The self-guided walking tour inside the house is interesting. Here is a part of the kitchen, with a wood fired stove.

Here is a painting by Kahlo. It was painted the year she died and the writing is “Viva la Vida Frida Kahlo Coyoacan 1954 Mexico.” The Blue House is in the Coyoacan neighborhood.

Trotsky lived in the Blue House for two years (1937–1939) while he was in exile.

Here is a famous portrait hanging in the Blue House.

This map shows our hotel in Polanco and the Kahlo and Rivera museums we visited today. The Blue House is the light blue pin on the map.

Our next stop was the home and museum of Leon Trotsky. He lived there after moving out of the Blue House in 1939. He was murdered in the house in 1940. The location is shown with the darker blue pin near the Blue House pin.

Here is Trotsky’s study room.

We then walked over to the Coyoacan Market. The prepared food—there are many small restaurants—looked quite tasty, but it was too early for lunch.

The stand here sells the ingredients to make mole sauces.

Our next stop was the nearby Jardin Hidalgo. This kiosk dates from 1910. Note the balloon seller on the right side of the photo. 

This is the church of San Juan Batista, completed in 1552.

Our next stop was the unusual house built for Rivera and Kahlo in 1931. They were married in 1929 and stayed here—for the most part—until their divorce in 1939.

It’s the red pin to the west of the Blue House. We took Uber to get there.

Frida lived in, yes, the blue house and Diego lived in the bigger house to the right. There is a bridge connecting the two structures.

There are models of the houses inside the museum.

Rivera’s house has quite a bit of art out on display. This is a sample.

Rivera had a large work studio in his red house. He used it to paint, even when he was living in the Casa Azul in the 1940s.

The red and blue houses are in San Angel—and like Coyoacan—has been incorporated into Mexico City.

After this, we walked over to the Museo Casa del Risco. There is a giant fountain there. Many of the paintings can be seen on the link to the museum.

Our last stop for the day was at the Museo del Carmen, the red museum pin. Double click on the map to enlarge it.

We liked the domes, but didn’t get a good photo of all of them. Here is a representative photo of the attractive building.

We then summoned a car and returned to Polanco.

We visited buildings pertaining to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and their friend Trotsky, and then visited two museums. 

Tomorrow—The zoo, a great park and a relatively new museum.