San Francisco Museum and the Cathedral(Calen)

Name:Calen Robertson

Highlights:
1.Edited Paintings- (Museum) Some of the paintings had the faces painted over. The person leading the tour said that they still do not know why this was done.
2.Library- (Museum) We walked into the library, which smelled like old books. There was a set of spiral wooden stairs that lead up to the second level.
3.Bats- (Museum) There was a domed wooden cieling that had bats in the crevices of its wood work. They were very talkative as we passed by.
4.Pigeons- (Museum) Outside, there were hundreds of pigeons everywhere, including anywhere they could find to perch on the building itself. Ive never seen a building before that was so adorned by birds.
5.Conquistador- (Cathedral) Just inside the Cathedral, there was a room dedicated to the remains of a prominent Conquistador.
6.Chronology of Rulers- (Cathedral) One painting showed the succession of rulers in Lima, which included the transition from the indigenous rulers to Spanish rulers.
7.Martyrs- (Museum) There were several paintings of individuals who had been martyred for one reason or another. Each depiction illustrated how each martyr had died.
8.Sequens- (Cathedral) There were some ornate priestly garb on display that were dotted with sequens, a fashion statement I ascociate with more modern wear.
9.Cieling- (Catacombs) The cieling of the catacombs bellow the museum was very low, and I bumped my head several times.
10.Bones- (Catacombs) I was shocked that the bones were some times arranged purely for dramatic presentation, which did not strike me as very respectful.

Additional Comments: I enjoyed this visit in particular because the history was made more vivid by the fact that much of what was there to be seen was in its original context. Although I had been to another set of catacombs on this trip, this time was different because it was on a much more massive scale and the remains were visible.