The Sad City?

The Lonely Planet book refers to Lima as the sad city due to the fact that it is pretty constantly blanketed in fog (not unlike San Francisco).  As cities go, it has sort of grown on me.  It's huge, parts of it are unsafe, and the traffic is fairly horrendous but you can get around in taxis for about 10-15 solés (the equivalent of 4-10$ US). Today I took a taxi to the Plaza de Armas which is full of people hanging out and very important looking buildings with guards and policia.  By the way, in case you haven't figured it out or I haven't told you, every town/city/pueblo has a Plaza de Armas.  I went to Iglesias Santa Domingo mainly for my friend, Paulette (they have the skulls of dead saints encased in glass, especially Santa Rosa).  I then walked to the Parque de La Reserva where the Circuito Magico del Agua happens at night, skipping the catacombs in the Monasterio de San Francisco (sorry Paulette).  The park and fountains are incredible - something like the Bellagio in Las Vegas but with that weird Latin American slant.  There was a talent show involving five acts and the young man who won hugged his father and cried while being filmed.  (The losers were gracious.). There were two bride/groom couples and a few prom queen's/princesses? walking around while a train took children and their parents on a tour of the fountain park.  Where else could you see all that?  I loved it!  I leave tomorrow night, so tomorrow is my last day in Peru.  I plan to visit Museo Larco where the largest collection of pre-Columbian erotica (and other) ceramic art is housed, including a piece showing transmission of venereal diseases???  I'll let you know.

Flower Market 

Doesn't look so sad after all.