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I have to apologize for not posting sooner but I'm on the run with work. Monday evening I flew to Mexico City and arrived around 9 p.m. I messaged for an Uber and he was there in a few minutes but airport traffic delayed my ride over 10 minutes although I could see him across the airport rotunda.
We had an interesting chat on the way to the hotel which was only a few minutes away. He told me his experience shaking through the earthquake last month. I related my stories of my friends whose apartments suffered minor and major damage. CDMX as we now call it, is on the quick mend. Funny though, tonight I saw on CNN (yep that fake news station) that people in Houston are still on standby getting their homes repaired from severe flood damage. How could that be? I don't see much about that or Florida in the news.
Checked in and walked down the street to Sanborn's where I had a delicious plate of enchiladas suisas. Now, let correct that. Sanborn's is the original for enchiladas suisas (swiss enchiladas). That said, they were very good but they now have very stiff competition from their competitor VIPs. If you've never been to either one, you are missing out. The cleanest, tastiest food you can buy from a chain restaurant which I can't even say compares to a Denny's or Jim's. It's the food, the ambiance, the culture. Should you go to Sanborn's for an experience, make the Casa de Los Azulejos, which is just outside the zocalo or main plaza in CDMX. It dates back to the 1500s and has quite a history. You can check it on Wikipedia. Tacos on the street aren't the only thing that makes Mexican food famous.
My hotel, City Express, was on my complaint list earlier this year. They are a super discount chain but one that was just not good enough to spend the night. It was like staying in a hostel. Well, things have changed and they have now created three different levels of their hotels and this one is brand new and meets or exceeds my expectations. Imagine jets flying at a height of 10 stories and I'm on the forth floor of the hotel. Never heard a sound all night or early morning not to mention the in-room amenities.
Slept in and checked out at 11:30 for my 2:00 p.m. flight. Uber picked me up and we headed for the terminal just 3 kms away. Uber charge was $4 U.S. Checked out with immigration, headed to my gate and headed off to Panama. The airport in Panama is called, Hub of the Americas. It is one, long, and super extended duty-free shopping mall. Once on board a great lunch with a very good red wine followed by an in-flight movie. Arrived in Panama with 15 minutes to catch my connection. I walked fast but didn't run. Heck, if I miss it what could happen?
The flight to Guayaquil was an hour and forty minutes with a very good hot snack and of course free drinks. We arrived on time and my coworker was there to meet me and whisk me off to my room at the Holiday Inn for an excellent night's sleep.
More tomorrow. I have pictures but don't have a cable to download them.
It's rare you hear "...Once on board.... in-flight movie...." in the same sentence as "... a great lunch with a very good red wine followed...". Or "... The flight... was an hour and forty minutes with a very good hot snack and of course free drinks...". "Of course"? What airline did you fly? I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara. I mostly fly on Copa to South America. They use the 737-800 and the entertainment system is great; movies, shows, games. Like all LA airlines, it's open bar on their flights. Copa is trying to compete for the discount market but on long hauls and I can see some changes not for the better but that's where we are today wiht air travel. People just want cheap. I would like cheap but willing to pay for the extras.
ReplyDeleteYep, we've flown Copa before. Great airline. The fact that they bumped us to first class for no reason was a big plus... :-)
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