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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Sept 15/16 fast approaches. What is everybody planning on doing?

My parents will be in town and as they are a little older, I'm thinking not to take them to the Zocalo for the party. Although, there is a rooftop restaurant with a great view of the Zocalo. They are charging 1400 pesos a head for a buffet, drinks, and prime seating, but that's WAY out of my budget.

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

Check into the Hostal Catedral for the night, and spend it on the rooftop. Excellent view of the Zocalo from there. I can't be responsible for how thousands of drunk, sweaty backpackers might affect your folks though! Laughing

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Booked solid already. The only other place is Hostal Moneda for a rooftop bar but that place always smells like rotting chicken.

MELEE · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject:

I did the Zocalo ONCE--NEVER again! It was Fox's first grito and I thought it'd be a good historic event, I didn't realize it was more like a war zone.

I'm hoping to spend a quiet evening at home, luckily I live 3 km from anything resembling a town square so I might actually get my wish. But my mother-in-law has very different ideas about what sort of activities are appropriate for her granddaughters. Maybe after the fiasco with the confetti filled castillo at the festival for the patron saint last July, she might actually agree with me that they'll have lots of years to gritar, now lets just keep them home.

thelmadatter · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: going

Im definitely going but Ill need to someplace to crash afterwards. Will every hotel in the city be filled and I need to make a reservation or can I get out of the Zocalo area and find a place?

How early should I get there btw...

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

PM burnin in your inbox...

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

there's a rocking cheap hotel on calle bolivar. i think the address is 92. tell them i sent you. haha but seriously, that whole area, all the way to hotel isabel la catolica, is full of decent cheap hotels.

as for me, i'm actually moving back that weekend! maybe i'll run into a few of you...

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Hmm...me thinks to revive the Friday night Canadian embassy get togethers...

Any other takers in DF?

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

I'll be in Veracruz for the long weekend.