{"id":4683,"date":"2014-02-02T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2014-12-25T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T00:39:03","slug":"instawalk-mexico-citys-centro-historico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/instawalk-mexico-citys-centro-historico\/","title":{"rendered":"Instawalk: Mexico City&#8217;s Centro Hist\u00f3rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i had an overnight in Mexico City, and since it was my first time visiting, i chose a hotel near the main square (the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Z%C3%B3calo\">Z\u00f3calo<\/a>) so i could get some sightseeing in before my next flight. i loosely followed <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/city-guides\/mexico-city-walking-tour-3\/\">this National Geographic walking tour<\/a>. it was a bit much to fit into five hours, and most of the places do not open until mid-morning, so plan accordingly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"El Correo Frances by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251296083\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"El Correo Frances\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7422\/12251296083_e0c1521748_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think this gorgeous building, across the street from my hotel, is now a Niketown?<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Post office by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251682044\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Post office\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5521\/12251682044_c5c18611ba_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main post office. I took this picture through a gate at the corner and a lady passed by who kept telling me &#8220;\u00a1dentro! \u00a1dentro!&#8221;. i found the entrance and&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251822366\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5539\/12251822366_b34f9dc42e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;whoa.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251848066\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7413\/12251848066_054ef3407c_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palacio de Bellas Artes<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251296165\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7340\/12251296165_0bf8d54327_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casa de los Azulejos<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251888946\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3767\/12251888946_0a0930d54b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251512953\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3800\/12251512953_a673b0d7bf_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A chapel in the Metropolitan Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"upload by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12251360755\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"upload\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3790\/12251360755_05ec2c3d3b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Skulls by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12253649833\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Skulls\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3795\/12253649833_73af16da8c_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skulls at the Templo Mayor Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"I should have written down what this says. by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12254221964\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"I should have written down what this says.\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7403\/12254221964_b39955bce7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was really lucky to catch a temporary exhibit on Mayan culture at the National Palace, since I couldn&#8217;t make it to any Mayan sites outside of the city. They had everything from jade death masks to a Mayan ball game hoop! Really great interactive stuff too, especially if you understand or can make out Spanish. Only here through April (2014), though!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i had an overnight in Mexico City, and since it was my first time visiting, i chose a hotel near the main square (the Z\u00f3calo)&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":4684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Instawalk: Mexico City's Centro Hist\u00f3rico #f2b #travel #travelblog  http:\/\/wp.me\/p436sZ-1dx","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[12],"tags":[884,483,883,885],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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