Tuesday, May 13, 2014

What happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico!

Holla!
So a few weeks ago I went to Mexico with my class. We stayed at the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort and Spa. I was really pleased with the hotel and the staff. Both were super nice and the staff was exceptional! The food in the buffet and the a la carte restaurants were also both amazing. Everything was good and there was a wide variety of food. Something for everyone! There were always activities going on at the resort! It was nice, you always had something to do so you were never bored. Our room was pretty big. There was more then enough room for me and my room mate and we didn't feel like we were on top of each other all the time. The beach that was connected to the resort was BEAUTIFUL. The water was soooo nice. Not too cold, not too hot. It was just perfect. I liked that there was a little Mayan ruin on the beach like shown in the picture. You could walk/swim up to it and look inside. It wasn't much but it was still cool to see. 

There was a disco at the hotel which was a little bit isolated. It was good so that the music didn't disturb the guests staying at the hotel. The disco was so much fun. The music was good, people were super nice and inviting. I think we went almost every night! ...oops!

There is a few people who might of drank a little too much, but hey! We're all young adults trying to have fun, so it doesn't matter right???

Either way, it was a blast. I wish our clubs were this fun instead of just having people grinding on each other......... 



Excursions!
For our first excursion, we went to Xcaret! This place was like a big zoo for exotic animals. There were snorkelling going on too as well as a very nice beach. Here, I swam with SHARKS! It was awesome. At first I think we were all scared a little bit, but it was actually a super cool experience. Everyone wanted to swim with dolphins, I wanted too, but I wanted to be able to tell people I swam with sharks because its cooler ;) 






Secondly, we went to Xel-Ha. This place was basically for snorkelling. I liked how it was all inclusive so we didn't have to play for anything! There were a lot of fish so it was a really cool place to snorkel, I'd recommend it to everyone. It was super fun, the waiters were friendly and made us special shots! I have no clue what they were called, but they were yummy! I got to hold a parrot even though I'm allergic and got a huge allergic reaction after, it was worth it! 



Our group in Tulum
Lastly, we went to Tulum and Playa del Carmen. Tulum was great because we got to learn a lot about the Mayan ruins. Our guide was a bit monotone but he seemed like he knew his stuff. The beach here was AMAZING. It's really too bad that we couldn't go because it was too windy, I would have loved to go. 

Playa del Carmen was cool. A lot of shopping. You had to barging a lot here, which I didn't really like because I feel like I'm ripping the people off. That's how they make their living, so I just felt bad. I guess I always feel bad for everything, and I shouldn't, but OH WELL. Other then that, it was really cool. we got 3 bracelets for 90$ instead of 240$ so that was nice. 

Over all, I had an amazing time in Mexico. I would go back any day!
Senior Frog in Playa del Carmen

This is the beach I was talking about.