We have found the only remaining Donald Trump pinata in all of Mexico.
I could start my video with this.
What's up amigos. Jon coming to you from Mexico City.
Another day another vlog.
And we're going to be heading out to a colonial area of the city called Coyoacan.
Coyoacan.
We have the native spanish Speaker.
Adriana correcting me.
Say that again.
Coyoacan
Coyoacan.
About to hop in an uber but before we do.
We're going to show you our favorite taco shop.
And there's a lot of them in our area.
We've tried them all.
This one is by far the best.
What do you recommend?
Everything.
I like Alambre.
Beef with peppers.
You have eggs.
Potatoes.
They make it fresh right in front of you.
Spicy, not spicy.
Spicy. Spicy.
Not spicy.
13 pesos
Less than a dollar.
So your first stomach has a lot of room left?
Yeah.
That was a delicious lunch for about 2 dollars a person.
We got two very large tacos.
And as a Mexican here. She knows a good taco
When she sees one.
Now we're going to be calling an uber.
And i'm going to be explaining why Uber is a game changer in Mexico City.
Because first of all, I've heard bad stories about the taxis here.
People have gotten ripped off.
Sometimes they're not that safe.
We took one so far, where the seatbelts probably haven't functioned since 1985.
Meanwhile you order an Uber and it arrives on time.
You pay with credit card.
It's cheap.
Where we're going is about twenty minutes away.
It shouldn't cost us more than 4 U.S Dollars.
And they give you free water sometimes if you want.
The cars are good so.
We're going to go through the whole experience right now.
So to illustrate how quickly you can get an Uber.
I have this guy Rafael coming and he is one minute away.
I called the Uber 30 seconds ago.
And that's him, wow.
You like the uber experience?
Yes, I love uber.
Air conditioning is working.
Seatbelts I think are working.
Are they, let's see.
Yes, we have seatbelts, wahoo.
Stop number one in Coyoacan.
Coyoacan?
Coyoacan.
I got the pronunciation right.
Is the Leon Trotsky Museum.
Everybody knows this neighborhood, and maybe the city.
The Frida Kahlo museum.
Is so famous.
But there's a super long line there and honestly i'm more interested in the history
Of a Marxist Revolutionary.
Like Trotsky who was exiled from the Soviet Union.
And actually spent hte last year of his life year.
Before he was assasinated inside.
Let's get in there.
Now we're about to walk into Trotskys old house.
These are two bullet holes from the original assanation attempt on Trotsky in 1939.
And this is where Trotsky was succesfully assasinated in August of 1940.
By an NKVD agent.
And he even survived 24 hours after being hit in the head with an ice pick.
What do you think?
It's nice, the house is to old.
It's not like my thing..
But it's beautiful.
I would love to have a garden like this one.
We probably spent about 30 minutes at the Trotsky museum.
I'm a huge fan, i'm a big history guy.
Actually, my family is from Ukraine, the former Soviet Union.
So a lot of these topics are interesting to me.
Adriana didn't like it as much.
But she's not as into history as I am.
Now we're going to go explore this neighborhood a bit more.
This is the fountain of the 2 coyotes.
So Adriana why do they call it, Coyoacan.
Coyoacan.
I think it means place where the dreams of the coyotes come true.
So this is where dreams come true.
Or place of coyotes.
Any one of them.
We're heading towards the famous market right now.
But what really strikes me about Coyoacan.
Especially in the central part of it.
There's a lot of parks.
Churches, it is super laid back.
It doesn't really feel like it's part of Mexico City.
I know that Roma Norte is kind of laid back at times.
But this takes it to a completely different level.
It is an amazing place to just come and relax.
A really Mexican market.
Coyoacan market?
Something like that.
Very original.
They have enough pinatas here to fufill 500 birthday parties a week.
I'm making this up but it could be true.
Las originales Tostadas Coyoacan.
I read that there's like five of them. And they all claim to be the original.
And they all look the same to.
Everything on this menu is $2.00 or less.
We've looked near and far and this quesadilla spot is the winner.
Quesadilla with..
Beef, potoatoes.,
Cheese..? Carnita.. Una Carnita.
So this cost about 1 dollar.
We got this, which is carnitas.
And Adriana got champeons, which are mushrooms right?
And we're going to wash it down with some boing.
What the heck is Boing.
It's a Mexican juice.
I guess and you can find them in every taqueria.
And almost every restaurant in Mexico.
And it tastes good.
They don't always have cheese.
You have to ask for it.
Because if you dont' ask for cheese, they won't put chese in it, even when it's a Quesadilla.
What is that?
It's cheese but I asked for it.
So Mexico City you have to specifically ask for cheese.
Exactly.
Wow, it's good.
The quesadillas are very delicious.
And this might sound obvious but you have to have a lot of Mexican food in Mexico.
I'm going to quote my friend Ryan Attar who said this on facebook to me.
You can not find Mexican food like you can in Mexico.
There's something about the meat, the way it tastes.
The water, it's just that much better here.
So we are finally leaving the market, and for Adriana it's not that big of a deal.
Because she's used to these sorts of things where she comes from.
For me it was amazing.
Their was all sorts of crazy stuff.
It's amazing for me to. But I mean I have been here before.
And a couple of places like this.
I think it was good to see with you because now it became more magic for me to.
Alright we've got one final stop to make.
We're going to an extremely famous coffee shop.
We're at Cafe El Jarocho.
And it's one of the oldest coffee shops in the area.
I've walked by a lot of coffee shops in my life. I don't think I've ever noticed the aroma
of coffee beans so much.
And had it smell so good until I walked in here.
I think this is going to be a treat.
Look at this.
Wow it's really good, you have to try it.
It's amazing for less than a dollar what type of cappucino you can get.
Adriana and I had an amazing time in Coyoacan.
I finally got the pronunciation correct.
And this is a neighborhood with a lot to do.
It's got a super relaxing vibe.
Museums, shops.
Markets. Great coffee.
For a really cheap price.
So definitley spending at least an afternoon here.
I encourage you guys to check out my Mexico City playlist.
Which i've been starting right now.
This is my fourth video.
And i'm putting all of my videos together if you want some great information.
And some fun vlogs about
Living in Mexico City.
Like, share, subscribe, all that good stuff.
Peace out, thanks for watching.
Coyoacan i think means, lugar de coyotes.
Place of .. how do you say.
Coyotes.. Coyotes.
Coyotes, Coyotes.
I dont know that word.
She helps me with Spanish, I help her with English.
It's a fair trade.