What's up Members of the Barrio ?
It's Jon, coming to you from Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
And this is one of the most beautiful colonial cities in all of Mexico
And today we're going to be walking around
Showing you some of the most important sites
And giving you our impressions of this place
After having been to so many different cities in Mexico
Look at this
It's really colorful
You can see yellow
Green, blue
Everything
And it's really really magic
And i'm pretty sure you're gonna love it too
Alright guys the first thing we're going to do today
Is try some Oaxacan coffee
I've had a little bit so far
But this is one of the things that Oaxaca is most well known for
Americano, 25 pesos
Definitley lives up to the reputation
Second cup of coffee I've had so far
In Oaxaca
Very, very good
As Adriana mentioned during the intro
I think the most distinctive thing about Oaxaca
Are the colors
The really colorful, colonial buildings
Now, if you ask me
It reminds me a lot of Merida
And maybe Guanajuato
What cities does it remind you of in Mexico?
I think Merida
It's a lot like Merida
Flat and the buildings are not so high
Their are really short buildings
And really colorful
So yeah it's more like Merida
For me
We spent 2 months living in Merida
Beautiful city
Now we're going to take you probably to the most famous building in all of Oaxaca City
We're in front of Templo Santo Domingo
This is one of the most popular meeting spots in the city
There's a nice square here right behind me at night
There's music. There's different performances
Couple of different things that you could do here
You can go inside the church
I don't really feel comfortable filming inside there
I don't want to bother anybody
So we're not going to film inside
You should check it out
There's also a botanical garden behind the church here
You need to take a 2 hour guided tour
We don't have two hours today to do it
So if you're into that sort of thing
Check it out
But there is a museum.. Museo de las Culturas
I believe it's called
That we're going to go inside
I've heard it's one of the best museums in the entire city
Admission was about 4 US Dollars
And I can tell after being here only a couple of minutes
Completely worth the price
Also had to pay 45 pesos to film
I mean, I want to show you guys the inside a little bit
Thank you Patreons
When I was in Primary school
And I was learning history from Mexico
My favorite part was when they talked about the indigineous.. and the past of Oaxaca
I don't know why
I love this culture and everything
It was my favorite one
Adriana's telling me this could be one of the most instagrammable museums in Mexico.
That she's ever been to
It's beautiful
Ever heard of a Oaxacan Wedding Parade?
When the couple comes out of the church
They start playing
And put the dolls up
And they have the party going until the house
Of the couple
Where the party is actually going to start
So I think it's actually something really cool.
And I don't think you're gonna see it
Because the wedding just started
And we gotta go
Because I love you guys. We filmed the procession later.
Look at the Bride and Groom !
Every wedding needs one of these !
We're on Calle Alcala
With the accent mark
This is a pedesterian only street
Pretty much leads right to the Zocalo
A lot of. I'm about to get hit by a car
A lot of shops around
A lot of vendors here
And obviously you see all the beautiful buildings
I love the colonial style here
And all the colorful, brightness
It's a city that really makes you feel alive
This christmas tree is decorated
With a lot of pinatas
And some toys too
It looks really cool
How do you compare it to the one at Rockfeller Center?
No offense to the rockefeller center
But this seems more creative
Hahaha
Look at all these pinatas
She's right..
We've made it to the Zocalo
This is one of the most popular gathering spots
In Oaxaca City
You've got a big church
You have the gazebo over there
A lot of families as well meeting up
Which is what I love most about Mexico I would say
Is the real family culture on a weekend
Everyone coming together
Spending time, sitting goin to restaurants
So much going on around here
We are going to walk through and we are going to go to the one of the best free attractions
In all of Oaxaca
Trust me
We have dinosaurs in Mexico
Didn't you know that?
We've walked into Centro Cultural San Pablo
As I said
This place completely free
Used to be a convent
Now it's an art space
And you can walk around take some really cool photo opportunities
Let's just go roam the hallways here shall we?
You know when I mentioned I was going to Oaxaca to a lot of people
The first thing that came up
Was food food food
And the number one food that I kept hearing from people
Is Tlayuda
Now I've had it before in Mexico
I've had it before in the U.S
But I've never had it in Oaxaca
We're going to try the most famous Oaxacan dish
Right now for lunch
We're at at a spot called Azucena Zapoteca
I got this recommended to me by the hotel
What I like about it is.. it serves traditional Mexican Food from Oaxaca
And.. it's inside of an art gallery
If you get bored at your table
You can just walk around and browse different art stuff
Very cool combination that i'm digging a lot
It's a tortilla with beans
Cheese, and meat
I don't know, if they put some other stuff. I'm not an expert. You can tell us in the comments
And some people call it Mexican Pizza
And i can tell why
Mmm it's so good
I can't believe it's been almost 30 years of my life without eating it
First time trying Tlayuda in Oaxaca
Mmm
I wouldn't say it's like Pizza
I would say more.. it's like a hard shell tortilla
With a lot of good stuff inside
Love the combo though.. of the pork
And the beans
It's very good
That was a very solid meal
Of Tlayuda
For our next stop.. well I've got a little suprise
We're going to go a very cool part of the city
That I don't think a lot of tourists know about
We need to find a cab
We're in Barrio Xochimilco
This is the oldest neighborhood in the city
And I think that it's going to have a lot of surprises for us
Apparently it just looks like a very small village
Let's go explore
First of all there's nobody here
It's just completley deserted
It's amazing.. we've got street art on this side right here
And then you look at the other side
And you just have this same beautiful colonial architecture that you see
All over Oaxaca
And we're about a 20 minute walk or so from the center
So let's keep checking this out
We've covered the most famous food in Oaxaca
We've covered the coffee
But we've yet to cover one of the most important details liquor
We're going to try some some Mezcal
Get ready for this guys
In my quest to help you guys travel smarter
I'm always looking for new websites and things to provide you unique experiences
And i've just been such a fan of Airbnb Experiences
They're not sponsoring this video
In fact, I'm about to pay for this mezcal tasting
But it just sold me so well
Having the ability to taste the mezcal with a local
And eat some mole at the same time
So we're paying for this out of or pocket
Special thanks to my Patreons
For supporting us
And helping us do things like this
Now let's get inside
Trying to do these tastings
We can understand that there are actually differences
In the plants
Okay
And .. not only in the aromas
That we're going to get to see and the flavors
But also, in how they pair with the moles.
It smells like wild flowers
Wow
A lot of flavor
I like it
Yeah at the end
You feel it
Alright we're gonna taste the mole
And then we're just going ot leave it here
And i'm going to down it with the mezcal
That was what we were instructed to do
Whoa
Flavor explosion
It's very interesting
This is a lot more fun than wine tasting
Seriously this is such a fun city.. good food
Good drink
Good people
What else could you ask for
Leave a comment down below
If missed something
To do in Oaxaca i'm curious
What should people do
When they come here
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Thank you so much for watching
As always
Until next time.