The Day of the Dead / el Día de Los Muertos
Hallow’een, Hallowed Eve, Holy Evening, October 31st. Which is the night before All Saints Day, November 1st. Which is the day before All Souls Day, November 2nd. Which is the […]
Category Archives: Mexico & Central America
Xochimilco, a Vibrant Floating Festival
Xochimilco is the most fun you can have at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Formerly the floating gardens of the Aztecs, it is now a floating festival that is at […]
Colourful Puebla, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Mexico
When the Lens-Artists challenge was ‘Blue’ I replied to Tina’s comment by saying, “Frida Kahlo’s house is only one of coloured houses in Mexico City; this was my blue post; […]
Mexican Blue at Frida Kahlo’s House, the Casa Azul
In the neighbourhood of Coyoacán is Frida Kahlo’s ‘Casa Azul’, the cobalt blue house where the artist was born and spent most of her life. We were there many years […]
Portraits of Pain, Frida Kahlo’s Museum in Mexico City
Frida Kahlo, the great Mexican artist, lived in a world of pain, and her anguish shows in her many self-portraits. And yet she embraced life. Her pain was both physical […]
Aguas Frescas, Cool Drinks for a Hot Day
Aguas Frescas (Cool Waters) are cold refreshing drinks perfect for a hot day in Mexico. I learned how to make a whole bunch of them in my Mexican cooking class […]
Pastry Pandemonium
Pasteleria Ideal is one of Mexico City’s historic bakeries near the Zócalo. The place is pure pandemonium as the baker’s assistants roll out new baked confections and the customers surge […]
