Our second day in CDMX (Ciudad de Mexico = Mexico City) was mostly spent in museums. Museo Nacional de Antropologia After breakfast, we took an Uber to the Archeology Museum. Boasting to be the most visited museum in all of Mexico, this was a world-class collection of artifacts comparable to the Met in New York.
CDMX 2022 (2/8) – Day of Teotihuacan Pyramids
Despite the late arrival and the detour for tacos, Phil and I dragged ourselves up after less than 4 hours of sleep. Blame the weather man. Here’s why: weather forecasts had consistently indicated that thunderstorms would soak CDMX (Ciudad de Mexico = Mexico City) for roughly 12 hours on each day of our trip. That
CDMX 2022 (1/8) – Day of Landing in Taco Heaven
Sipping on my iced espresso with soy milk in SFO’s Delta SkyClub, I was beginning my third vacation of 2022. This trip was a bit different. I was taking a few days off by myself to hang out with Phil in a guys-only adventure in Mexico City. Hong had come up with this idea for
Las Vegas 2022 (5/5) – Shows
We are not the kind of parents who appreciate juvenile shows like PJ Masks or Micky Mouse Clubhouse, so when it comes to consuming entertainment media with our children, the enjoyment had rarely been level between us and them. Now that our girls were older, though, the term “family friendly” no longer had to imply
Las Vegas 2022 (4/5) – Food
As a city primarily known for its entertainment and hospitality industries, Las Vegas had plenty of food options – from every American restaurant chain I could name, to all the celebrity chefs each having 13 restaurants here, to reportedly some of the best Chinese food in North America. While many of them turned out to
Las Vegas 2022 (3/5) – Hotels
Hong and I weren’t the biggest fans of the Sin City. We hadn’t been eager to return after our last visit 15 years ago. How we ended up here for spring break came down to three Hilton free night certificates and a process of elimination. One of this pandemic’s fallout was us having a lot
Las Vegas 2022 (2/5) – Framily
People usually associate Las Vegas with shows, parties, gambling, etc.. Somehow, though, we managed to turn this spring break into a big reunion with friends and family. Hong’s Parents First to sign up to this idea was Hong’s parents. They lived all the way in New Jersey but were fond of Vegas. Also, similar to
Las Vegas 2022 (1/5) – Our First Post-Pandemic Vacation
Note: I didn’t write about this vacation earlier because immediate after we came home, I was squeezed between work and preparing for our upcoming Andalucia trip. Looking back at it, though, I still wanted to memorialize what a milestone this spring break was. For spring break this year, we went to Las Vegas. We spent
Andalucia 2022 (9/9) – Uncategorized Thoughts
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Trains Spain had the second-longest high speed rail network in the world, which allowed us to hop from city
Andalucia 2022 (8/9) – Stuff We Drank
Introduction Sevilla: Cool Before Dorne Was Cool Ceuta & Algeciras: Day Trip to Africa Cordoba: Capital of a Caliphate Granada: Memories of a K-Drama Malaga: Bonus Content Day Stuff We Ate Stuff We Drank Uncategorized Thoughts Like in a few other European countries we had been to, iced drinks didn’t really exist in Spain. While