After returning here for a second time, Manvi and I have quickly decided that Mexico D.F. is one of our favorite cities in the world (next to Washington, D.C. of course). Living in La Condesa is awesome because everything we need is pretty much in walking distance from restaurants to Starbucks, grocery store, Mexican marketplace, Parque Mexico, and much more. And on the weekends, we have time to travel to different parts of this huge city. The really cool thing is that each “delegacion” of Mexico City has a totally different vibe…you hardly feel like you are in the same city!
Last Saturday, we went to Coyoacan with a friend from MIT and her friend from Cuernavaca. Coyoacan is home to the “Casa Azul” which was the home in which Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived together as famous artists. It was BEAUTIFUL! The home is Frida’s family home and is filled with paintings done by both artists as well as letters and photos taken by both of them. The house itself is a site to behold….
Afterward we walked around the huge artisans market place in Coyoacan. It is filled with some awesome handmade crafts and we bought some jewelry and decorative items. Even though it was rainy that day, we walked around the central park of the area and ate at an awesome restaurant. Even though I am vegetarian, I am finding plenty to eat when it comes to Mexican food!
Another trip that we took was to see the “trajineros”, which are the boats on the canals in the area called Xochimilco. We went on the trip with some people from ARPOS and with a few of their clients. It was so sweet of them to take us out. We started off with lunch at the client’s home (the best Mole I have ever had!). Afterward, about 20 people packed onto 1 boat and we had sodas and ice cream as well. The boat ride was about 2 hours long and it was so peaceful just being on the water surrounded by Mariachi bands and flower greenhouses (which Xochimilco is famous for). The day was clear and beautiful…we could not have asked for more!
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