Filling in the Blanks

And there are lots of blanks to fill. During the trip we barely scratched the surface of our adventures, so the plan is to keep adding to the journal. Let's get started with our second day in Lima. Click here for the full web album for this stretch of the trip. We enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel and took a cab to Central Lima. Here is a partial shot of the Plaza de Armas:

















The governor's palace is also on the square.













We took a tour of the Cathedral (Jesus, not the famous one, was an excellent tour guide). Here is the facade and the bishop's balcony:











Check out the web album for the cool carvings of saints in the choir. There were also catacombs:











We had lunch at a place run by nuns who contribute profits to their charity work. I had Lomo Saltado (a common dish with steak, peppers, and fries); Deb had chicken. We walked over to another church where we had to sort of sneak in the door, but it was worth it. Here is the facade (check out the web album for good pictures of the saints).















After that we walked through the market. As you would expect they had everything from meat to fish to vegetables to you name it. Here is some of the awesome corn. Check out how plump the kernels are; they make excellent popcorn which we enjoyed on the Inca Trail hike.


















We walked around quite a bit, saw a couple of more churches, checked out Chinatown in Lima and walked to the pedestrian bridge. We also checked out the Inquisition museum, which was nothing to rave about, but it may have been better with a guide explaining things. We had a couple of great meals, stay tuned for more on that.