it is such a shame that most tourists who come to mexico only go to cancun
tulum the popular beach destinations when in reality mexico is so much more
so welcome friends welcome to the enormous metropolis that is mexico city
the capital city of mexico in the metro area there's a population of about 22 million people
and it is the financial and economic center of the country where i am right now is the historical
center of the city incredibly beautiful and it's actually the area that i have chosen to stay in
but in this video i just wanted to give you guys a sort of introduction to the city it is of course
my first time here in mexico city and also my first time in mexico which as a 31 year old
canadian is a very strange thing when mexico is definitely one of the most popular destinations
for canadians welcome to mexico city my friends a city of 22 million people that evolved from
an aztec city on a lake to one of the most bustling metropolises in the western hemisphere
it was founded in 1325 by the aztecs and it served as their capital city before being colonized by
the spanish in the 1500s it has many important archaeological zones all over the city and is a
true synthesis of history and modern developments mexico gained its independence in 1821 and has
been expanding its wings ever since mexico city is one of the most prominent cities in the world with
its high economic growth progressive policy making and commitment to preserving its cultural heritage
so until somebody brought it up to me i didn't realize that today is may 5th what is may 5th
cinco de mayo for those of you that don't really know what cinco de mayo is about it's
actually just a celebration of the victory of mexico's army over france and from what
i've read is strangely more of a celebration uh in the united states than it is here in mexico
i'm not sure why that is but basically it has become a celebration of mexican culture in the
usa being neighbors you basically get to drink a lot of margaritas eat some really good tacos as
i am doing now but either way it is fun to be here for this date and i am in a really
good very local actually taco spot this is just off the main beaten path uh here in
the historical district but so far i don't see any great rules so if you're looking for really
great tacos in the historical district that is local approved definitely check out this place
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so guys you know the beautiful building i was in earlier today
i am back in it and i have some fabulous company
some fellow creators we've got justina and misha from beer for breakfast youtube channel exactly
having it for dinner as well but ladies you guys have been here for quite a while right you've been
here almost a month here in mexico city a month yeah yeah this is the most beautiful
restaurant we've seen so far it's absolutely stunning there's a violinist in the background
i don't know if you can see it and we've just received our food and it looks incredible
it looks so good tell me what are we doing after this meal that is gonna be very new for all of
us so after dinner we're going to see some mexican wrestling so it's called lucha libre
and it's a traditional type of wrestling here in mexico it's a full-on show so super excited
haven't researched too much about it but hopefully we're going to learn more about it we're going
to have a lot of fun yeah i am so excited and the food here actually looks really really good
oh my gosh here we are whoa this is wild
ladies first impressions it's huge yeah i didn't realize it would be such a big
event right it looks like some of the fight is already going out for it like yeah oh my gosh
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so today i am exploring the neighborhoods of roma norte juarez candesa we are going to go to
the beautiful park that is in this area and also the main avenue which i believe is called reforma
if you are looking for a good area to stay and that's you know
foreigner friendly that is safe that has lots of different amenities one of these three
would be a great choice and then there's also another neighborhood i haven't been there yet
but it's called polanco i think if i didn't say it correctly i'll put it here but between those
four that's usually where most uh tourists stay outside of also the historical center
but you know having said that historical center is definitely not as safe as these areas
do
unfortunately i lost the talking clip that i had here in the park but basically i was just super
impressed with how big this park is it's said to be twice the size of central park in new york
it has a literal castle inside of it which you guys will see in a minute here
it has a few different museums there's sometimes concerts that happen here
there's a botanical garden a hundred percent worth visiting when you come to mexico city
but just make sure you come on any other day other than monday because on mondays it's closed
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so i have found my area guys polanco is where it's at i think the next time that i come back
to mexico city this will definitely be the area that i choose to stay in
but having said that i am super glad that i'm staying at the historical district right now
because then i'm so much closer to all the main attractions that i want to see for the first time
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i feel like that was a lot for one video i'm coming up to the end of my time here in
mexico city and i just realized how much i have been filming for this one video but i hope you
guys found it helpful i hope it gave you a good introduction some suggestions of things to see and
do and that you enjoyed it and where i actually decided to end off this video is on my rooftop
which is absolutely amazing the rooftop of my airbnb if you guys want a tour of the whole place
make sure you stay tuned for my next video because i will be doing that as well as talking about
whether i would consider moving to mexico city if you've been following me for some time you'll know
that i'm actually scouting locations you could say for a possible place to live so i thought
that i would actually give a first impression so to say of mexico city because of course you
need to live here at least a few months to have a clear picture but if you guys are interested in
seeing that make sure you stay tuned for the next video and in a few days i'm gonna be off to cancun
and then the next day take a bus to somewhere else so i'm very very excited as always thank you guys
so much for tuning in and please comment down below if you have been to mexico city
if you have any suggestions of things to see and do and as always i'm sending you guys so much love
hope you're having a fantastic day and keep being your own kind of beautiful bye guys
you