Plaza Florencia Suites, Mexico City

The Floating Gardens of Mexico City

Advantages: Unique day or half day trip
Disadvantages: A fair distance out of town

Having lived in Mexico City since the start of July, I can't believe it's taken me over 3 months to visit this place, since it's one of the most famous attractions in the city and has been since the 1920s. Xochimilco (soch-ee-milk-oh) is an area located to the south of the city, known for its series of canals, the remains of old Lake Xochimilco. Quick trivia here, this was home to canoeing and rowing competitions when Mexico hosted the Olympics back in 1968. ~ Getting There and When To Go ~ Xochimilco isn't just a bit south of the city, it's a long way away, so much so that it took me over an hour to get there and I already live south of the centre. Metros only run as far as Tasqueña (end of Line 2, the blue one) and from there you can either catch the Tren Ligero ("electric train" or as I would call it...a tram) or take ...

zoe_page 21.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Xochimilco, Mexico City

Don't waste your £ on the luxury rooms - Crowne Plaza Manchester

Advantages: Location. New and modern
Disadvantages: Awful club level package. Decor not to everyones taste.

Owing to the recession the hotel industry has been one of the hardest hit areas and as such, we have seen some of the most excellent deals come out as room rates drop back to prices charged in the 1990?s. Staying in the UK for the summer I decided to take advantage of some of these rates and looked into the special offers available from Crowne Plaza. As a treat for myself and the other half, I decided we would go to Manchester for the weekend. It is a city I haven?t really explored much before and thought it would be a good weekend trip. I had seen the newly opened Crowne Plaza on this years Apprentice and the hotel and rooms looked very modern and stylish and when I saw the promotional prices I thought why the hell not and off we went. Booking I booked my two night stay at www.crowneplaza.co.uk As a member of their priority club ...

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Review of Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre, Manchester

A Green Oasis In The City

Advantages: Loads of free stuff to see and do
Disadvantages: Can be busy at weekends

of other stuff. There are also a couple of sit down cafes in the park. People sell helium balloons, princess tiaras, cuddly toys, various Mexican souvenirs, cameras and batteries in case you've forgotten then. You can have your photo (or your child's photo) taken with Winnie the Pooh or Elmo, though only in Mexico would you consider these costumes at all similar to the "real" thing (in other words...in any other country they'd be a law suit waiting to happen). VERDICT When I first moved to Mexico City I lived a few blocks from the park and regularly went there when I wanted some fresh air - it really is a green oasis in an otherwise smoggy city. There is so much to do that I never did the same thing twice, and I still have more to see. People say Mexico City is dangerous, and they say parks can be dangerous, but I have felt perfectly ...

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Review of Chapultepec Park, Mexico City