Coyoacan: A Very Rustic Quiet Town

FEBRUARY 15, 2012: We woke up late today and after having a nice breakfast at the Hotel Geneve we decided to go to Frida Kahlo's museum near Coyoacan. We left the hotel at 1100H after looking for a pouched back pack I needed to use for my necessary things while roaming around. We did not found any at Zona Rosa.

We left Zona Rosa and drove north near the airport towards the place where the museum was located. The traffic was very bad and congested at that time and my friend was very tense in driving at a very congested traffic because of the pressure of time. I just kept him sane by telling him interesting stories so that he won't get bored while driving.

When we got to Coyoacan where the museum was situated we decided to roam the rustic town for a while because we still have some ample time to meander the small and amiable place. Then after that we will go directly to the blue house at the corner of Calle Londres and Calle Allende.

When we're at Coyoacan where Frida Kahlo's museum was located I felt like the place was very quiet and has a rustic aura to me. The little church at the plaza called the Immaculate Concepcion Church was very beautiful with the interior rich in intricate scuptures and antique paintings I never saw before. The altar was meticulously and intricately carved and was very beautiful. I giddily snapped some pictures for my online albums.

We also roamed around the lush green plaza and had took pictures around it. The fountain was very unique because the water was arching high enough in to the two bronze wolf dogs fighting between the arch at the middle of the huge fountain. It looked unique and pretty to look at. The gazebo at the other end of the plaza was very unique and there were students sitting, screaming, and playing in it.

The restaurant establishments across the plaza were teeming with customers sipping coffee at this very hour of the cool afternoon. There were few of them lining around the plaza trying to contribute to the nice view of this very unique and quiet place. It was very interesting to look at.

We also roamed around the church yard across the street and had browsed the innards of the church with interesting enthusiasm. There was also a colorful red and yellow tram at the corner of the street and was been told that Frida used to ride the tram to wander around the quiet town no wonder why the tram was named the Frida Tram.

The church yard was teeming with student teenagers walking, talking, laughing, dating, screaming with friends, etc. They were the students from the nearby De La Salle High School near the church yard. The yard was also adorned with beautiful, manicured, and flowery gardens as well as interestingly intricate sculpture scattered on all corners of the church yard.

We ambled further down south and visited the Coyoacan Mercado. We browsed the clothing section and looked for the embroidered back pack that I wanted. I saw a very colorful back pack that I liked so I bought it right away. We ambled further inside the mercado and checked out the fruit section, the dry section, and the food court.

We also ate some sliced fresh fruits drizzled with salt and chili pepper. We also ate a Camaroon Cockteles at the corner seafood restaurant and sipped a hot chocolate at the famous Cacao Cafe at other end of the market. We also bought some fried mixed nuts of cashew, peanuts, pine nuts, and macadamias in plain and spicy flavors where we ate it with gusto while looking for the museum. Then we headed to the museum five blocks going south from the market.

When we got to the corner of Calle Allende and Calle Londres we spotted a blue building trimmed with red hue on the edge and the sign of the museum can be spotted across the street. The blue house was rectangular in shape and almost covered the whole block of the street. We were so happy we spotted it without any problems at all.

We crossed the street and inquired how much the entrance was and then we paid the ticket to go inside and started to browse the whole place with unquestioning delight taking pictures of the exhibits and spending our time without any haste because we own it there.

Our day at Coyoacan was spent wisely enjoying the rustic ambiance of the quiet place. No wonder why Frida loves this place a lot. It was nice to have enjoyed and spent some time with someone I like at a place where time is not considered as an enemy because time here is not very important. It was a nice feeling to have done it there!