Friday morning, soon after arriving at work, I found out that Monday and Tuesday of this week would be Dias Feriados (holidays). Tuesday, August 30th was the Day of Santa Rosa de Lima, patron saint of the national police. It was too late to plan a trip outside of the city so we were in town for the 4 day weekend. Saturday we went to the Inka Plaza and looked at the traditional handicrafts.
Hand-stitched Mural
Woven Rug
Plates
From there we went to the National Museum to check out exhibitions on the discovery of Machu Picchu and the plight of Peru during the time of the Shining Light Revolution...both very interesting. That's where my camera batteries gave out.
Later we went to a nice shopping center and looked for sofas and lamps. It's amazing that we can go to a major department store, and in the home decor section, only find 2 lamps.
Monday, after scouring the "Lima Survival Kit, a Guide for Foreign Residents" we mapped out a city search for lamps and pianos. We took a taxi to the store furthest away and then worked our way back towards our hotel. We were amazed that we could find all 7 stores, they were all open, and we actually found pianos to rent or buy and furniture that was not ultra modern. We looked down one street and saw a lot of fun congestion about 2 blocks up. Following our instincts, we happened upon Kennedy Park, full of kid's playgrounds, art for sale and sidewalk restaurants. We bought 2 paintings and carried them for about 2 hours. Another 7 hour day of walking and discovery.
This just seemed too happy to pass up.
A restful reminder of Europe (painted by a Peruvian)
This is in honor of...
Julie's brother Dave.
1 comment:
Great post! I would love to stroll the streets and just soak it all in. Those paintings are great and the black and white plates are awesome! We're excited to see you in a week :)
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