ariel81 Posted March 1, 2017 #651 Share Posted March 1, 2017 We are heading to the Cathedral. There is a building with Eva Peron (Evita) designed on the side Jacob being reunited with Joseph and his brothers. The current Pope was the Archbishop here There is a Mass under way Down one side there is a chapel It contains a memorial to Jews who perished in the camps in WWII Current pope francis has great relations with the jewsih comunnity,in fact,he has great personal friendship with some rabbys here The bulding with eva peron in there,was before the ministry of labour and social services,the evita figure its because she worked from there,now is the health ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #652 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Current pope francis has great relations with the jewsih comunnity,in fact,he has great personal friendship with some rabbys hereThe bulding with eva peron in there,was before the ministry of labour and social services,the evita figure its because she worked from there,now is the health ministry Thank you so much for your input. One of the problems with the itinerary I was on was the absence of time at the beginning to see more of Buenos Aires and the Cusco region at the end. -------------- I've had an extraordinary 24 hours and all will be revealed at the end of the blog which is fast approaching. Machu Picchu contd : The Condor Temple More about this here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #653 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I head back down. I've reached my limits and need sufficient energy for the journey back to Cusco. I stop to pop a Machu Picchu stamp in the back of my passport! I've a pic of the speedometer on the bus on the way down the mountain....which was as hair raising as the way up....37kph (just over 20mph) on the corners...... I couldn't get a pic on the straights as the bumps were too crazy! Back in town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #654 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I head to a local restaurant for some lunch. Popcorn is served as an appetiser. Back on the train There is entertainment on the train. And a fashion show It helped to pass the time. Some of the fashion items were lovely.... and expensive. There was a fiesta of some sort in Ollantaytambo and we are held up in traffic for quite some time there. Local delicacies..... wish I'd popped out for some fast food..... Trucha = trout Aji de gallina = spicy chicken Rocoto relleno = stuffed red peppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #655 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Stuck in traffic. Was one very, very long day but what an amazing experience. This has to have been the highlight of the whole trip for me.... made such a huge impression...... for others it was Iguassu. End of day 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #656 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Day 25 : The one where I finally follow my feet. After an extremely long day yesterday we have an early start today. There is to be a two hour drive to an archaeological site, a market, lunch. I make it down to breakfast ok and then go back to bed. So tired I didn't bring my camera to breakfast and they had GF rolls for me!! Quinoa. They weren't great to be honest but they went down well nevertheless. There's no way there is any power left in my batteries. I leave a message with some friends for the tour guide and catch some more zzzzzz. When I come down again around 1030 I am surprised at just how many of my co-travellers there are in the lobby. Maybe half didn't make the excursion. There's a gentleman on oxygen sat there and I hear that a couple have gone to hospital by ambulance. Someone else has had a doctor to his hotel room. A couple of guides have stayed at the hotel and organised a walking tour of Cusco or a short drive to a site of interest. I'm done with sitting and decide to join the walking tour. It's Saturday morning and the place is buzzing. It's wonderful to see the city in daylight, alive and busy. Cusco in Inca times..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #657 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Many shops refer to their heritage This is to our right at the top of the hill We turn left Following an earthquake in 1650 the Basilica was rebuilt Colonel Juan Zubiaga, Cuzco's favourite son, fought in in the 1879 war between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #658 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We are headed that way..... it's at this point I realise I'm being organised again and decide to break away.... such a rebel.... I explain to my friends that I'm fine and not suffering any altitude symptoms and just want to branch off and go back to the square I'd seen when we turned left There's some sort of publicity event taking place en route. Little fella trying his hardest to get the statue to blink There's music going on in that square that has been closed to vehicles.. Brass band. Was thinking fiesta (?) What a gorgeous plaza It's all going on outside a church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #659 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Takes a few second for the penny to drop. It's a funeral The van gives it away The coffin was borne out of the church and carried on shoulders down the street...... flowers are thrown at it as it passes. On one side of the church there is an artisan market. I fail miserably to barter down some candles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #660 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The most southern Irish Pub in the world I sit on the steps outside another Church and watch the world go by for a bit. I love that overt 21st century advertising is kept to a minimum and the character of the place is maintained. Evidence of the funeral has all gone now Where I have been sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #661 Share Posted March 2, 2017 This Plaza had originally been a marsh and during the Inca Empire had been dried up and became the religious, cultural and administrative center of the capital. the invading Spanish surrounded it with temples and mansions built on the Inca palaces. Some of the buildings incorporate the original Inca walls. More about that later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 2, 2017 Author #662 Share Posted March 2, 2017 It's time for lunch. Actually I'm lying. Was time for some retail therapy. DD1 and SIL I'd bought Falkland Island hoodies. GS3 has a penguin puppet from..... Punta Arenas. I buy DD2 and DD3 alpaca snoods(?) in a BOGOF. (Buy One Get One Free) They are sooooo soft. Now it's time for lunch. I head back to the hotel looking like the tourist that I am. (memories of that shipboard lecture haunt me still) Hotel Atrium from the 3rd floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel81 Posted March 5, 2017 #663 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Indeed,24 hours its not even enough to see my own quarter (belgrano) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #664 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Indeed,24 hours its not even enough to see my own quarter (belgrano) That's the joy of cruises, and also their failing..... you get a taste of something then you're off to the next thing. --------------- Cusco contd I've come back to the hotel and dropped off my shopping. I head back out to visit the monastery around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #665 Share Posted March 5, 2017 This church and convent were built over the ruins of an Inca temple that once had floors and walls covered with gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #666 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The sun appears throughout.... The main Inca temple was dedicated to the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #668 Share Posted March 5, 2017 i'm not clear why this has been stencilled on the wall..... it reads : Take coca. Drinking too much fizzy drinks can lead to overweight and diabetes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #669 Share Posted March 5, 2017 There are random works of art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #670 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The Seqe system of Cusco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #671 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The Milky Way in Inca Astronomy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #672 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I've run into the middle of the road to see what the plaques were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #673 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The hotel exterior People are either leaving or arriving Lunch...... this is a fish dish with grapes in a cheese sauce. It is very very good. Am joined by a friend who has a burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #674 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Feeling fortified I am conscious that if I sit for too long I will likely fall asleep and I'm keen to see more of this wonderful city. There's a market we'd heard of so we head off to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted March 5, 2017 Author #675 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The San Pedro market. This is an extraordinary place buzzing with a plethora of colours, smells and sounds. And it's HUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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