By Durva Gandhi
After a long art week at the Frieze in London, I land in Mexico city for a much deserved holiday. I am driven to the Sheraton Maria Isabelle, my hotel on Reforma with a view of the Independence Monument Angel from my room. Next morning i get on a Turibus: a hop on hop off version to get a sense of the city. The city very well planned and
large has some Prehispanic, hispanic and modern influences on architecture and art. A visit to Casa Azul is worth a mention, the blue house, home to legendary artist Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Riviera, now a museum, has its character from the film on the artist. Some 300 works from the artists personal collection are housed here. A lunch at La Bonatierre on high street Planco, a posh residential area is worth a mention. Mariachi singers at the hotel entertain us every evening. Also worth a mention is Carlos Slim's personal collection of 16000 art works housed in the Soumaya museum in Polanco. One morning we drive with our driver to Sonora market to explore the magical charms of the Aztec culture. A tarot reading with spanish cards with Andres interpreting the reader is insightful of the mythical Aztec world. Here are available charms for cleansing your aura, protecting your aura, opening your doors to love, luck, happiness in lotion, perfumes, soaps, animal forms all available for you to experiment with. Four kinds of magic, white, green, red and black is what i learnt.
A trip to the worlds third largest pyramids in Teotihuacan is on the cards on one morning. Sun and Moon pyramids amongst the avenue of the dead have a definite energy impact on the four cardinal points. A visit to the cactus plantation of Mage from where Tequila is derived, we sample some Pulte and some Tequila shots and learn how the drink is processed. Cactus shaped sweet bread 'Churros' with chocolate sauce are a must have street delight.
A pre halloween night street art display of large mythical characters from Aztec culture adorn the Reforma Avenue with street food all around, this turns out to be just the bright colored culture day as one would imagine Mexico to be.
After a long art week at the Frieze in London, I land in Mexico city for a much deserved holiday. I am driven to the Sheraton Maria Isabelle, my hotel on Reforma with a view of the Independence Monument Angel from my room. Next morning i get on a Turibus: a hop on hop off version to get a sense of the city. The city very well planned and
large has some Prehispanic, hispanic and modern influences on architecture and art. A visit to Casa Azul is worth a mention, the blue house, home to legendary artist Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Riviera, now a museum, has its character from the film on the artist. Some 300 works from the artists personal collection are housed here. A lunch at La Bonatierre on high street Planco, a posh residential area is worth a mention. Mariachi singers at the hotel entertain us every evening. Also worth a mention is Carlos Slim's personal collection of 16000 art works housed in the Soumaya museum in Polanco. One morning we drive with our driver to Sonora market to explore the magical charms of the Aztec culture. A tarot reading with spanish cards with Andres interpreting the reader is insightful of the mythical Aztec world. Here are available charms for cleansing your aura, protecting your aura, opening your doors to love, luck, happiness in lotion, perfumes, soaps, animal forms all available for you to experiment with. Four kinds of magic, white, green, red and black is what i learnt.
A trip to the worlds third largest pyramids in Teotihuacan is on the cards on one morning. Sun and Moon pyramids amongst the avenue of the dead have a definite energy impact on the four cardinal points. A visit to the cactus plantation of Mage from where Tequila is derived, we sample some Pulte and some Tequila shots and learn how the drink is processed. Cactus shaped sweet bread 'Churros' with chocolate sauce are a must have street delight.
A pre halloween night street art display of large mythical characters from Aztec culture adorn the Reforma Avenue with street food all around, this turns out to be just the bright colored culture day as one would imagine Mexico to be.
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