Travelog for: Sansibar

This is me still at home.
Just showing you around my town a little.



See me already anxious to travel to London, Tokyo or just anywhere?

Hey guys!
This is my last day at home.
Tomorrow I'll be on my way to Mexico to meet heynizajude
I am very much looking forward to see her and stay with her for a little.
This is so exciting.

It is strangely warm for this time of the year. You can see all the beautiful autumn leaves.
I was hoping to see the first snow before I leave, but maybe somewhere else.

By the by: I am still looking for someone to spend Christmas with (it is one of my life missions). Maybe you can help?

Hey mom!
I'm finally safe & out of the envelope in Mexico!!!
Niza my host was a bit worried when you sent your message this morning but when she got home I was already here!
Along with me another tv also from Germany arrived, his name is Lou and already here there is also Barry and Schnappi they've told us about their days in Mexico so far and we are so excited to start exploring!


Here's a pic of the Deutsche Bande trying to learn a bit of spanish with Niza's dictionary


Well I can't wait to see a lot of amazing places over here!

Hey there! (:
How's everything back home in Bremen doing?
Today we got to go out in the city for the first time and it was exciting! even tough my host felt a bit bad and it was a short walk

First we went to the post office


The inside was amazing!


We sent some Frida Kahlo's postcards


Some nice french building we passed by


We also walked by the latin american tower


There were this sculptures outside


We ate some cookies


And we passed by some places Barry and Schnappi had already visited

The MUNAL (national museum of art)


The monuments to aztec emperors, Nezahualcoyotl, Izcoatl and Totoquihuatzin




Palacio de Bellas Artes (the palace of the beautiful arts)


El hemiciclo a Juárez (a monument to an important former mexican president)


I'm liking Mexico city a lot! Can't wait for the adventures to come!
Love you mum
Sansibar

Hey hey! (:
Today we went over to Niza's grandma's house for a nice sunday breakfast (:
We got to meet her nephews & niece who absolutely loved us!

Santiago


Ali


and Nathan


he liked us so much he took us on a ride on his bike!


and he wanted to snap some pics of us




We found a pear tree however in the last few weeks all the pears already fell off, except for one you can see on the back! (:


And we played a while in the leaves



It was a fun sunday! (:
xoxo
Sansibar

Hey mum! (:
Today we went around the city again and this were the adventures of the day:

Me at alameda central, one of the very important streets of the city, you can see the melia hotel on the left, the national lottery building on the right, the fountain and the monument to the mexican revolution on the back


We passed by the fountain of abundance that is outside of the national lottery building


Since 20 of november is the anniversary of mexican revolution and this sunday it was extra special because it was the 100 anniversary of the ending of it we went to the monument to the mexican revolution!

We were supposed to go up but when we got there Niza realized she forgot her student card so we couldn't go up ): however she promissed friday we will!

Here's the street towards the square of the republic (where the monument is) you can see the mexican flags and palm trees! (:


This is the sculpture of "el caballito" or the little horse which is modern, the side view is better but since they're doing work on the street we couldn't stand there to take pictures


When we arrived home we found another fellow german tv! her name is Entchen


Send you a hug!
Sansibar

Hi mummy!

Yesterday as Niza promised we went to the monument to the mexican revolution again...


And we got to go up! it was incredibly exciting because we could see how big the city really is!

The entrance


Right under the elevator that took us up and has a height of 52 meters!


Going up on the elevator!!!


When we reached the very top


One of the amazing views of the city


Another a level lower


Group picture!


We also took a look on this telescope


It was real fun! and the views were completely amazing!
Sansibar

Hi mom (:
Niza apologizes for not making any updates, but this days have been a little bit crazy, anyways on wednesday last week we got to go to Mexico city's museum night!
It was pretty fun!

We started at the MUNAL (national museum of art)


With one of the photos there


This was part of the promo for the 1986 worldcup in Mexico!


