Xochimilco / May 28, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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.

Condesa / May 25, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Colonia Condesa, Mexico DF
Mexico
January 2016

I want to go back.

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan / May 21, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / May 18, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / May 14, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

Miguel Hidalgo is the borough south of Chapultepec park, home to Casa Luis Barragan.

Casa Luis Barragan / May 11, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Casa Luis Barragan
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

A perfect house with magic light and a beautiful wild garden.

Museo Tamayo / May 8, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Museo Tamayo
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

Chapultepec Park / May 4, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / May 2, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Roma Norte
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

Parque Mexico / April 30, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / April 27, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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.

Huevos / April 19, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

Huevo stores
Centro, Mexico City
January 2016

We found a block downtown with loads of shops selling eggs (huevos).

Museo Soumaya / April 8, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / April 13, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 street scenes / April 8, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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 / April 6, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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.

The Garden at Frida Kahlo's Blue House / April 2, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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.

Frida Kahlo's Blue House / March 30, 2016 by Liesl Pfeffer

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.