First, a quick update from last night. I tried alpaca in a restaurant. It was okay but kind of dry. Could have used some gravy. Today, Sadie and I met early in the morning, but first, I started my day with breakfast (bread, marmalade, cheese, and coffee) and met a Bolivian girl who I got to practice my Spanish with, since she knew no English! ¨Next, I got a tourist ticket and we went to Temple of the Sun, also known as Qorikancha. Lots of the spellings of ruins and such are in Quechua, which is the indiginous language spoken here, and apparently it has lots of Q´s in it! Anyway, it was originally an Incan temple but when the Spaniards came, they took all the gold and melted it down, and turned it into a church, but some of the original Inca masonry still exists. It was pretty interesting. We had plans to go to several museums this morning as well, but most things are closed for the holiday. The parade started lining up on the main street around 10am. It´s now after 6 and STILL going. I...
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Thanks for posting on my blog. Too much snow for you out there...sorry you have to be dealing with this! But, here in IL, we are liking the small amount we are getting and are, in fact, quite below the average total thus far. Besides, with our gray skies, the white brightens up the landscape...we don't get the blue skies and sun that you normally get. DON'T I SOUND LIKE GRANDMA
WITH ALL THIS WEATHER TALK??? Sorry! Stay warm and cozy!