Xochimilco, Mexico DF
January 2016
My second time in Xochimilco. It was a busy, busy, weekend day. So many boats we could barely move! It was still wonderful.
Mexico
Xochimilco, Mexico DF
January 2016
My second time in Xochimilco. It was a busy, busy, weekend day. So many boats we could barely move! It was still wonderful.
Colonia Condesa, Mexico DF
Mexico
January 2016
I want to go back.
Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan
Mexico
January 2016
Life! It's funny. I've been to Teotihuacan twice now. And this time I climbed the Pyramid of the Sun all the way to the top, instead of chickening out halfway up like last time. Small things.
Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan
Mexico
January 2016
Constructed between 200 and 450 AD, the Pyramid of the Moon is old, but also not that old, which is kind of what blows my mind about Teotihuacan. (For comparison, the Egyptian pyramids are about 2,000 years older).
Did you know there have been humans on earth for about two hundred thousand years?
Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Miguel Hidalgo is the borough south of Chapultepec park, home to Casa Luis Barragan.
Casa Luis Barragan
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
A perfect house with magic light and a beautiful wild garden.
Museo Tamayo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Chapultepec Park
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Ok this is probably a weird assortment of pictures but they were all taken one afternoon after we visited the zoo in Chapultepec to see the PANDAS. I saw pandas. Finally! And I didn't get a good picture at all, so here is a carousel and a food stall and an incredible chorizo huarache.
Roma Norte
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Parque Mexico, Condesa
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
We spent a few lazy afternoons reading books on the edge of this forum in the long shadows of the late afternoon sun.
Mercado San Juan
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
This is a rather amazing market in the historic, gritty, densely packed downtown end of the Centro district. We had a slow, slack-jawed wander through here on our way between visiting the Centro de la Imagen and drinking pulque at Las Duelistas. There is everything here.
Huevo stores
Centro, Mexico City
January 2016
We found a block downtown with loads of shops selling eggs (huevos).
Museo Soumaya, Polanco
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
The Museo Soumaya is a private museum on the northern side of the upmarket Polanco neighborhood. The building is mind blowing in person, (and very difficult to capture in a photograph because of its height and shape). The interior design is fascinating and the Museo Jumex is right next door, so it's a great way to spend an afternoon. Admission is free to many Mexico City museums on Sundays.
Located at Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529 Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
Panadería Rosetta, Roma Norte
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
How cute is this double pastry? Adam and I split it in half and ate it with a really very good coffee. Highly recommend this charming (and popular) panaderia in the Roma Norte neighborhood.
Located at Colima 179, Cuauhtémoc, Roma Nte., 06700 Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
Coyoacan, Mexico City
Mexico
January 2016
I really liked walking around this neighborhood. There's a lot of hustle and bustle around the central plaza but the streets radiating away from the park are pretty, green and peaceful.
Mercado de Coyoacan
Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
This food market is a perfect place for lunch after a visit to the Museo Frida Kahlo - I especially recommend Tostadas Coyoacan from the second-last photo here. Amazing fresh ingredients (in an incredible array of filling options) and excellent aguas frescas too.
Garden, Museo Frida Kahlo
Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
Don't we all wish we had a pyramid in our garden? (Or, even that we had a garden).
See this earlier post for inside the Blue House.
Museo Frida Kahlo
Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016
I am very fortunate to be able to say I've been to the Blue House twice. The first time I didn't pay for a photography permit, but this time, knowing what I would find, I did. This is the house where Frida Kahlo lived with her husband Diego Rivera - and it is also where she was born and where she died. The house is filled with a deep sense of gravity, as well as much light and beauty.
Bakery near Plaza Garibaldi & Tacos in Centro Historico
Mexico City
January 2016
I could live on baked goods and tacos in Mexico City. THE BEST.
Behind Plaza Santo Domingo, Mexico City
January 2016