Acapulco

This weekend was about sunshine, palm trees, pools and rest, rest, rest. (Mainly for my husband, `cos I don`t really get tired in the weekdays) :)

Yes, we went to Acapulco for a long weekend. Since the city (although it is lovely) is said to have become dangerous, we just hung around the hotel all weekend.

But let me start in the beginning, because the trip itself was just as interesting for me, as the stay in Acapulco. It takes about 4 hours (and 453 pesos) from Mexico City to Acapulco (cc. 380kms). After getting out of the incredible web of roads in the City and its agglomerations, first we had to climb a mountain - unfortunately don`t know the height, but given that Mexico City is on 2200ms (with 28 C) and the temperature on top of that mountain was 18 C, I guess we have climbed a bit... :)

After that mountain the road goes mainly on deserted land: the landscape is beautiful to see just mountains, hills, forests everywhere you look.

We could see some towns as well. All looked very strange, and after a while it hit me: it is because there can`t be seen asphalt roads within the town, and also there are no windows on the houses. So, it looks like a ghosttown or a slam. We could also see a lot of people cultivating their lands with horses and bulls. It was interesting to see the huge difference between the capital and these isolated little towns. The highway seemed to be the only infrastructure there, since it was not rare to see people walking, biking or cows, donkeys going home on the edge of the highway.

Of course, we saw the inevitable cactus and palm trees as well. :) I could again see what I have learned in school: plants are shorter in higher altitudes (the usually tall palm trees were not higher than a usual tree in the mountains).

As for Acapulco, it was much more humid than Mexico City. For a moment, I felt like in Japan again. :) 

We stayed in Fairmont Hotel, a very elegant and beautiful place. It was an all-inclusive hotel with a cute, homey room, 2 nice pools and a very very good and friendly service staff. 

Although the hotel had a beautiful beach, the sea unfortunately was too rough for swimming, it was rather for surfing. 

Another pity that we couldn`t see the famous Acapulco sunset, because of the hotel`s location. Another attraction in Acapulco is the cliffdiving. Unfortunately we didn`t have time to go, but I think seeing how people jump off the 50-60m high cliffs into the emerald ocean, is really something worth to see!!! Next time it`ll be a must!

Till next time, enjoy the pics from Acapulco! :)

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