playa may 2012! newbies and extended family!

[aineetiny]

ok, as most of you already know I am from Mexico...so my main language is SPANISH, so don´t judge me about my spelling. I will make my trip report as understandable as I can. So excited to share our wonderful trip with you guys. so here it goes:

TOTAL IN GROUP: 9 YOUNG ADULTS (HUBBY, HIS DAUGHTER, 4 OF MY HIGHSCHOOL GIRLFRIENDS, AND A MY HUBBY´S DAUGHTER FRIEND) AND MY 12 YEAR OLD GOING ON 20 BABY BOY.

FIRST PART OF THE TRIP WE WERE 9, THE REST OF THE TRIP ONLY US FOUR (FAMILY). THE OTHER 5 HAD TO RETURN TO REALITY ONLY VISITED FOR 5 DAYS....BUT THEY WERE HOOKED ON PLAYA RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

HALF STAYED AT ONE PLAYA DEL CARMEN (PAID WITH CARD POINTS)
WE STAYED AT HOTEL RIVIERA CARIBE MAYA.

TIJUANA AIRPORT

WAITING FOR OUR 6:40 AM FLIGHT (RIGHT ON TIME)

UNA SERVIDORA....(ME)...HUBBY NAPPING

MY FRIENDS BEING SILLY....THE PLANE WAS SOOO UNCOMFORTABLE!
YA QUIEROOO LLEGARRRR!

LLEGANDO CUN AIRPORT

HUBBY AND HIS DAUGHTER (THIS WAS A MILESTONE FOR US), HE HAD NEVER BEEN ON A VACATION WITH HER, NOR WITH HIS TWO KIDS TOGETHER!!!!!!! SO THIS IS A BIG DEAL YOU GUYS!

WE LEFT TIJUANA AT 6:40 AM, LANDED CUN 3:10 PM...(THERE IS A 2 HOUR TIME DIFERENCE)..BOOKED QTS QUALITY TRANSFERS 70 DLLS FOR THE 9 OF US, GREAT DEAL, (WHEN WE WERE 3 OR 4 WE TOOK THE ADO, BUT THIS WAS FASTER AND CHEAPER SINCE WE WERE 9), TO THE FRONT DOOR OF BOTH HOTELS...LOVED THE SERVICE.....SO THE FIRST THING WE DID AS SOON AS WE CHECKED IN WAS HEAD FOR THE PIZZA!!! HERE HUBBY AND HIS TWO BABYS

FIRST PIC OF LA 5TA




THEN WE RE-GROUPED AND HEADED TO LA SIRENA MAR Y BARRIO, WE WANTED SOMETHING FRESH (MARISCOS)...IMPORTED FROM MY HOME TOWN OF ENSENADA!

WE HAD A LOT OF STUFF, THIS WAS MINE: TUNA TOSTADAS (BETTER LAST YEAR), AND THE TUNA ADOBADA TACOS YUMMY!!

THE TO THE BEACH...THIS PIC IS PRICELESS, MY FRIENDS FIRST TIME IN PLAYA....UNDERSTANDING WHY WE LOVE PLAYA SO MUCH.

THEN DESERT ...MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE IN PLAYA!!!!!! WENT THERE 5 TIMES (MORE ON THAT LATER) CHEZ CELINE....5TH AND 34TH STREET

MY FRIEND...SOOO MANY CHOICEEEES!!!

THEN OF TO SHOW THEM THE BEAUTY OF LA 5TA....WE HAD TO TAKE THIS PIC....


TO BE CONTINUED.......HOPE YOU ENJOY MY TRIP REPORT!

[T-Daddy]

Koool! Can't wait for more.

