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Monday September 28,
2015
Trying to get one woman moving is one thing, but trying to get 3 women rolling is almost impossible.
We finally got off to Monay Shopping Mall and had a quick lunch at KFC. The we did a grocery buying trip to Coral and bought loads of veggies and stuff. So far I have been doing most of the cooking.
Then we caught the #13 downtown and made a quick pass-by of San Francisco church and clothing market, the flower market, stopped in the big cathedral, and ran into Santa Claus at Parque Calderon.
We were headed for the double-decker tour buses and I was a little shocked to see that they had raised their price from $5 to $8 a person, a 60% increase! I tried negotiating something better without success, so we balked and walked across the street to talk to the lady from the other tour company, who was not offering any better. The first bus was about to leave and the saleslady was anxious because they only had 3 people on the bus. I shot her a glance, she shrugged and called me over and conceded us a tour at $20 for the 4 of us.... Walking away is definitely the best negotiating tactic in this town..
Anyway this tour took a slightly different route than before and it was a nice ride to Turi where they told us we would have 30 minutes to wander around, but it was actually closer to 45 minutes.
I tried to take the women to La Vina for pizza but they wanted to go home to eat, then decided they wanted these street-meat skewers.........
I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's excitement, Cheers, Al
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| Natalia & Adiela in the big cathedral |
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| Impressive side altar with ongoing prayers all day |
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| Another side altar |
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| The main altar |
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| The impressive center doors |
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| The girls with Santa Claus in Parque Calderon |
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| They wanted a couple of shots with the tour bus |
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| So here is the second shot... |
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| Shot from the moving tour bus |
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| The back corner of the big cathedral |
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| The tour went by San Sebastian |
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| Then we swung back to go by Todos Santos |
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| Yeah, $8 pricing is sure to get them big crowds on the buses! |
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| Going by the Inca ruins at Pumapungo |
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| They wanted a shot with Huayna Capac... |
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| Shot on the climb to Turi |
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| and another |
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| Turi has many interesting spots for photos |
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| The city makes a lovely backdrop |
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| A shot from the Mirador |
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| A typical tourist shot |
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| and a little closer shot of the subjects |
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| Adiela wanted some solo shots |
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| Hard to beat this view |
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| Waiting for the bus to bring us back |
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| Great view on Avenida Loja, part of the Inca Trail |
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| It seems to point right at the big cathedral |
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| Turning onto Sucre |
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| A look sideways to San Cenaculo |
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| Coming slowly up Sucre to the cathedral |
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| An indigenous street vendor |
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| Beside the cathedral |
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| Love the spire of the Old Cathedral |
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| The statue above the new cathedral |
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| Also love the courtyard ceiling in the Justice building |
