{"id":6074,"date":"2026-01-26T23:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:40:56","slug":"exploring-more-of-cdmx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/26\/exploring-more-of-cdmx\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring more of CDMX!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been busy! Each day we walk five miles or more exploring neighborhoods, checking out restaurants, and visiting sights. We still have a week to go with activities penciled in for most days. One nice feature of Mexico City is the many lovely parks with meandering pathways and places to sit and relax. Plaza Uruguay is very nearby\u2026we spent part of Sunday morning there people watching. This evening the park was brightly lit and a group people were taking a fitness class.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6075\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6075 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4698-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaza Uruguay &#8211; Polanco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are enjoying the delicious food possibilities from pastries to tacos, seafood, and even burgers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6076\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6076 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4726-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tacos!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6077\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6077 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tacos and Sauces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A wildly popular event here is Lucha Libre\u2026a theatrical and acrobatic style of wrestling. We bought tickets in advance for a Sunday match and took an Uber to Arena Mexico. \u00a0The traditions and rules are more complicated than we could comprehend at our first match but we had great fun. The arena was packed and the roar of the crowd was ear-splitting (we took ear plugs.) Competitors were dressed in brightly colored costumes and the (staged) fights were quite athletic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6078\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6078 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4703-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexico Arena Pre-Match<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6079\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6079 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4708-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Competitors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6081\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6081 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4718-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucha Libredors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s a wild and crazy scene but well-organized for the large crowds. We were happy we went!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6082\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6082 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lily\u2019s?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We did a lot of wandering today in the Roma and Condesa neighborhoods with more parks, restaurants, and shops. \u00a0Looking for places we might like to stay for a future visit. We are weary but happy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been busy! Each day we walk five miles or more exploring neighborhoods, checking out restaurants, and visiting sights. We still have a week to go with activities penciled in for most days. One nice feature of Mexico City is the many lovely parks with meandering pathways and places to sit and relax. Plaza Uruguay &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/26\/exploring-more-of-cdmx\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Exploring more of CDMX!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mexico-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6074"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6086,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074\/revisions\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}