This is a typical sight and a traditional construction method of building with brick or stone and then covering it with stucco. The pyramids of 800 years ago were built the same way with rock and then covered with stucco and painted.
We saw this beautiful church in the San Angel region.That is a lot of gold on the wall. This North American man was mediating for a very long time with hands in cupped position on his lap/legs and eyes forward. I suppose he was receiving inspiration or at least mediating on sometime important. He could have been a statue he was so still.

The beautiful interior and a confession booth that is still in use. The priest sits in the middle and confessing patrons sis on each side to tell their sins to the priest. They also pay by giving him money. We can confess too just not to a priest for hire.
In a another area of San Angel is the Casa del Risco. This used to be a walled in area and this was a fountain in the plaza. Fortunately now there is a covering above to protect this beautiful fountain and wall of seashells and porcelain. The close up shows that it is made of teacups, plates, vases, cookery and sea shells. It is Baroque style with a lot of exaggerated motions and design.

The group, Sister Call is taking the picture
The typical fountain in the middle of the town plaza
In an old museo we went to we saw this mural on the wall it depicts the area in colonial times. Religion was important. The domes of the church indicated that. Those domes are still here in a picture I took with the domes in the back.

I love this circular staircase. We have see several of this variety. Perhaps Renee and Ben would like to install this type in their new house to go into the basement or we could put one in the cabin to connect to the down-under room.

This was in a museum. I hope it is not a weapon of torture the kind that Christ was beat with.
We stopped by the Diego Rivera/Frida Kahlo house and studio museum. I like his murals that tell about the Mexican history.
Dennis on top of the flat roof Diego Rivera home
The tradition is/was to make these paper mach effigies and then burn them on the Day of the Dead.
San Angel is a nice part of town with some very large homes surrounded by 20 foot walls.
We went to an art museum. I love the arch architecture with clay bricks. The art was made from roots of trees. Oh how many trees did we excavate from our back yard a year ago and look what Dennis could have made from it....art pieces.
A corner church with my favorite color of bougainvillea. We stopped at some of the little shops along the way and I bought a quilted wall hanging that is tan, brown and blue with geometric shapes.
We stopped at the San Angel restaurant and Inn for lunch. It was still not open for lunch even through it was pass noon. I had a fruit tart and then we cam back for dinner at 3:00. This is a metal sculpture of the gardner. Absolutely beautiful 5 star restaurant!
Went for lunch but no lunch as they were still serving breakfast. I had the wonderful fruit tart.
At dinner only inside this time. I had salmon. beautiful place to eat.
Just me and the gardener.
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