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I spent almost two hours across the street from my Mexico City hotel last night but unable to get to the hotel. And it's James Bond's fault.

Posted by ty97 Nov 5 '23, 13:27

(the movie series character, not the ST poster).

Apparently the opening scene of the 2015 Bond film 'Spectre' involves Bond chasing a villain through the massive Day of the Dead Parade in Mexico City. This resulted in a high level of interest to attend this amazing parade, including some people who turned up in 2016 for the parade because of the movie.

Except the parade was a fictional invention of the Bond film. No such parade existed in Mexico City. (To be sure, Day of Dead Parades existed in Mexico, with the most well known being in Oaxaca I believe).

Well, Mexico City wisely saw a tourism opportunity and so they started a Day of the Dead Parade in 2017. A parade that has become massive, with millions of people attending each year. (they even use some of the costumes and props from the movie).

I was on the wrong side of the street of the parade, alas, so couldn't get back to my hotel.

Responses:

The opposite almost happened to us in New Orleans -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 5, 14:15 1
- And you still haven't learned..... -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 14:19
I had that happen when a coworker and I went to SF and our cab driver dropped us off on the other side of the street while the Pride parade was - jnine Nov 5, 14:12 2
- well if you were along Market street there were a few underground transit stations you could have crossed under -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 14:20 1
  - Yes, but they were jammed. -- nm - jnine Nov 5, 15:06
relax and have a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 5, 13:39
They really turned it into a thing, are there any other wholly created cultural events? - zeitgeist Nov 5, 13:36 4
- Quidditch? I play Yellow Car from radio comedy Cabin Pressure and so does Mick Herron (he referenced it in his Slow Horses book London Rules) - LMS Nov 5, 14:05 1
  - Good answer. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 5, 14:18
- Rudolph is a creation for Montgomery Ward -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 13:44 1
  - That might stretch your meaning, but Rudolph is pretty much an embedded part of American Christmas now. -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 13:45

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I spent almost two hours across the street from my Mexico City hotel last night but unable to get to the hotel. And it's James Bond's fault.

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