Winding down- Observations and thoughts
Christmas day, as expected, things were slow. Not much traffic and many places were either closed or were open for shorter hours. Many panaderias and droguerias were open, along with quite a few restaurants. Some of the malls were open including Santa Fe. Almost all of the restaurants were open, but many stores were closed. The crowds were reasonable.
Around 6:30 there were 3 working girls on Calle 10 by the west end of the park. When I drove by at 9:30 I didn't see any. Provenza was reasonably full by 9:30, although many places were dark.
This morning I checked out of my apartment early, intending to spend some time visiting old haunts. One such place was Mayorista. I parked at Jumbo Las Vegas and walked across. There have been changes since my last visit. The old VW dealership is now a sushi place called California Buffet. Several new bike paths have been added, including a bridge up to Ayura station and across the river and the Autopista.
The street of hotels running south from the main chica block look the same. However, the casino on the corner has updated the outside and changed name from Las Paraguas to La Piragua. The short time hotels have also raised from 16 k to 22 k for 2 hours. I was surprised to not see a single working girl on the main strip at 11 am. I've always seen them before, even earlier. I did spot 2 possible workers coming from the Metro.
At the moment I'm relaxing at Viva mall. Have to return the car this afternoon, then I'll check my bag and head to a nearby hotel to catch some sleep before my 2 am flight.
Guest friendly hotels and Air-bnbs?
I am pretty fcking sure I saw a list of guest friendly hotels and airbnbs on this forum but can't find it. It should be in "report of distinction" if there is such a list. Does anyone know if it has been discussed and if I can find it browsing through posts from a year back or so?
Wish you all a happy mongering 2023!