Question about Cuernavaca

[tomScism]

Hi. My Name is Tom Scism. I'm new to this site, but my daughter is a frequent visitor to Playa del Carmen. A friend and I - retired more than a decade - are wondering if a local has any info about Cuernavaca, which is where we'd like to start, then work our way to Playa.

[tomScism]

We were thinking of staying in Cuernavaca for a couple weeks, maybe as long as a month, then fly to Playa, unless we find a more interesting way across the countryside. And by the way, to show our ignorance of Mexico, we did not know there were spas at Cuernavaca.
Do you have any rental agencies or realtors that you could suggest for us to contact?
Thanks very much for your response.
Tom Scism

[james]

Cuernavaca is known as the city of the eternal "spring" for it's weather There are many language schools and if you plan to study, that's a good place to spend a month. Otherwise... I'm not sure what you would do for so long.

I spent most of my time in Cuernavaca inside the Pepsi plant trying to fix a complex blending machine.

[tomScism]

I had been led to believe that there was a sizable American colony living virtually full time in Cuernavaca. I went thru a # of sites using google, but can't find out what the attraction is besides antiquities and weather.
Thanks for the info.
Tom Scism

[james]

Originally Posted by tomScism

I had been led to believe that there was a sizable American colony living virtually full time in Cuernavaca. I went thru a # of sites using google, but can't find out what the attraction is besides antiquities and weather.
Thanks for the info.
Tom Scism

there's a sizable American colony living in Detroit, too, but I'm not sure I'd want to spend a month there.

All kidding aside, I think a tourist and a resident have different expectations for what a month of time needs to provide to remain a good idea to be around.

[tomScism]

My experience overseas was that doing a quicky tourist thing was too superficial. So I planned long stays where ever I went, actually 8 weeks was the shortest stay. I'd stay in a local inn a few days, find a short term lease on an apt, and settle in, visit among the locals, see the sights, etc. I did that all over Europe, then Japan, Korea.
What we want to do now is try to repeat the experience in Mexico, winding up in Playa where my daughter will come visit at the drop of a hat.

[james]

You are close enough to Mexico City for a day visit (just take an early bus into town and a later one back or stay the night, no one should miss the Templo Mayor and the other attractions of the Zocalo, the Museum of Anthropology, Teotihuacan or a tequila and electric shockers in Garibaldi), there are lots of things to see in the area. From the cool spring Las Estacas (very authentic Mexican experience), Lake Tequesquitengo (though I went with a girlfriend... might not be so exciting without one , got some great photos of cows crossing the road), the ruins of Tula, Tepoztlán, .... now I'm starting to regret saying what I did at first. Yeah, as long as you do move about the area, you'll find lots to do. I guess I just wouldn't want to hang out in a town for a month.

[NiceTom]

electric shockers in Garibaldi?

[NiceTom]

Now that the storm has passed-electric shockers in Garibaldi?

[JAH]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, Garibali - so many memories

[james]

You'll be in some cantina drinking tequila with friends, eating botanas, and a guy is walking around with a box the size of a shoe-shine kit, and it's got some chrome handles attached to wires. You pay him to shock you and your friends. Everyone holds hands, that sort of stuff.