[aineetiny]

1ST NIGHT...WALK ON 5TA...MANY NEW PLACES....OK...THIS IS A NEW STORE...*LLENA ERES DE GRACIA* 5TH AND 16TH ST. LOVED THE DECOR

ALDEA CORAZON ...NEW FOR ME TOO..DIDN´T TRY IT..MAYBE NEXT YEAR

OK...SATURDAY APRIL 28:
WOKE UP EARLY....COULD NOT WAIT TO GET SOME SUN
HAD BREAKFAST AT EL FRESCO (10TH AVE BETWEEN 28 AND 30). RIGHT AT OUR HOTEL. BASIC CONTINENTAL...WE ORDERED FROM THE MENU...OMELET FOR ME...GOOD BUT NOT GREAT.




THEN OFF TO THE BEACH....KOOL BEACH CLUB



ORDERED THE SEARED TUNA SALAD...THEY NEED TO PUT A LITTLE MORE OF TUNA IN THE SALAD...IT WAS VERY LITTLE COMPARED TO OTHER TIMES...THE SHRIMP CEVICHE YUMMY AND PLENTYFUL AL ALWAYS


AFTER A DAY AT THE BEACH....EXACTLY AL 4:30 PM WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE, IT STARTED POURING!! FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES..ONLY RAIN WE SAW ON OUR ENTIRE STAY...THE WEATHER.COM HAD PREDICTED SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR THE LENGTH OF OUR STAY...WRONG...HOT HOT HOT ANS SUNNY 99% OF THE TIME WHILE WE WERE THERE.
THEN A QUICK SNACK AT BRO-CHETAS




THIS IS THE POOL AT THE RIVIERA CARIBE MAYA...

LATER THAT AFTERNOON WE WENT TO BE PLAYA TO TAKE SOME AMAZING PICS





LOVE THE FLOOR AT LLENA ERES DE GRACIA...WANT IT FOR MY BATHROOM!

CALLE CORAZON ANUAL PICTURE

THEN....MY FRIEND FOUND HER LONG LOST MUSICAL FAMILY!....LOL. TOO FUNNY
SKINNY BIKINI POTATOES

DINER AT SHUSHITLAN...GREAT PRICES...GOOD SUSHI...5TH BETWEEN 28TH AND 20TH STREET....NEXT COCO BONGO


WE BOUGHT TICKETS TO COCO BONGO ON SATURDAY MAY 28, FOR $500.00 PESOS EACH (THEY GAVE US THAT PRICE BECAUSE WE WERE NATIONALS..OR SO HE SAID). ONLY 5 OF US WENT TO COCO BONGO.
LINE WAS LONG, HOT AND CROWDED...I TOUGHT MY HUBBY (WHO DOES NOT LIKE BEING SQUISHED LIKE A SARDINE) WAS GOING TO TURN BACK AND GET OUTTA THERE...WE GOT INSIDE...SUPER CROWDED...IT WAS KIND OF DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE FIRST THING I DO WHEN I GO TO A CLUB IS LOOK FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT...DID NOT SEE A SINGLE ONE, AND THERE WERE WAY TO MUCH PEOPLE THERE....THIS IS MY 7TH TIME IN PLAYA....1ST TIME AT COCO BONGO....ANYWAY...WE MANAGE TO CLIMB TO THE TOP MEZZANINE, ON THE CORNER, AND GRABBED OUR SPOT. OUR WAITER WAS AWESOME!!!! WE GAVE HIM A $200 PESOS TIP UPFRONT....SERVICE ALL NIGHT LONG....SUPER FRIENDLY...HE NEVER KEPT US WAITING...DRINKS WERE SO SO....THE SHOW WAS AMAZING...IT WAS WORTH THE PUSHING AND SHOVING AT THE ENTRANCE...

HUBBY HAPPY CAMPER....LATER THAT NIGHT AT COCO BONGO



SHOTS



3:30 AM WE LEFT...HUBBY DAUGTHER AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS...WANTED TO AFTER PARTY....ME I WANTED TO GO TO SLEEP...SO WE ALL CALLED IT A NIGHT.
TO BE CONTINUED!...........

[Rissask]

Very nice pictures and report, thank you!

