Lima downtown

Heya people.
first update , so lets go in logical travel order shall we :)
as we left you all before we had begun our tour of Lima at the Natural History Museum. well this is just to round things out a bit. after learning a rough course in the local inca and history, we basically took a huge lengthy drive through the city centre. chaos is all i can say! how these people drive is unbelievable. no give ways, its "my way, im going through" and yet no one hits each other. its crazy. as Lima is known for its natural grey cloud sky, the effect is visually off putting as you feel enclosed in pollution. Lima is overpopulated with traffic of all kinds and hence as you hit the city all you smell is diesal fumes. reminded me of africa for some reason, maybe something in the memory bank when i was a kid. still think im a kid lmao.

anyway we hit the town square (Plaza Del Armas) which is a big thing here. they dont have one huge "central park" instead they have town squares free of traffic and used as a park for vegetation and fountains. this is the spanish colonial influence. the square looked fantastic, and added a temporary peacefulness to the city. its flanked by the city cathedral and government palace. one thing to note is that the old spanish influenced architechture was great to see. history ozzed out of every balcony and stone structure. but i couldnt help but feel sad for a people who have lost their natural way once (inca vs spanish) and now all over again, (clashing western culture influences)

after the town square we hit the HUGE city cathedral. inside was an all out display of everything christianity had to offer. really wasnt comfortable here. the artowrk was awe inspiring for detail and style, history too. but all in all mark, myself and the Ozzy group just wanted out, we wanted to be at Machu Picchu, we wanted to experience some Inca history. it was to come soon as we left for Cusco next.

updates to come, + awesome pics of Machu Picchu! stay tuned, and hit me back with comments. thanks so far.