Acapulco Yo
Other than the heat which I alluded to in my last post, acapulco has been *mostly* wonderful.
Situated on a hill, our resort is about a 10 min walk down to the beach and main drag --the only problem is coming back up the hill. Just Kidding. Although, in the heat you feel like a wimp as you huff and puff your way up the hill.
Other than lounging under unbrellas at our pool, we've made a few trips by foot and by taxi into town to pick up water, eat out and explore.
Restaurants
Two nights ago we were at a mexican restaurant-bar called Mango's and we happened to catch most of the canuck/stars game. Sweet. C ya Dallas. Last night we decided to try one of the restaurants Acapulco is apparently famous for so we took a cab to the Las Brisas area and perched ourselves at a table at Kookaburra, a restaurant overlooking Acapulco's bay. Many people say that this restaurant is the most romantic meal they've ever had --I wouldn't go that far-- but I did enjoy the view. Even though the service was great the food was just okay, yet the prices were similar to Aqua Riva's (in Vancouver).
Architecture + Design
As we wound our way through Acapulco's precarious roadway to our hotel in the airport taxi, I was pleasantly confronted by an eclectic mix of architectural styles spanning the decades. Unlike some other cities distastefully combining era-inspired styles, the hotels and villas work well together to retell a storied past. From a design standpoint, in seeing various interiors and leafing through many local magazines, I'm shocked at the progressive interiors, fixtures and furniture. The design is minimalism meets ethnic. Very cool.
Situated on a hill, our resort is about a 10 min walk down to the beach and main drag --the only problem is coming back up the hill. Just Kidding. Although, in the heat you feel like a wimp as you huff and puff your way up the hill.
Other than lounging under unbrellas at our pool, we've made a few trips by foot and by taxi into town to pick up water, eat out and explore.
Restaurants
Two nights ago we were at a mexican restaurant-bar called Mango's and we happened to catch most of the canuck/stars game. Sweet. C ya Dallas. Last night we decided to try one of the restaurants Acapulco is apparently famous for so we took a cab to the Las Brisas area and perched ourselves at a table at Kookaburra, a restaurant overlooking Acapulco's bay. Many people say that this restaurant is the most romantic meal they've ever had --I wouldn't go that far-- but I did enjoy the view. Even though the service was great the food was just okay, yet the prices were similar to Aqua Riva's (in Vancouver).
Architecture + Design
As we wound our way through Acapulco's precarious roadway to our hotel in the airport taxi, I was pleasantly confronted by an eclectic mix of architectural styles spanning the decades. Unlike some other cities distastefully combining era-inspired styles, the hotels and villas work well together to retell a storied past. From a design standpoint, in seeing various interiors and leafing through many local magazines, I'm shocked at the progressive interiors, fixtures and furniture. The design is minimalism meets ethnic. Very cool.
Labels: acapulco architecture, design, kookaburra, mangos, restaurants
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