This is a blog series about our travels to Mexico City earlier this month. To avoid a long post, we’ve decided to break this trip down to several series consist of the following.  

• Overall cost of the trip (Part 2)
• Eating in Mexico City and surrounding areas (Part 3)
• Sights (Part 4)
• Riding the metro (Part 5)
• Traveler’s Diarrhea (Part 6)

The Quick and Dirty:
Location – Mexico City, Teotihucan and Puebla 
Travel Duration: 8 days
Visa needed for US Citizens?: No
Vaccination needed for Americans: Routine vaccination and antibiotics 
Spanish necessary for traveling: for most places outside the capital, yes. 
Type of trip: sight seeing, city/urban trekking and museums 
Top reasons for visiting Mexico now: friendly locals; convenient public transportation in Mexico City; CHEAP and delicious food.