Feliz Navidad! We have arrived to Monterrey, Mexico. After our super busy travel day yesterday, we are looking to take it easy. Our goal for this trip is to embrace a travel routine. A travel routine is different from a schedule in the fact that a schedule has to be followed mercilessly, a travel routine is a rough list of things that would be interesting to see but not set in stone.

Being the planner that I am, this philosophy may be easier said then done-- but I am hopeful. One causality of this mindset is Mexico City. As much as Lazaro and I wanted to visit the city for new year's adding 400 miles to our trip, plus driving restrictions because of the smog it seemed best to leave Mexico City for another trip.

About Monterrey...

...with a little help from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterrey

Monterrey (Spanish pronunciation: [monteˈrei] is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico.[1] The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico[2][3] and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the base of many significant international corporations. It is amongst Mexico's wealthiest cities and the world's 63rd wealthiest, with an economy that had a 2008 GDP of USD $102 billion.[4] Monterrey is one of Mexico's most developed cities, with the highest per capita income in the nation, and is regarded as a highly developed city.[3][5] Rich in history and culture, Monterrey is often regarded as the most "Americanized" city in the entire country, even above the cities along the U.S-Mexico border.[6]

With a little help from YouTube
http://video.search.yahoo.com/play;_ylt=A2KLqIKQK7tSIAcA8CT7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTByN2RnbHFoBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMw--?p=monterrey+mexico&vid=f96a34b0eecc80e3a73a36eb071ba096&l=3%3A32&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.4535044335468947%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIMRfYf5VK3Q&tit=Destination%3A+Monterrey%2C+Mexico&c=2&sigr=11aggshui&sigt=10uqa8qkf&pstcat=travel&age=0&&tt=b