This morning, the two other Drake students and I caught a taxi outside our hotel, and after a little bartering on the price were off to the Gold Museum. (My dad would be so impressed since every family vacation would not be complete without a historical museum!). This one was mediocre. We opted out of a guided tour, so we were not exactly sure what we were seeing. Basically all it had was weapons, armor, and tons of gold items created by the Incas. The gold creations were interesting. Anyone who is currently trying to gauge their ears has NOTHING on the incas. They had the biggest gauges (made of heavy gold, mind you) I had ever seen.
We caught another taxi and asked the driver what are some good places to go. He mentioned more museums (no thanks), some things we did not understand, and the zoo. So of course we went to the zoo! It was big and much cheaper than our zoos at home. We ate an authentic Peruvian lunch nearby. Chicken, rice, soup, and french fries. It was very good.
All the taxi drivers have been very friendly and helpful. We always strike up conversation, even though no one ever speaks english here. Between the three of us students, we manage our way through conversations. You definitely cannot trust all the taxi drivers. You also have to set a price before you leave for your destination, and lowering the price is expected. Of course, they see me (obvious American) and hike up the price. However all our rides have been extremely reasonable in the end, even though they take almost half hour usually to maneuvor around the destination.
We got back to our hotel, exhausted. Ate at nearby grocery store/convenience store similar to Target and collapsed.
Stay tuned...!
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