heading up to Juan's apartment after a day at the Anthropology Museum
Juan's living room
Juan's living room, cont'd
our sleeping quarters at Casa Orvananos
double decker freeway gets the people where they want to go!
first breakfast at Cafe de Tacuba
central post office
burning faith at the Cathedral
Jesus loves the pipe organ
milagros
milagros with more detail
looking out onto the zocalo
getting funky in the zocalo
Rivera captures the conquest
Palacio de Bellas Artes
the voladores getting ready for flight
flight of the condors... ahem. eagles.
a volador taking contributions
sisters are doing it for themselves
taking a break at the Anthropology Museum
tortugas in the museum pond
yum. nature.
Mexico City's pre-Cortez layout
Mexico City = the Venice of the West
thank goodness for refrigeration
early Lynda Barry
woman loving her dog!
Anthropology museum exhibit on our early history
is that a burrito in your pocket?
Morgan standing on some bones
scorpion pose
the grounds of the Museo de Dolores Olmedo (mighty collection of Rivera + Kahlo works)
the much revered Diego Rivera (aka “the toad”)
KTR's best way-pregnant imitation
Morgan and Juan in the afternoon thunderstorm
airplane? no! bus to Guanajuato...
lovely streets of Guanajuato
amores perros
bohemian lunch (crepes) in Guanajuato
too many lovely odd-shaped plazas in Guanajuato
getting the set list together
the University of Guanajuato
love that hedge row
the oligarchs built nice edifices, fo sho.
inside the University of Guanajuato
our home-away-from-home in Guanajuato, just above one of the major car tunnels
murals depicting Mexico's brutal and bloody history
cool exhibit of pre-Colombian stamps
firework machine
sweet masks
egads
traditional kitchen
the main market in Guanajuato
how the cars move through town in Guanajuato
on our rooftop in Guanajuato
Callejon del Beso (Alley of the Kiss)
overlooking Guanajuato
Viva Mexico!
the main plaza from above (notice the hedges!)
too many charming plazas to count in one city!
churchtops in Guanajuato
more skinny alleys
who doesn't love ice cream and Chicken Little pinatas?
San Miguel's gothic cathedral by night
our hotel in San Miguel (upstairs window on the right)
where the gringos are retiring: San Miguel de Allende
gringo neighborhood, Los Balcones, overlooking central San Miguel de Allende
bitchin' nichos
a day at the hot springs outside of San Miguel
breathtaking signage in San Miguel de Allende
streets of San Miguel de Allende
enjoying a rooftop cocktail in San Miguel de Allende
be still my beating heart.... the Botanical Gardens in San Miguel de Allende
Botanical Gardens in San Miguel
te quiero, aloe.
more Botanical Gardens
yummy tuna fruit grows on the nopal
back to Mexico City for some lucha libre!
capes for sale for the kiddies
late night, post-lucha tacos with Juan
breakfast at Juan's place
on the highway in Mexico City
lots of available billboards in Mexico City
the pyramids at Teotihuacan, outside DF
view from the top
lots of steps to the top
cool non-signage
best lunch ever in DF with Juan at Contra Mar (seafood to die for!)
tuna sashimi tostadas were way too good
Juan becomes a Francis Bacon painting
strolling through the San Angel neighborhood of DF
moving walkways take you past a portrait of la Virgen
the Basilica of Guadalupe.... and DF's smoggy skyline
paying our respects at the Basilica of Guadalupe... this is where she first appeared to Juan Diego
escape to the beach: Pie de la Cuesta
view from our balcony at Pie de la Cuesta (13 miles north of Acapulco)
not too much going on... ah. perfection.
our beach puppy
beach Jesus
old dude and his great Danes on Coyuca Lagoon (Rambo II filmed here!)
a 16th century fort in Acapulco kept the pirates at bay
Morgan guards the fort
an afternoon stroll through Acapulco.... we thought it was gross.
mask museum in Acapulco had an impressive collection
man loves dog. dog loves man.
how KTR filled her time on the beach
