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| Chilaquiles for Breakfast! |
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| Entrance Hallway Gilardi House |
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| Indoor Pool |
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| We match the walls |
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| Stunning Animal Statue in front of alabaster |
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| Inside Diego Rivera's Studio |
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| Elias and Guillmore |
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Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera Studios |
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| Tile Murals at the University of Mexico |
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| Chamber of Secrets |
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| Library at Guillermo Tovar de Teresa |
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| Mirrored Garden |
Click below to watch me roll our bed which is on tracks out to the Patio!
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| Interior of Maximo |
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| Lobster Pasta |
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| Seared Octopus |
Today was a day dedicated to touring the architecture of Mexico City. We concentrated on Louis Barragán, Mexico’s most famous architect. We had tried to get tickets to see his studio, but It is almost impossible. We did have a great guide: Elias Herrera who showed us many of his other houses. The highlight was wondering through the Gilardi House. It is a masterpiece. The original family still lives in the house. Its use of color and light are breathtaking. We loved it! The pictures speak for themselves!
Next on the agenda was a tour of Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera’s Studios. They were on and off lovers and they had each had a studio attached by a sky bridge at the top. Frida’s studio was dumpy compared to Diego’s which was full of art. It is obvious from this view of his studio Diego was surrounded and inspired Mexican folk art.
In general, libraries are known for the wonders they hold inside, but the Central Library on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) wears its most incredible feature on its facade. Covering every inch of the 10-floor building’s exterior is a colorful stone mural illustrating events from Mexico’s past, present, and imagined future. We explored all 4 sides of the masterwork of outdoor art.
The Chamber of Secrets dates from 1620 and is nothing more than a small, vaulted chamber with a cross in the center in the old and grandiose neighborhood of Chimalistac. Our guide insisted this was a spot where Priests could talk to each other about passions in secret. We will leave it to your imagination about those conversations.
The Guillermo Tovar de Teresa House Museum is located in the Roma colony, the enclosure is a Porfirian house that belonged to Guillermo Tovar de Teresa (1956-2013), who was a Chronicler of Mexico City and, in addition, a scholar of the Viceroyalty, the Second Empire and Porphyrism. He lived in splendor as you can tell from his library! The most interesting thing to us was one wall of his garden is mirrored effectively giving the illusion of doubling the size of the garden.
Our guide Elias insisted he knew where the best Pork Tacos in Mexico City were. We went to El Parnita, his favorite place. The Taco was tasty, the Margarita was made with Mescal, I prefer Tequila. We returned to the hotel to prepare for our dinner at one of the best restaurants in Mexico City: Maximo.
Our hotel bed is built on tracks and rolls out to the patio. I had to try it. Glad I was able to roll it back in before it rained.
At Maximo we celebrated Guillermo’s upcoming birthday in style. We dined on: Lobster Pasta, Soft Shell Crab, Seared Octopus, etc. The restaurant is quite beautiful and was packed. It was only by my walking over to it and pleading were we able to secure a table for 3 people. It truly was an excellent dinner.
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