as the night drive is unsafe/not simple and stay in Mexico City that night. Will stay in the Hilton reforma if so - will roads be closed? Will there be loads of traffic?
- just drive from the airport to Puebla direct.
Thanks!
Just need a quick bit of advice. Landing in MEX on Xmas Eve at about 7pm and plan to be in Puebla. Can anyone with any experience on Xmas eve conditions let me know if I should
- drive to Puebla the next morning as the night drive is unsafe/not simple and stay in Mexico City that night. Will stay in the Hilton reforma if so - will roads be closed? Will there be loads of traffic?
- just drive from the airport to Puebla direct.
Thanks!
Nov 9, 2014, 7:27 am
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Take the highway / motorway and drive straight through; you'll find not many will be on the roads Christmas eve. You can avoid hassle and take the nice bus directly to Puebla and rent locally if you wish, as well.
Nov 10, 2014, 8:06 pm
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Nov 12, 2014, 12:47 pm
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El Cardenal has several locations in the city; they specialize in genuine (mostly central) Mexican food. At breakfast, be sure to order the hot chocolate, which is prepared table side by beating a froth into it using the traditional hand-spun "molinillo".
Nov 12, 2014, 2:14 pm
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Thanks for the spelling correction 
Really wish I would have eaten there more than once...the food was that good. ^
Really wish I would have eaten there more than once...the food was that good. ^
Nov 13, 2014, 8:57 am
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El Cardenal is the best 
The Hilton location has a nice Rivera-style mural to admire while you're eating. The original location on (Calle) Palma has an "Old Mexico City" feel to it; one block off of the Zocalo. The third location is on (Avenida de las) Palmas; it's more modern and the most upscale of them all, but still just as good.
The Hilton location has a nice Rivera-style mural to admire while you're eating. The original location on (Calle) Palma has an "Old Mexico City" feel to it; one block off of the Zocalo. The third location is on (Avenida de las) Palmas; it's more modern and the most upscale of them all, but still just as good.
Nov 22, 2014, 8:55 am
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I would take a prepaid taxi to the bus station serving Puebla and then rent locally after arrival in Puebla City. There won't be all that much traffic, but that's a big time for families to get together, so there will be some and driving in DF is a royal pain anytime. I live in Mexico and I wouldn't do it myself.
Nov 23, 2014, 8:48 am
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I would take a prepaid taxi to the bus station serving Puebla and then rent locally after arrival in Puebla City. There won't be all that much traffic, but that's a big time for families to get together, so there will be some and driving in DF is a royal pain anytime. I live in Mexico and I wouldn't do it myself.