MEXICO

Hello Nadja and Rachael!

I did try and send a post as promised while I was in Mexico but access was refused, so here is one from England where I have already unpacked my suitcase and am planning my next trip!

In Mexico I was staying with an old friend whom I had not seen for at least 35 years! She is a sculptor and has lived in Spain, Porto Rico and Mexico since 1980. At present she is renting an idealic home next to a piece of land that she is building on. My month there was spent between Mexico City (an hour and a half away from the nearest village) The village (20minutes away from the house by car or bus), and her home which looked over a green valley to the mountains beyond. It was the beginning of the rainy season, and although often the days were sunny there were spectacular thunder storms during the evenings, or nights. (rarely, but sometime during the day).

So you can see why I was happy to spend a lot of my time just gazing at the view, and the changing weather conditions, and light.

The obvious places to visit in Mexico city were Frida Kahlo's home, and Diego Rivera's studio. (You can see the bridge that links Frida's studio to his but her studio was not open to the public). I also visited Rivera's collection of archaeological objects house in an amazing purpose built (designed by him) building. see below. (also the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, Museum of Modern Art and Museo Rufino Tamayo. Enough!)

In Mexico there are shrines everywhere and also street sellers.

Mexico is a country of colours, and when you see the flowers you can understand why.

Also the fruits!

I have made up a powerpoint that I am showing to friends. I think you just need to go to Mexico one day. It is a very exciting place; full of contrasts with many layers. Worth waiting 20 years for, which I did! and one month without internet connection and a mobile phone is worth trying too!

Oh, Yes! I did visit an archaeological site with aztec pyramids, certainly not to be forgotten! (plenty of pictures on the internet already)!

Have a great holiday, and look forward to seeing you next term.

xx Jennie

PS. I took my travelling exhibition there! Next stop France!

Valencia

Hi!

First of all; Jen I can see you tried to log in from Mexico and blogspot didn't allow you to do so. This was because we always logged in from UK before so Mexico seemed suspicious to blogspot which instead sent an e-mail to me warning me someone in Mexico tries to steal my account XD

It should be alright now...I think. At least I ticked a box saying it was me trying to log in from Mexico and not a thief.

So...about my Valencia Week... It was intense indeed and I just want to share some pictures since the colours and shapes there really inspired me. First I have some mixed photos from Valencia...

...then some photos from the gallery for traditional art in Valencia...

...Some inspiring nature-colours...

 ...and some photos from a lovely unique hippie-restaurant where everything was vegetarian and payment voluntarily...

Horchata=sweet almond-milk milkshake. A traditional Valencian delicacy sold in "Horchaterias"

 ...some pictures from the "Bioparc" zoo where I spent a day...

...And finally some pictures from Barcelona.

 I had a great trip and tomorrow I have to pack my bags again 'cause on Thursday I am starting my ten day adventure together with my sister. Flight to Amsterdam and then Amsterdam-Berlin-Copenhagen-Stockholm by train and from there Helsinki by boat. Will be loads of fun. Hopefully : D

Have a great summer you who happened to stumble across this closed down project-blog!
Hasta Luego!