Día de los Muertos is almost here and you can feel it in the air. There are flowers every where and I've come across people setting up altars around every corner. In the spirit of honoring the dead, I went to visit Frida Kahlo's house because she has always been a role model for me. Her home was beautiful, it has some of her and Diego's paintings as well as her personal items such as books, art supplies, clothing and her bed. There was also an exhibit of her personal photograph collection which included pictures of her family and photographs that were gifts from other artists.
After Frida's house I took a stroll around Coyoacán, I had some yummy quesadillas de pollo at the mercado de Antojitos. Something I found interesting is, although Halloween is not a national holiday in Mexico there are plenty of people who get dressed up, and Halloween decorations are just as common as the altars for día de los muertos. I took a picture of this cute little girl pretending to be a zombie. Above right is a picture of the symbol on the benches. Tomorrow I'll be going to check out the altars in the city's center, the Zocalo, I can't wait!
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