Museo de Leon Trotsky, Mexico City

The Floating Gardens of Mexico City

Advantages: Unique day or half day trip
Disadvantages: A fair distance out of town

Having lived in Mexico City since the start of July, I can't believe it's taken me over 3 months to visit this place, since it's one of the most famous attractions in the city and has been since the 1920s. Xochimilco (soch-ee-milk-oh) is an area located to the south of the city, known for its series of canals, the remains of old Lake Xochimilco. Quick trivia here, this was home to canoeing and rowing competitions when Mexico hosted the Olympics back in 1968. ~ Getting There and When To Go ~ Xochimilco isn't just a bit south of the city, it's a long way away, so much so that it took me over an hour to get there and I already live south of the centre. Metros only run as far as Tasqueña (end of Line 2, the blue one) and from there you can either catch the Tren Ligero ("electric train" or as I would call it...a tram) or take ...

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Review of Xochimilco, Mexico City

A Green Oasis In The City

Advantages: Loads of free stuff to see and do
Disadvantages: Can be busy at weekends

The Bosque de Chapultepec, also known as Chapultepec Park is a 1600 acre expanse of green space to one side of Mexico City Centre, which has been a public park since the 16th Century, and remains one of the largest in the world. Within its gates there are many different things to see and do, and I have whiled away many a weekend here. LOCATION The park is located on the outskirts of the city, to the west of the main attractions such as the Zócalo. I have walked from there to here, and it took over an hour, so is not recommended (the route, along Reforma, is not too interesting). Being so large, it can be entered from various directions and is served by various Metro stations including Chapultepec, Auditorio and Constituyentes which are a much better option. OPENING TIMES While the various attractions within the park have ...

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Review of Chapultepec Park, Mexico City

A Blue House With A Blue Window...

Advantages: Interesting place to visit
Disadvantages: Crowded at weekends

Frida Kahlo (her with the monobrow) is one of Mexico's most famous citizens, and the area of Mexico City in which she lived - Coyoacán - is dotted with various houses, studios and parks named after her. The most well known and well visited of these is the Casa Azul, or the Blue House. I have been here twice and, in true random style, also taught a class on the place since one of my (UK published) EFL text books has a reading exercise on it. FRIDA KAHLO The Casa Azul is the house where Frida Kahlo was born and lived most of her life, acquiring it from her parents. She was a Mexican painter whose style was a mixture of many things - realism, surrealism, symbolism - and she, um, had a pet monkey. Married to the equally famous (at least in Mexico) muralist Diego Rivera, she died in 1954. The house was turned into a museum a few ...

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Review of Frida Kahlo Museum (Museo Frida Kahlo), Mexico City