Day 6 Lima

rolled out of bed at 9:30, had a hearty breakfast, and was on the road by 10:30 for sightseeing.

first stop was the monasterio de sanfrancisco. i entered through the side doorway and walked through the church, taking in the various altars and tributes. exiting through the main entrance, i saw signs for the catacombs. i bought a ticket and joined an english tour that was already in progress. supposedly 25,000 bodies were buried under the cathedral. different bones were separated into different holes, skulls in one, ribs in the next, etc. only the franciscian monks were allowed to enter the graves, the families could look down from the church and pay tribute to deceased, loved ones.

next i stopped at the museo de la inquisicion- a building used by the spanish inquisition from 1570 to 1820. my anal tour guide (who chided me for taking up her time by stopping to take photos and chided the other two visitors in my group for stopping to read the panels) explained the system for deciding an individual's penalty and the various torture methods. apparently, the goal was not to actually kill anyone. . just get information and compliance, because death was not compatible with the religious guidelines but stretching peoples limbs out was completely fine.

marino drived me around the plaza de armas, pointing out the congress, the catedral de lima, etc. i had my fill sight seeing for the day and headed back to the hotel. eddie and i grabbed lunch at larco mar where i saw this young peruvian woman trying to swindle an older american man who was trying to swindle her. she obviously wanted a ticket to the U.S. he obviously wanted some young peruvian woman to warm his bed. kinda gross. but kinda mesmerizing to eavesdrop on.

hung out at the hotel for a bit then met up with pintobean for drinks. we went to a trendy, peruvian restaurant called scena where we had delicious scallops and carpaccio and fruity versions of pisco sours. the restaurant actually had live performances and we watched a short acrobatic show and a juggling act. after dinner, we headed to a cozy, artsy wine bar. we split a navarro correas malbec and sampled delicious snacks that was served with the wine. incredibly good food and think i'll have to make it back to the winebar for dinner!!! there was lima beans coated in a spicy pesto sauce, mini potatoes in a zesty, lemony, slightly tart sauce, and candied carrots. hmmm.