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Showing posts with label Coyoacan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coyoacan. Show all posts
Monday, February 21, 2011
While my parents were here we spent a day in "my neck of the woods," visiting my apartment, the UNAM campus and Coyoacan -- including the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house/museum).
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| metro |
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| UNAM |
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| UNAM |
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| UNAM - Biblioteca Central |
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| UNAM - Biblioteca Central |
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| UNAM |
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| UNAM |
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| UNAM |
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| sculpture garden @ UNAM |
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| sculpture garden @ UNAM |
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| sculpture garden @ UNAM |
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| Sculpture garden @ UNAM |
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| cactus @ UNAM |
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| Cactus @ UNAM |
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| Fountain in the Centro de Coyoacan |
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| chips w/ lime and salt in Coyoacan |
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| Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house, museum) in Coyoacan |
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| Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house, museum) in Coyoacan |
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| Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house, museum) in Coyoacan |
That night we enjoyed a tasty dinner at Dulce Patria, the restaurant owned by hotel where we stayed.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
My parents decided to take a last minute trip to come visit me before the start of classes. It was wonderful spending the week with them and showing them around "my" city!
(Though I must say, I've been "playing" for the last month and a half between traveling, visiting home and now with their visit. Reality is going to hit hard with classes tomorrow!)
On their first full day we took the tour bus (turibus) to see an overview of the city. I had done the southern route and part of the central route during Jeff's visit, but I saw a few new things.
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| *(edit) -- Fuente de Petroleos/ Fountain of the Oil Industry |
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| Apparently the Backstreet Boys are coming to the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City |
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| my parents in front of the Angel of Independence |
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| cool looking buildings along Paseo de la Reforma |
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| the Wax museum, though still haven't gone in |
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| my parents in front of the Cathedral |
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| Cafe de Tacuba -- famous cafe, where a more famous music group got its name |
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| had seen this museum before, but liked the shot |
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| same with the National Post Office |
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| Monument to the Revolution |
That night my friend Karen joined us for dinner. We enjoyed a meal in Coyoacan and then I introduced my parents to churros.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
A few more photos (thanks to a friend!) of Coyoacan the Sunday before Dia de los Muertos.
I wore my orange and black for Halloween =)
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| one of these things is not like the other.... |
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| a new friend |
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| playing the organ |
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| Feria de Chocolate y Pan de Muerto |
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| with my Pan de Muerto |
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| My friend said I "won." I don't know -- the calaca has the organ grinder outfit =) |
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy halloween! Here in the DF there's a strange mix of Day of the Dead and Halloween. Obviously right now there are lots of ofrendas, marigolds, candy skulls, etc for Dia de los Muertos, but I've also seen Halloween decorations, people dressed up in costumes (Fri, Sat and today) and kids carrying orange plastic pumpkins. A friend from Mexico said that when he was growing up (in Veracruz, not in the DF) there wasn't much influence of Halloween. If people dressed up, it was as La Catrina, La Llorona, a skeleton -- things relate to Dia de los Muertos. Now Halloween has become much more popular and, at least for the younger generations, intertwined with and sometimes associated with Dia de los Muertos.
Today I went to Coyoacan and saw:
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| Ofrenda in the centro of Coyoacan |
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| An installation representing souls of deceased migrants |
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| Skeletons playing various childhood games |
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| Ofrendas representing the canals and trajineras in Xochimilco |
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| the Chocolate and Pan de Muerto Fair |
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| lots of food mostly representative of other Mexican States |
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| Chapulines (grasshoppers) -- I tried one. Not terrible, but not my favorite |
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| We ate pan de muerto filled with chantilly, a tamal with mole, hot chocolate,and a drink from Chiapas made with cacao, corn and cinnamon |
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| Sugar skulls and other Dia de los Muertos treats |
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| more skeletons -- El Pachuco |
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| the paleta (popsicle) seller |
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