1) deliver a package for Zac
2) try to find some bias binding, thread etc to fix a hen on some slacks I was letting down for Milka.
Sewing (even mending) is not a difficult task, at home. But here, without a machine, I was looking to do it by hand ... or find someone with a machine (had seen such stalls in markets previously) and try to explain what I wanted done. Well, pleased to say I managed the job .... the lady sewed matching bias binding on with her machine, and then also did the hand sewing .... 15-20 mins and only S/5. Bargain!!
The other task took a little longer. Delivery wasn't a problem ... had to deliver a package to Two Nations restaurant, run by Australian, Matt and his wife. No problem - been there before. Matt is selling Zac's beer - so we stayed for lunch and enjoyed a few drinks!!! Two Nations is well known for their 'Aussie burger', but today I enjoyed an entree of wontons filled with alpaca and ham - really delicious. Best alpaca I've tasted (sorry Jeff and Jill), I'll be going back for one of their other alpaca dishes.
Where to next???? There are lots of huge churches in Cusco - and we've been into several, but we hadn't been into the San Francisco Museo .... until today. WOW - what a place. We were ther just as they opened - so no other tourists - just Lex and I and a small, elderly guide, giving us the tour ... in Spanish!!
The place is massive - huge buildings around a central courtyard - lots of huge religious artworks around the hallways. We were led, up, down and around ... and shown some amazing sights - and sounds. In one dome ceiling area - were 4 large statues, each carved from a single piece of cedar - but it was the acoustics here that was amazing. Lex stood facing into one corner, and I stood in the diagonally opposite corner. When either of us spoke softly, the sound could be heard as if it was right behind us... Amazing.
We went into the choir area - massive seats all carved out of cedar. Have seen similar areas (Santa Rosa church in Lima, I think) and usually you aren't able to touch anything - but here, we sat in the seats!!
Possibly the grandest feature is a massive 15 x 9 m painting showing 683 members of the Franciscan order... and above it an impressive ceiling - all painted panels.
At the end of the tour, our guide said quite a bit and held out his hand .... we thought 'tip', but by this time we'd picked up on the words 'donation' and 'restoration' - so we twigged that he was asking for a donation for ongoing restoration. We'd thoroughly enjoyed our hour long tour ... so Lex handed him S/10. He looked up at us and said 'Mas' (more). He may have even mentioned the word for twenty ... so I found S/20, thinking I would swap the S/10 for a S/20 ... He took both notes and simply said, 'Gracias'.
At the end of the day - we didn't feel the least bit ripped off. We'd had a fabulous tour of an amazing place - a place which from the outside really doesn't grab your attention. S/10 entry and our S/30 donation - same price as entry to the Pre-Columbian art gallery. Vale la pena (worth it) We had a great afternoon - and a good story to tell.
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And I'm sure the memories you made far outweighed the money he did, Judy - even if it wasn't for himself. Beautiful pics.
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