The beautiful staircase


The inside patio of the MUNAL!


There was a Picasso expo!


We also went to "El estanquillo" museum, the ceiling was beautiful!


With this cartoon figurines of former mexican presidents


Sorry about the photo quality but we were not allowed to use flash ): and also we didn't took a lot of photos because we had to get moving fast!

This week also we cooked pasta!!!
Here's us with the empty ingredients, we should take the photo when everything was still there but we forgot


Cooking the pasta


And the sauce...


Ready for the feast!
Barry & Schnappi already had cloths to cover them from getting dirty so Niza made me, Lou & Entchen napkin bibs! (:


And we did a little toast with this delicious fruit wine, don't worry I just had a little bit


Well that's all for now, hope you had a nice weekend mom! (:
xoxo
Sansibar

Hey mom!
Niza says she's very sorry of not updating but things are a bit crazy this days around here, unfortunately we found out we will not be able to go to the beach for the holidays ): but Niza says we'll do some fun stuff and sight seeing!
Anyways...last Saturday we went to her cousins wedding, it was so much fun!!

The ceremony was held on a franciscan convent of the XVI century!


On the inside patio of the convent


Along the others on the fountain


The main cross


The convent also has a mini museum with pieces from the ancient cultures that lived here before the spanish conquer!

There were shrunken heads :S


Some necklaces & carved stones


With Schnappi and some pots & vases


With some stone figures


And then came the party, there were lots of dance & fun and we got to eat lots of sweets! including some bride & groom cupcakes!


It was very fun!
Lots of love, Sansibar

Hi mum!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


Yesterday we went to do some x-mas shopping...a bit crazy :/ but we got to see the tree at the Zócalo (Mexico city's main square) and some decorations




I'll show you some pics of the gifts & the dinner tomorrow, have a great evening! Love you lots
Sansibar

Hey Mom!
We snapped some post-christmas pics, they are not a lot since this days have been mostly lazy-ness but Niza says she has a big surprise for us tomorrow! I can't wait!!!

Here we are before X-mas with the gifts, Niza got also postcards & packages, we were thinking if inside one of those there was a new tv...


And yes there was someone new! Edi der Bär he comes from Switzerland and he's a class mascot!


Also this days we learned how to play this game called "mexican train" it's so much fun!!


This family sure loves to play and there were some big money bets!


Well that's all for now, I can't wait for tomorrow!!!
Love,
Sansibar

Hey mum!
So far we've known Mexico as it is today but this days we've get to know a little bit of prehispanic Mexico and it has been awesome!
To start, on wednesday we took a little roadtrip to the ancient city of Teotihuacan, you can read a little bit more here if you are interested

Remember Niza said she had a surprise for us? well it was the roadtrip!


We saw the pyramid of the sun


And got to go all the way to the top!!! here's a view from when we were going up


Then we went for the pyramid of the moon


And got to climb it too! here's a view to the avenue of the death and the pyramid of the sun


The mural of the puma


And in one of the sculptures to god Quetzalcóatl


It was so much fun!!! more pictures to come of what we've done in this few days, also have a happy new year mummy! I'm excited about my adventures to come for 2012!
Love you!
Sansibar

Hey mum!
Well I've been travelling to Australia since saturday last week, hopefully I'll get there soon & safe!
Meanwhile this are my last pics from Mexico

We went to the national anthropology museum


They had lost of neat stuff there!










And we saw the original aztec calendar!!!!


We spent new year's at a little town in the mountains


Here we are with Niza's new year necklace & bow


And on January 6th, the 3 kings day we ate the "rosca"


With the 3 kings figurines


And one day Niza had to go to the world trade center and she took as along, so here's the WTC building


And well as I said I've been traveling for a week now


I'm going to miss Mexico as well as the little tv family we had formed but well maybe we can make a meet-up back home in Germany! (:
I hope to get to Australia soon!
Love, Sansibar