Mexico City with T(w)eens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lucia libre, food tours, and hot air balloons? Oh my. Why even bother to travel?! They have museums and ruins, you know? I suggest Castillo de Chapultepec, the Anthropology Museum, and Templo Mayor for starters. Maybe a cathedral tour. Otherwise just stay home. And sorry your European walking tour was so dry, but maybe it was just you. Those are normally great.

You must not have teens

[Anonymous]

Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

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Anonymous wrote:Lucia libre, food tours, and hot air balloons? Oh my. Why even bother to travel?! They have museums and ruins, you know? I suggest Castillo de Chapultepec, the Anthropology Museum, and Templo Mayor for starters. Maybe a cathedral tour. Otherwise just stay home. And sorry your European walking tour was so dry, but maybe it was just you. Those are normally great.

What a bizarre response. Because everyone does Lucha Libre, Mexican food tours, and hot air ballooning at home? What?

The point is that travel should be about learning and experiencing new cultures, not doing a bunch of stupid activities for Instagram. OP sounds pathetic.

This person is insufferable. Just stop. There is absolutely nothing wrong with catering to teen taste.

Yes there is. Just take them to the mall instead. They will get absolutely nothing out of Mexico if this is the trip you plan. Why even bother?

NP. You’re an uncultured buffoon, and I say that as someone who has unquestionably spent a lot more time in Mexico City than you have.

Also, learn to spell “lucha libre” correctly. It’s not “lucia.” 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

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Anonymous wrote:Lucia libre, food tours, and hot air balloons? Oh my. Why even bother to travel?! They have museums and ruins, you know? I suggest Castillo de Chapultepec, the Anthropology Museum, and Templo Mayor for starters. Maybe a cathedral tour. Otherwise just stay home. And sorry your European walking tour was so dry, but maybe it was just you. Those are normally great.

What a bizarre response. Because everyone does Lucha Libre, Mexican food tours, and hot air ballooning at home? What?

The point is that travel should be about learning and experiencing new cultures, not doing a bunch of stupid activities for Instagram. OP sounds pathetic.

This person is insufferable. Just stop. There is absolutely nothing wrong with catering to teen taste.

Yes there is. Just take them to the mall instead. They will get absolutely nothing out of Mexico if this is the trip you plan. Why even bother?

NP. You’re an uncultured buffoon, and I say that as someone who has unquestionably spent a lot more time in Mexico City than you have.

Also, learn to spell “lucha libre” correctly. It’s not “lucia.” 🙄

Very doubtful. And that was autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

This is OP - I am fascinated by this poster!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lucia libre, food tours, and hot air balloons? Oh my. Why even bother to travel?! They have museums and ruins, you know? I suggest Castillo de Chapultepec, the Anthropology Museum, and Templo Mayor for starters. Maybe a cathedral tour. Otherwise just stay home. And sorry your European walking tour was so dry, but maybe it was just you. Those are normally great.

Hilarious. My husband, I, and two friends are in our 50s and we did all these things on our last trip to Mexico City. We also did museums and ruins. I can assure you we are seasoned "cultured" travelers. There are more to cities than museums and cathederals.

[Anonymous]

why are you going at all? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Mexico.html

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Anonymous wrote:Lucia libre, food tours, and hot air balloons? Oh my. Why even bother to travel?! They have museums and ruins, you know? I suggest Castillo de Chapultepec, the Anthropology Museum, and Templo Mayor for starters. Maybe a cathedral tour. Otherwise just stay home. And sorry your European walking tour was so dry, but maybe it was just you. Those are normally great.

Hilarious. My husband, I, and two friends are in our 50s and we did all these things on our last trip to Mexico City. We also did museums and ruins. I can assure you we are seasoned "cultured" travelers. There are more to cities than museums and cathederals.

PP here. I assure you you’re not!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why are you going at all? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Mexico.html

You are a goofball.

The State Department advises to "exercise increased caution" in Mexico City. Guess where else the State Department advises to "exercise increased caution"? France (for terrorism and civil unrest) and Germany, the UK, and Italy (for terrorism).

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

This is OP - I am fascinated by this poster!

I am really curious whether it is Chicken Bus or Marriott Gold poster from the thread a year or two ago. That was an absolute whackadoodle thread that I think started with a question about Guatemala and descended into this fight between two people that we dubbed chicken bus and marriot gold who were fighting about who was better traveled and more cultured. There were a lot of aspersions cast on people who did peace corp, if I recall. It was so insane I was actually a little sad it ended.

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

This is OP - I am fascinated by this poster!

I am really curious whether it is Chicken Bus or Marriott Gold poster from the thread a year or two ago. That was an absolute whackadoodle thread that I think started with a question about Guatemala and descended into this fight between two people that we dubbed chicken bus and marriot gold who were fighting about who was better traveled and more cultured. There were a lot of aspersions cast on people who did peace corp, if I recall. It was so insane I was actually a little sad it ended.

What on earth are you talking about?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

This is OP - I am fascinated by this poster!

I am really curious whether it is Chicken Bus or Marriott Gold poster from the thread a year or two ago. That was an absolute whackadoodle thread that I think started with a question about Guatemala and descended into this fight between two people that we dubbed chicken bus and marriot gold who were fighting about who was better traveled and more cultured. There were a lot of aspersions cast on people who did peace corp, if I recall. It was so insane I was actually a little sad it ended.

I believe it’s Peace Corps, not Peace Corp. Are you really seizing upon bizarre old threads from the comfort of your armchair.

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Anonymous wrote:Went with 14 and 16-year-old daughters this past spring break and loved it! But you’re right, many of the tours have a tequila tasting component. Look for the same tour and see if there’s a churros or chocolate version. In addition to the suggestions you’ve received, we enjoyed a Frida Khalo bike tour of Coyoacán. And the cave restaurant referenced earlier is La Gruta.

I did manage to find one, but at least you understand what I’m talking about. Will look up the Frida Kahlo bike tour and will definitely hit up the cave restaurant

Great, more gimmicks!

This is OP - I am fascinated by this poster!

I am really curious whether it is Chicken Bus or Marriott Gold poster from the thread a year or two ago. That was an absolute whackadoodle thread that I think started with a question about Guatemala and descended into this fight between two people that we dubbed chicken bus and marriot gold who were fighting about who was better traveled and more cultured. There were a lot of aspersions cast on people who did peace corp, if I recall. It was so insane I was actually a little sad it ended.

What on earth are you talking about?!

It was a classic scum thread. I haven’t thought about it in a long time but the tone of the person attacking OP for her plans reminded me very much of the posts of this thread. Can’t believe no one else remembers iit—I guess it’s not quite Brunch Granny status.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/135/1032075.page#21891622