Journey Jotters

Bitten by the travel bug

We spent a full day in Coyoacan, the first half at the Frida Kahlo Museum and the second half just exploring Coyoacan. A Nahuatl word meaning “place of coyotes”, Coyoacan was the first Spanish settlement of Hernan Cortes. He is believed to have attacked and decimated the mighty Aztecs from this settlement and made Coyoacan …

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Our third day in Mexico City was dedicated to exploring Coyoacan. One of its biggest attractions is the Casa Azul, the Blue House where the legendary painter Frida Kahlo was born, lived and eventually, died in. The house was turned into the Museo Frida Kahlo in 1958,  four years after her death. The Museum is …

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