Ther are days that you have everything planned. You know you want to see this, this, and this. Today was one of those days. Waking up in a big city, and I mean massive, I wanted to see so much.
The city is sprawled over massive cliffs and valleys. Buildings are in every single space you can see. It almost doesn't look real.
Never in my life have I witnessed a city that looks anything like this.
The plan was to see the square, see a church, shop, catch the downtown city tour, and the outer city tour. Fail!
We managed to do the first couple parts. First, we were greeted with an unexpected police ceremony in the square. Massive amounts of pigeons were flying around the square every time the band started up.
Who doesn't love taking selfies!
The kids loved to out food on themselves and have the birds cover their bodies.
Next stop was the San Fransisco church. As we walked through the cobble stone streets we arrived in one of the major intersections. People everywhere. With the Copa America games going on the entire plaza was filled with people. Soccer contests were going in everywhere, djs, bounce houses, and more.
When we made our way to the church and entered we did so just in time to catch the end of mass. Here we were in a gorgeous church as everyone stood singing and praying. Chills ran through my body. It was a touching moment.
The markets behind the church were everywhere. They sold every souvenir you could possibly imagine. Handcrafted bags, chess sets, dolls, and clothes. The sweater selection was incredible. Beautiful sweaters for less than 12 dollars depending on your haggling ability.
We had heard about the witches market. We made our way to find it amongst the shops. There on the street we found them. A few shops in the street had llama fetuses hanging from the ceiling. These were meant to be burnt and buried under your house each year for good luck. They claim they were all miscarriages but I'm still not sure I buy it.
In the shops they sold many talismans for good luck, good romance, health, wealth, and more.
They also had many herbs and concoctions for your.. Umm... Relationship life!
Then we looked at the clock. Uh oh! We have to run if we are going to make our tours! And that my friends is where our plans went wrong and our real adventure began!
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