Frida Kahlo's Blue House /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Museo Frida Kahlo
Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

I am very fortunate to be able to say I've been to the Blue House twice. The first time I didn't pay for a photography permit, but this time, knowing what I would find, I did. This is the house where Frida Kahlo lived with her husband Diego Rivera - and it is also where she was born and where she died. The house is filled with a deep sense of gravity, as well as much light and beauty.  

La Lagunilla Flea Market, Mexico D.F /  by Liesl Pfeffer

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La Lagunilla Market
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

An amazing place to shop on Sundays in Mexico City, this vintage/antique flea market is open air and runs for several blocks alongside a regular market in the northern part of downtown D.F. You can find everything from old cameras and lenses, to folk paintings, carved masks, jewelry, homewares and furniture. The regular market next door I assume is daily or at least both weekend days, and is full of (new) clothes, pirated CDs, fresh juices, tamales, flowers, vegetables etc. In the streets south of the market are blocks of stores selling quinceanera dresses and sparkly shoes. 

Dulcería de Celaya, Mexico DF /  by Liesl Pfeffer

Dulceria de Celaya
Mexico City, Mexico
January 2016

Candies, sugary nougats, chocolate coated nuts and truffles, all in a beautiful old store in the historic centre of Mexico City. it really does feel like stepping back in time when you walk in the door here. The last picture is candied coconut and lime served inside an actual lime peel.