Mexico 2022 day 12 Thurs Oaxaca to CDMX

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 Day 12 Thursday

Checked out of our lovely Oaxaca hotel and got a taxi to the airport to fly back to CDMX.  I was a bit worried about this flight, having heard so many bad things about Viva Aerobus, but we had no problems at all.  The only uncomfortable part was a very crowded departures area at the airport and some ill mannered tourists who decided that queues didn’t apply to them.

At CDMX airport, we got a taxi straight away no problem (another thing I was worried about after seeing reports of long queues on Trip Advisor).  A friendly guy who was very apologetic about all the traffic and road closures, however its CDMX, what did we expect!  We got to our hotel on Republica de Uruguay sooner than expected.  We were staying at the City Centro Ciudad de Mexico, and it was absolutely beautiful.  A gothic exterior with a stylised modern gothic interior, complete with an old fashioned lift.  Staff were top notch too and we were taken to our room to show how everything worked. First stop had to be to check out the rooftop pool and bar.  Unfortunately the pool was way too small to swim in but fun to pose for some pics with the striking view of the Torre Latino-americana in the background.

We had decided to splash out for our first night and booked a table at the terrace restaurant at the Grand Hotel Ciudad de Mexico (aka the one in the Bond film!).  Stupid me didn’t consider that we wouldn’t see the beautiful stained glass ceiling at night, doh!  However the view of the zocalo from the balcony more than made up for it.  A bit disappointed to see the cathedral all covered in scaffolding, however at night it took on a wonderfully ghostly air.

The food was good, but not as great as one would expect for the price – we were paying for the view.  I had a delicious tortilla soup to start, followed by the squid ink seafood pasta (OK but a little tough) and a baked Alaska that was set alight at the table for dessert.  A tad disappointed to have missed the margarita menu for drinks, but we were hurried into ordering drinks before I’d even downloaded the menu – please restaurants, bring back real menus, doing it on the phone is so faffy!

After our meal, we walked back to the hotel, which was a little eerie now the streets were dark and empty. Not sure I’d made the right choice to stay in the centro, but it would be convenient for the day and I absolutely loved our hotel.

Photos from the day https://vampyresheep.smugmug.com/Holidays/2022-Mexico/11-03-Thurs-from-Oaxaca-to-CDMX-Zocalo