A couple of weeks ago, we went walking around our neighborhood, out for a late afternoon stroll on Avenida Amsterdam. It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Sígame...follow this footprint, left for posterity in the cement sidewalk, and let's see what we see.
Azul añil (pronounced ah-ZOOL ah-NYEEL and often called Frida blue) wall with inset tiles and green window bars.
Art Deco era detailing above a window.
French doors and balconies.
Edificio Colonial (Colonial Building) detail with potted plants.
Portion of cast iron window protection.
African iris blossom, Plaza Iztaccihuatl.
Late afternoon light and shadow, Art Deco-era building.
Smoking a hookah is muy de la moda--very much in style.
It's mango season and vendors' carts are out on all our corners. Ten pesos (about 80 cents US) buys the whole mango, cut into the shape of a flower and served estilo mexicano (Mexican style)--liberally spritzed with key lime juice, sprinkled with salt and spiced with powdered chile.
Restaurant wheel-around planter box, a barricade against gawkers peering in from the sidewalk to see what's on your plate. Yes, the plants are real.
Window protection: old wrought iron and copper with white curtain.
Flower seller's stand with sunflower.
Fabulous paint job, beautiful Art Deco-era building.
The Love Ambulance. In case of emergency, CALL! On the ambulance door, it reads, "Emergencies of Love".
We'll go out walking another day, capturing another of La Condesa's marvelous streets. You come too!
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I did not know that mangoes also appeared in Mexico. The flowers carved from mangoes are beautiful. Would you cover more about the carving arts of mangoes more?
Posted by: KTrave L | May 22, 2011 at 10:30 PM