Museo Soumaya There is something about way out architecture that makes one say, "WOW". Then there is the thought of how they got it through the development approval stage then the money to build it. But "wow" requires risk and foresight...so I say, "Good on them!"
And it worked! It surely worked in this case. If the building had been more traditional we would not have understood that one of the best art galleries in Mexico was housed in it. /Ake
Some of them are really good I've said it before and I sense that I will say it again. Quite ofter street art has a quality which is as good as or better than expensive art we have seen in galleries. It is quite true for some of what we saw in Mexico. /Ake
Non-Violence sculpture I have seen photos of (a version of) this sculpture, but didn't know there were many around the world. I love your on-going project to see and photograph them :) I loved the Blue House despite the crowds, so I'm glad you and your Mum could get in... and that's a cute story about skipping the line.
On the Non-Violence project The Non-Violence project we began a bit by chance. We realised that we easily could get quite a few of them with very little effort. Since then we have just kept on adding when we have come across them. I recently added one designed by Paul McCartney and one designed by Ringo Starr. /Ake
We are happy they survived We can be very happy that these particular carvings has survived. The Spanish destroyed pretty much all of Tenochtitlan. I don't even want to think about how many treasures and artworks and all the cultural heritage that was lost there. /Ake
Pyramid of the Sun Very impressive Ake. When I see such spectacular pics it gives me great pleasure that the desire to attract tourists encourages governments to restore and maintain such iconic sights. History is the story of the past and its telling should always be promoted. Great pic.
Roman Centurion Here in the village of Heddon on the Wall, stands a hand carved Roman Centurion named Victrix! He is off the main path outside the local coffee shop The Dell, it is a must to see if you are passing through the area and also a good pit stop for tea,coffee and food. Lovely local people who are happy to point out items of interest that you may not come across yourself. Lovely please and lovely people
Pity that we missed that one We missed the hand carved Roman Centurion. That is a pity. Would have enjoyed to see that. Thanks for mentioning it though. With a bit of luck someone else might see the comment and visit it. /Ake
Ancient Ruins and historical sites Well done... fantastic photos and you've managed to go to a part of Mexico we have not read to many blogs about. Thanks for this information. Rich in history.
I can absolutely recommend central Mexico Mexico is by many seen as an unsafe country. It is a reputation which is undeserved. It is a wonderful country and, as you said, very rich in history. /Ake
Small but nice It was a relatively small site but it was nice. The statues were what made us go there and the ruins of the palace was a pleasant surprise. /Ake
Very fascinating! There is so much to see and experience in Mexico, I really want to go there soon. Your series of blogs will be a great source of inspiration for when I finally make it there. :)
We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden.
We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them.
Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are
Angel Falls in Venezuela
Machu Piccu in Peru
Chernobyl in Ukraine
Snorkelling in the Maldives
Mountain gorillas in Rwanda
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Museo Soumaya
There is something about way out architecture that makes one say, "WOW". Then there is the thought of how they got it through the development approval stage then the money to build it. But "wow" requires risk and foresight...so I say, "Good on them!"