[policegirl]

Great report!! Hope theres more coming!!

[roni]

[rainee]

This pic cracked me up! Enjoying all of your fun!

[aineetiny]

WOKE UP..AND HEADED TO LA CUEVA DEL CHANGO!! FAVORITE BREAKFAST IN PLAYA.

RENTED A VAN (WICH I DROVE) AMERICAN RENTAL 5TH AND 28TH STREET. 1200 PESOS PER DAY. OFF TO COBA WE GO

ARRIVED SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY...MEXICAN NATIONALS WERE FREE!, SO WE DECIDED TO PAY FOR A 45 MINUTE TOUR GUIDE (WABI).


THEN RENTED BIKES FOR LA GRAN PIRAMIDE 2 KM RIDE....(IT WAS SUPER HOT THAT DAY), I COULDN´T EVEN REMEMBER HOW LONG IT WAS SINCE I RODE A BIKE. THATS MY FRIEND LA MONIS!

MADE IT TO THE TOP.

GOING DOWN DE **NALGAS** BUTT FIRST

HEADED BACK TOB PLAYA, BUT FIRST STOPPING AT TULUM BEACH. IT WAS SUNDAY AND THERE IS NO PARKING!...BUT WE FOUND A SPOT





WE WERE HUNGRY SO...OF TO PLAYA....AND KARMA BAGELS!!!

HAD DINNER AND CALLED IT A NIGHT...(WELL I CALLED IT A NIGHT...THE REST WENT OUT TO PARTAAY) I WAS SOOO TIRED IT WAS A LOOONG DAY.....

TO BE CONTINUED.......NEXT MONDAY DIA DEL NIÑO AT XCARET!

[aineetiny]

SINCE THE RENTAL HAD NOT EXPIRED YET...THE DRIVER FROM THE CAR RENTAL OFFERED US A RIDE TO XCARET....WOHOOO...
WE HAVE BEEN 4 TIMES TO XCARET, BUT THE NEWBIES HAD NOT, SO WE HAD TO DO XCARET.





EL PESCADO COQUETO....LONG LASHES...AND HE POSED FOR THE PICTURES

TURTLE DISPLAY



MAYAN CEMENTERY...MMMM BEER

HACIENDA AT XCARET LOVE THE FLOORS




NOW OF TO MEXICO ESPECTACULAR



SHOW ENDED, AND HEADED OF TO PLAYA....WE DECIDED ONE LAST TOAST...AT EL DESEO....BECAUSE HALF OF THE GROUP WAS LEAVING THE NEXT DAY.


I AM NOT A BIG DRINKER....BUT ME DRINK OF CHOICE IS MOJITO....BELEIVE IT OR NOT I GOT TIPSY WITH ONE MOJITOOOO! LOL

SO WE STAYED UNTIL DESEO CLOSED, AND CALLED IT A NIGHT.....

NEXT TUESDAY 1 DE MAYO! DIA DEL TRABAJO....TO BE CONTINUED

[aineetiny]

WOKE UP REALLY EARLY SO WE COULD HAVE BREAKFAST AT CHEZ CELINE...OMG OMG.....LOOOOVEEE IT....EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT, DELICIOUS.....THE COFFEE WAS T DIE FOR...NO WAIT TIME FOR US, WE GOT A TABLE FAST..SMOKED HAM AND CHEESE OMELETE....BAGUETTE IN THE BACKGROUND

THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS DELICIOUS BAGUETTE AND CROISSANT


FINISHED BREAKFAST...AND HEADED FOR MY FRIENDS LAST DIP IN THE OCEAN. WICH BY THE WAY IT WAS LIKE A SWIMMING POOL. SUPER CALM...NO WAVES...PERFECT ENDING TO A SHORT TRIP TO PLAYA..

