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Showing posts with label Mexico City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico City. Show all posts

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Hotel Camino Real – Mexico City

 

If you like architecture and great design the hotel “Camino Real” is one of the coolest places to stay in México City.

 

Strategically located in the exclusive financial and commercial zone of Polanco and very close to the Bosque de Chapultepec and from the Rufino Tamayo, Anthropology and History, and Modern Art Museums, and from Chapultepec Castle, a few steps away from beautiful and traditional  Paseo de la Reforma avenue, Camino Real Polanco México is a refuge from the city´s busy life.

 

Built in an attractive architectonic style, and imagined as a hotel-museum by Architect Ricardo Legorreta, the Camino Real Polanco México Hotel opened to the public on July 25, 1968, combining modern architectural profiles with obvious pre-Hispanic pyramid reminiscences. It has been the headquarters for two soccer world cups and for the Olympic Games, as well as for more than 210 official visits from presidents and members of the monarchy from around the world.

 

image Hotel Entrance

 

camino real mexico 012 Vestibule

 

camino real mexico 011 Cafe Tamayo

 

camino real mexico 010 Cafe Tamayo

camino real mexico 015 Blue Lounge

 

camino real mexico 019Reception

 

camino real mexico 017 Reception

 

camino real mexico 006 Hallway

 

camino real mexico 004 Exterior View

 

camino real mexico 002 Art Piece

 

HOTEL CAMINO REAL – POLANCO

 

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Eye Candy of the Week – Mexico City Colours

 

Yesterday was my first day in Mexico City.  I have to say that I am really excited to be back in my country, to see family and friends and to enjoy what my country has to offer.  One of my favourite things in Mexico are the colours of my country which have been the link that have reconnected myself with my  own roots. 

 

Every time I ‘m back in Mexico City I noticed big changes in the city,  but maybe the nostalgic moment of the time was bringing back great memories of my childhood.

 

Today I want to share a different eye candy of the week.  Today’s candy is the vibrancy of the colours in my culture.  These are the colours you can see in one day.

 

Ciudad de Mexic 002 Morning Market in Anzures

 

Ciudad de Mexic 020Sculpture in Paseo de la Reforma

 

Ciudad de Mexic 052 Pedro Friedberg’s Ultrafamousr Hand Chair Sculpture

 

Ciudad de Mexic 047 Angel of the Independence – Paseo de la Reforma

 

Ciudad de Mexic 061“El Caballto” by Sebastian

 

Ciudad de Mexic 072 Day of the Death Altar – Downtown

 

Ciudad de Mexic 091 Mexican Dolls

 

Ciudad de Mexic 101My dessert of the day – Coconut Créme Caramel 

 

Ciudad de Mexic 104 Handmade Embroidery