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SaratheSlytherin
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Location: North Carolina
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 Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: Mexico's 200th Birthday Party |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
Mexico celebrates 200 years of independence this year and there are numerous events schedule for what should be one hell of a party.
What's going on where you are?
I'm still debating on whether to go to the Mexico City Zocalo or not for festivities. It's wild every year but this one might be too much, and I think it would be too much for the 15 month old daughter.
Events start this Sunday at the angel of independence. |
It's not on Independence day but tomorrow I believe, at the Tec de Monterrey Cuernavaca campus they're having a "charro" event... I went to those during my time in Mexico. It's open to the public. Sorry for the late notice
Looking forward to getting back. |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Location: A World of my Own
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| Put my earplugs in and shut myself indoors for a week! Sorry, but that's what you expected me to say, isn't it! Madrid was beautiful last week, and even Warsaw. |
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Professor
Joined: 22 May 2009
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| Phil_K wrote: |
| Put my earplugs in and shut myself indoors for a week! |
Same here. Early Wednesday I'll go to the store and stock up on some food. Enough for three days at least.  |
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TeresaLopez
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm getting out of Dodge. As much as I love many aspects of living in Mexico City, being here on the 15th and 16th is not one of them. We're heading to a small town in Zacatecas, where it's festive, but laid back. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I made it down to Reforma to see the afternoon parade but the little one couldn't go more than 2 hours with so much merry-making. Caught the fireworks from my roof though - the whole city was lit up! Very nice. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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The parade was marvelous, and in spite of my eventually aching feet and back, I stayed for the whole two hours it took to see it from beginning to end. Then I limped back home, stopping to get a tamal oaxque�o from a street vendor for a very late supper. A little after 11 pm, after the Grito took place, I went up on the roof of my building and watched a spectacular fireworks display, all in red, green and white, of course.
�Viva M�xico! |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like some parts of Mexico got walloped with rain from Karl. I hope the weather there is at least better today for other activities. Karl is going to smack us again though later. |
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bdbarnett1
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Love the pic, Guy - gotta get some kind of outfit for my daughter like that too - sans the moustache  |
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks! You can see she's just as impressed with the bigote as you are.. |
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