NO ME QUIERO IR, NO ME QUIERO IR...ME REHUSOOO! (I DON´T WANT TO LEAVE...) ♪ ♫..THAT´S OUR GOODBYE SONG FOR PLAYA

AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR:
LATER THAT DAY....ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH AND OCEAN

HEADED TO THE HOTEL POOL

HOTEL RIVIERA CARIBE MAYA


GOT HUNGRY AND HEADED TO CANIBAL ROYAL. 2 X 1 BEER AND MICHELADAS ON TUESDAY









HEADED BACK TO HOTEL..TAKE A SHOWER...AND GO WALK ON LA 5TA..
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOG...SAW HIM EVERYDAY...LOVE THIS CUTTIE

RAVIOLLIS FROM SCRATCH

LOVE THESE ECO FRIENDLY BAGS

OK....?

LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO...BEST MOJITOS EVER!!! TRIED THE MANGO MOJITO!!!


LEFT MY MARK


HAD ONE MORE...AND WE CALLED IT A NIGHT....TO BE CONTINUED..THANKS FOR READING.....

[Ranger]

Fantastic Trip Report, Thank You............

[LucyE]

Enjoying your trip report and your pictures. Glad that your friends loved Playa! We still cannot get any of our friends to go to Playa with us.

[aineetiny]

WENT FOR BREAKFAST AROUND THE CORNER ON 32 STREET...AY MAMACHITA! GOOD PRICES....GOOD BREAKFAST




HUEVOS A LA MEXICANA

HUEVOS DIVORCIADOS

HUEVOS CON CHORIZO

FINISHED BREAKFAST AND HEAD TO THE BEACH...THIS TIME WE USED OUR 50% OFF VOUCHERS FOR 4 LOUNGERS AND 2 UMBRELLAS ...WE ONLY PAID $90 PESOS....
WHILE WALKING DOWN TO MAMITAS....MY SON HAD TO DO HIS...I´M SEXY AND I KNOW IT MOVES...LOL

CHILAXIN...CHLLING AND RELAXING

WE SPENT THE AFRERNOON HERE, THEN OFF WE GO TO LAS HELODIAS FOR SOME LITRO MICHELADAS...AND VIRGIN PINA COLADA FOR MY BOY.



THEN BACK DOWN TO MAMITAS....AND NORTH TO 38TH STREET VIA BEACH....NEXT LA PIOLA...

PIOLA...MMMMMMMM LOVEEED THE PIZZA LOVED SALAD...LOVED PIOLA





THEN SOUTH BACK TO OUR HOTEL...PASSING BY LA BODEGUITA DEL MEDIO..FOR A REFRESHING MOJITO TO GO


LOUNGED AT THE POOL FOR A WHILE....SHOWERED AND OF TO LA 5TA...
THIS PIC IS A MUST....EVERYTIME


WHILE HEADING BACK TO THE HOTEL...WE STOPED AT KITXEN....GREAT BAND PLAYING...SINCE MY SON IS A BASSIST OR BASS PLAYER...HE WAS IN AWW

THAT WAS ALL FOT MAY 2ND.....TO BE CONTINUED....

[aineetiny]

CAN´T REMMEMBER WHERE WE HAD BREAKFAST
BUT DOWN TO THE BEACH WE WENT
MAMITAS AGAIN...$90 PESOS FOR THE 4 OF US.


PARADISE

HE MADE A FRIEND

LATER THAT EVENING WE WENT FOR GUERRERAS NIGHT....FIRST LA AZOTEA...FREE MARTINIS FOR US GALS

APPLETINI...SIMPLY DELICIOUS

MY HUBBY IS A DJ....SO I HAD TO TAKE THIS PIC

THEN TO LA SANTANERA..FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTE...OPEN BAR FOR THE LADIES...

LOVE THIS PIC OF MY STEP DAUGHTER


I CALLED IT A NIGHT....HUBBY AND DAUGHTER LEFT ME AT THE HOTEL..AND CONTINUED TO PARTAY....MORE TO COME.....

[caramba]

Loving your report.... great pics, too!