Mexico Recap – Mexico City
We apologize for posting our trip to Mexico late, but we had a spotty internet connection the entire time.
We touched down from an uneventful flight into Mexico City right around noon time on Saturday the 20th and proceeded towards immigration to get out passports stamped. Our traveling partner went first and got through with no issues, but when we approached the counter we discovered that we needed to fill out the bottom section of the form. This section has wording that makes it look as if its for business travelers only, but don’t be fooled! They sent us over to an empty counter to fill out that part of the form and thankfully told us to come back up as soon as we finished (the line was quite long at this point).
We filled out the bottom section and went back up towards the counter, but the woman who sent us to fill it out was on her way out the door escorting a man to a different area. No what do we do! We don’t want to get back in line, and we didn’t want to make a scene so we patiently waited. After about 10 minutes, another immigration official took pity on us and called us over to her desk where she stamped us in.
Our traveling companion was able to collect all of our bags in the interim and was waiting for us when we walked through the doors. We had but one further obstacle before we were home free and in the country … the infamous button. For anyone who has never traveled to Mexico before, the airport (at least in Mexico City) has a button that you must push which causes a light to flash either red or green. If you get the green light you may leave, red and they search your bags. I got the green light and Amy got the red light so she had to have her bag searched. This was lucky as I had the cart with all of the other luggage which would have taken quite a bit of time for them to go through.
Our traveling companion had brought a ton of luggage that was primarily stuff for her boyfriend who lives in Puebla who would be giving us the tour of both Puebla and Oaxaca. In order to accomadate the four of us and all of this luggage, our traveling companions decided to rent a big SUV from a company called Sixty. We stood outside their office for over an hour (no exaggeration) as they tried to locate a suitable vehicle for us an negotiate a price. We had further issues with this company later on in the trip (more on that later) so I cannot recommend them to anyone traveling into Mexico City.
Once we had the car in hand, we headed out towards Puebla with our Mexican friend at the wheel. The ride through the mountains was beautiful but our first glimpses of the staggering poverty around Mexico City was an eye opener.
More to follow ….
Tags: Mexico, Puebla
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