A Day in Coyoacán, Mexico City

 After visiting Frida's Museum, Erika and I walked through the colourful streets of Coyoacán to the centro area for shopping, sightseeing and lunch. 

The cobblestone streets were bustling with people everywhere, it got busier and busier and I was in awe of the huge food and artisan markets of all its produce, people and colour. We weren't hungry yet, so we didn't eat there, but I ran around taking video and photos.  The markets were a street away from the huge Jardin Centenario park with the famous Fuente de los Coyotes (dog fountain) which is surrounded by tree lined streets, colonial architecture and incredible people watching. Erika and I took our time taking in the sights and purchasing a few gifts from local artisans on the sidewalk. We ate Champiñón Quesadillas washed down with Alipus San Baltazar Mezcalita's at La Calaca restaurant as we rested our legs before hitting up the massive two storey Artisan markets. I personally bought a lot of ceramic mugs, cups, mezcal shot glasses and anything I could fit on my person. It was so overwhelming and with huge restraint I had to restrict myself from overspending.  

Coyoacán was my favorite area to visit on my trip to CDMX. I definitely will come back someday and explore this area more- we didn't even scratch the surface.

 

 I recently traveled to Mexico City in late May 2023 for seven days of incredible sight seeing, Mezcal drinking, walking and endless picture taking. 

I met my friend, Erika who's from Sonora, in CDMX on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Condesa. Erika and I hadn't seen each other since late 2019 when we worked together in Sydney. We had the best trip! We stayed in Condesa and walked to Roma Norte almost everyday for lunch or dinners out. We went to Chapultepec and Centro and my favorite place, Coyoacan. 

She was the best travel companion, so easy going and up for anything. I would do this trip all over again in a heartbeat, except for the day we swapped Air BnB's where the new one we moved to in Roma hadn't been cleaned, (thats a boring story but in short, they let us check in at 11am when the owners were still home and nothing was cleaned, we lost a whole day of sightseeing due to waiting for the cleaners. Alas we got our money back and found a much better serviced apt in Condesa). 

On Wednesday 31st May we took an Uber to Coyoacan to visit Frida Kahlo's Museum. It is important to book tickets ahead of time as it books out daily. 

You have to pay USD$30 to take photos, and no videos are allowed. I took my time amongst the crowds to walk through the house to shoot what I liked. There were many paintings, photographs and beautifully decorated rooms of the house to take in, all extremely colourful, just like Frida. You see the beds she rest and painted in, her dresses, corsets and cast are all on display too. Then you walk outside to her garden, with fish ponds, various statues and native plants and trees all surrounded by royal blue painted walls. It was a delight to witness all of this in her hometown of Mexico City, as I've only seen her work in cold museums around the world.