URNotAlone

Lima, Peru, to La Paz, Bolivia

January 11th, 2007 4:02 pm MST

   Hey there Girls, and...well anyone I guess, who dares to have my psycho little self a friend!     I made it to Lima, and am going to La Paz in a coupole of hours.  I went to A very large Catholic museum/church, and right now I am unable to remember the name of it, right across from the Plaza de Armas, where there was a workers rights demonstration, LOTS AND LOTS of federales, with ak´s and rpks ( for you non gun types, those are automatic rifles and light machine guns)   Lots of mp-40´s as well, I ate lunch at a really nice place, 3 course with an inca cola (horrible sugar...like juicy fruit meets sprite, and they add more sugar) all that for 10 Sols, or 3.50 $4.00 american.  there was ceviche with lemon and onion, (fish) the main course was 2 chicken breasts with fries, salad, and some chopped veggies, VERY delicioso, and some kind of weird jello thing with fruit and spices, cinnamon, cloves!  yummy.  There are so many poor people begging for change and selling gum, or trying to trade for cash, they were even as king for CANADIAN money, who would think?  I was walking in Mira Flores, still half asleep from the scary plane ride and of course, I find the local PUNK ROCK record store...$100 american later...just my luck, I bought a lot of local punk cd´s, oh well I get to carry them with me for the rest of the trip.  The plane ride...going to toronto was fine, it was the landing that a few people did a prayer or 2 about...Now I have flown quite a bit, and I have never landed that hard before...freaky.  it was a 767 from toronto to <lima...of course I get to sit by the ancient guy who looks like he is gonna snore the whole time...in fact he was a 76 year old guy from Lima, who lives in Edmonton, poor guy...( I know I know. edmonton...yechhh)  He was a real riot, we had a good visit on the flight with his broken english, and my fractured spanish, we had a few laughs at the expense of the 2 guys getting hammered 2seats ahead of us. free wine.       I landed at 0130 hrs, hit a cab to my hotel, and totally forgot how bright it gets in the summer...neat, I pretty much walked all day, drank inka kola, ate, and looked at old stuff and army guys who did not seem to happy, and came here to an internet cafe to send an update.  I am so sorry if I send this to you twice, the address list has tourettes today.  I hope it is not TOO cold where you are, I think it is in the about 28 right now...you would probably hate it.   I will send mail when I can.lipglossed kisses, Llana Moore.