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I haven’t been writing for a long time.. sorry for that but there are so many things going on I have problems to keep up ;) today I thought – well its high time to write sth! So there it is:
Finally I get to know part of Mexico D.F. (District Federal). Saturday, I went to COYOACAN. There’s a big market each weekend, where u can find mexican art, cloths, food and what ever more u want. So many colors and smells u don’t know where to turn your eyes :) But I love it! Afterwards we went to nearby park and meanwhile if stated to rain of course… what was so special there? Squirrels! Here u can find many kinds of them. Black, grey, red, white. Amazing :)
Sunday, we went to SAN ANGEL. There we visited Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo. (very famous Mexican artists – have u seen film FRIDA with Salma Hayek?) actually there are 2 separate houses – one for each of them (hers is much smaller), but they’re connected with a bridge between their roofs. Pictures comes later :-P in this district there is also beautiful church and many houses in colonial style.
Afterwards we come back for a birthday barbeque for Luis. We ended up on the couch, watching Mexican scary movies. But before, there was an EGG BATTLE. Yes… it was very funny. It also started when Dario pushed a piece of birthday cake on Luis face. He did it several times, but finally the cake was gone. So his girlfriend brought en egg and put it on Luis head. Then we moved outside and a battle begun :P in the end all had their own egg on their heads :D
Tuesday, we went with Anita to visit historical part of the city. The first was Palacio Nacional de BELLAS ARTE, with a great exhibition of Fridas’ pictures. There were also many photos and murals (paintings on mural) by Rivera, or Orozco. They’re huge and incredible.
Then we visited Museum Mural Diego Rivera with a big mural called El SUENO (the Dream) with 100 ppl, who took part in history of Mexico, starting from Hernan Cortes and ending in 1950s.
Afterwards we traveled to ZOCALO (a central town square), formally known as the Plaza de la Constitucion. The square received the name of "Zocalo" because Antonio López de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, ordered a sculpture commemorating Mexico's independence to be put in the middle of the town square. The statue was never finished, and the only remnant of the work was the plinth (Italian zoccolo), which was to support it. The plinth no longer exists, but its name remains.
And TEMPLO MAYOR… wow… amazing… imagine excavations in the middle of the city. In the past it was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). It was mostly destroyed in 1521 after the conquest of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadores under the leadership of Hernan Cortes. Ruins of Templo Mayor were discovered in 1978.
At 6pm. In Zocalo, officers started pull off the flag (its 10 times bigger then polish) and taking it back to the Palacio Nacional. I learned then, that all the flags in Mexico should reamain only between 6am and 6pm according to constitution.
Friday, I met with Paulina (she’s from Mexico, but we study together in Poland). She took me to Chapultepec Park. Its a huge park, former forest, with 3 lakes inside, many monuments and Castillo (Palace) – now museum. It was home for Maxymilian Habsburg, and many Mexican presidents. We have also seen all kinds of squirrels, mentioned above. And of course market with eg. colourful candy-floss – pink, blue, violet, mixed. .We also met there polish ppl. Actually they live in Frankfurt now, but come here for wedding of his son with a Mexican girl. We talked abt 30min and they invited us to Frankfurt :)
Then we did some sightseeing in car. Pailina showed me some other districts and we went to Zocalo. There was a market from Xochimilco, region known for food – special white cheese, mole, sweets, cloths, art, black jewelry. I bought a dress, and some gifts.
As for my weekend – I’ll spend it in other city on traditional birthday with chorres and mariachi. It’s going to be fun! That’s all for today :)
I haven’t been writing for a long time.. sorry for that but there are so many things going on I have problems to keep up ;) today I thought – well its high time to write sth! So there it is:
Finally I get to know part of Mexico D.F. (District Federal). Saturday, I went to COYOACAN. There’s a big market each weekend, where u can find mexican art, cloths, food and what ever more u want. So many colors and smells u don’t know where to turn your eyes :) But I love it! Afterwards we went to nearby park and meanwhile if stated to rain of course… what was so special there? Squirrels! Here u can find many kinds of them. Black, grey, red, white. Amazing :)
Sunday, we went to SAN ANGEL. There we visited Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo. (very famous Mexican artists – have u seen film FRIDA with Salma Hayek?) actually there are 2 separate houses – one for each of them (hers is much smaller), but they’re connected with a bridge between their roofs. Pictures comes later :-P in this district there is also beautiful church and many houses in colonial style.
Afterwards we come back for a birthday barbeque for Luis. We ended up on the couch, watching Mexican scary movies. But before, there was an EGG BATTLE. Yes… it was very funny. It also started when Dario pushed a piece of birthday cake on Luis face. He did it several times, but finally the cake was gone. So his girlfriend brought en egg and put it on Luis head. Then we moved outside and a battle begun :P in the end all had their own egg on their heads :D
Tuesday, we went with Anita to visit historical part of the city. The first was Palacio Nacional de BELLAS ARTE, with a great exhibition of Fridas’ pictures. There were also many photos and murals (paintings on mural) by Rivera, or Orozco. They’re huge and incredible.
Then we visited Museum Mural Diego Rivera with a big mural called El SUENO (the Dream) with 100 ppl, who took part in history of Mexico, starting from Hernan Cortes and ending in 1950s.
Afterwards we traveled to ZOCALO (a central town square), formally known as the Plaza de la Constitucion. The square received the name of "Zocalo" because Antonio López de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, ordered a sculpture commemorating Mexico's independence to be put in the middle of the town square. The statue was never finished, and the only remnant of the work was the plinth (Italian zoccolo), which was to support it. The plinth no longer exists, but its name remains.
And TEMPLO MAYOR… wow… amazing… imagine excavations in the middle of the city. In the past it was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). It was mostly destroyed in 1521 after the conquest of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadores under the leadership of Hernan Cortes. Ruins of Templo Mayor were discovered in 1978.
At 6pm. In Zocalo, officers started pull off the flag (its 10 times bigger then polish) and taking it back to the Palacio Nacional. I learned then, that all the flags in Mexico should reamain only between 6am and 6pm according to constitution.
Friday, I met with Paulina (she’s from Mexico, but we study together in Poland). She took me to Chapultepec Park. Its a huge park, former forest, with 3 lakes inside, many monuments and Castillo (Palace) – now museum. It was home for Maxymilian Habsburg, and many Mexican presidents. We have also seen all kinds of squirrels, mentioned above. And of course market with eg. colourful candy-floss – pink, blue, violet, mixed. .We also met there polish ppl. Actually they live in Frankfurt now, but come here for wedding of his son with a Mexican girl. We talked abt 30min and they invited us to Frankfurt :)
Then we did some sightseeing in car. Pailina showed me some other districts and we went to Zocalo. There was a market from Xochimilco, region known for food – special white cheese, mole, sweets, cloths, art, black jewelry. I bought a dress, and some gifts.
As for my weekend – I’ll spend it in other city on traditional birthday with chorres and mariachi. It’s going to be fun! That’s all for today :)
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propotopo poto po to dun tek ka ka tek ka, mechikano bombastiko
I see that sb is playing drums :)
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