Colonial Gems Day 2

Sept 24 - Museum of Archaeology, Frida Kahlo’s house and Xochimilco

We start the day with a wonderful buffet breakfast at the hotel with various fruits, breads, meat, cheese, eggs, beans, and more.  There were little things that were wrapped in corn husks which we expected to be tomales.  Turned out they were a piece of white cheese and vegetables.  Very good, just not what we expected.  I had hot chocolate.  Yummmmmmm. 

After breakfast, we headed out to the Museo de Antropologia.  Traffic is bad so it takes an hour rather than the usual ½ hour.  It turns out that the museum is free today!  Nice surprise for me!  But, then I also realized that I had left the tickets to Frida Kahlo’s house back at the hotel.  I always enjoy the museum but I take a taxi back to get the tickets.  The taxi driver was nice and we had a good conversation on the way back to the hotel.  He waited for me while I ran up the 4 flights of stairs to fetch the tickets.  (The hotel elevator could be slow so I took the stairs). 

I have some time at the museum before everyone is to meet.  I decided to go to some of the areas that I usually don’t visit.  The upstairs anthropology part was closed so I visited the Maya section and the section of the Tarascans.    Oh no!  Karen has fallen!  She says it was a spectacular fall.  Luckily, it only knocked the wind out of her and she will have bruised knee and shoulder.  Could have been so much worse!!

We were planning to eat at the museum but the restaurant was also closed for renovations.  Flexibility is a wonderful thing.  Our tickets for the museum are for 1;30 which isn’t time to eat at a regular restaurant.  We have an ice cream snack to hold us over until after the visit to Krida’s house. 

One of the highlights of the visit was the Day of the Dead alter to Frida. 

We enjoyed a leisurely lunch on the main square of Coyocan.  Such a relaxed, beautiful place where people are enjoying themselves. 

A Mexico City tour is not complete without a boat ride at Xochimilco.  There were several other groups enjoying the afternoon and the mariachis were quite good.  The trumpets quite loud when they are on the boat with you playing with full lung power. 

Another full day! We had thought we would have time to go inside the cathedral today but it was late when we got back to the hotel and we opted for a light dinner at the hotel.