October 6, 2004

  Venezuela

Wyatt in Barquisimeto
A Daily Photo Essay of My Journey

Saturday after lunch I was getting tired of sitting so I decided to take a walk.  The only landmark I saw worth walking to was a church steeple about a half-mile away.  Sometimes those places are open and you can tour them.  This one was closed and so I went across the street to the "religious paraphernalia" shops to see what they had.  I was so amazed at what I saw in this one that I begged the lady to allow me to take photos.  The shop was obviously there to get the church crowd but they were selling conflicted religious goods including statues of Christ, next to statues of Buddha, angels, saints, and several Charlie Chaplin figures. They were also selling all sorts of herbs, incense, and lot of things I have no clue about. It was an unexpected experience.
 

The Same Shop

The church

Down the Street

Relaxing Park