Santa Fe Hostel Lima

... a portrait of Jesus on an adobe wall in an almost 400 year old church. The thing that makes it so special is that when almost the whole area was destroyed in a 17th century earthquake, somehow this one weak adobe wall stayed intact. Itīs apparently one of the biggest processions of itīs kind in the world, but we unfortunately only could go on the last day, which was shorter and smaller.


I think I hit most everything.. now i'm going to put up pictures of a lot of this!

... and greet it was a quick dash through security and then off to get some last minute pieces from the duty free shops and then on for a quick pint prior to the flight (it may have been 7:30 am but some things are essential).

The first of the flights was Heathrow to Houston, we arrived there at around 1pm, I had forgotten my sunglasses so it was time to hunt a pair out... Now this was a bit of an adventure, I found a small stall ...

... treat we had in Lima was being taken out to dinner by the Mulders, some family friends of my parents. They took us to Panchita a famous and fabulous restaurant that we definitely did not have nice enough clothes for. The food and company were both exquisite! I especially appreciated my left overs the next day:)

Besides the freezing cold and Evan having an upset stomach for a couple days, Lima was pretty awesome - mainly due to the great ...

... a tall, dark beautiful woman with striking blue eyes (sorry we never got a picture of her - unbelievable!) who doesn't want it known immediately how caring and generous she is. She and my mother had been working to try to free up the package that was sent two weeks prior to Lima. It was stuck in customs - needing a myriad of paperwork to get it out and Tania was fantastic in getting the list of things I needed to do to liberate the ...

... we go to the hotel "Country Club Lima".

The cocktail party starts with champagne from Argentina, huge cheese buffet and chocolate buffet.
Again a peruvian thing :)
They also served this crazy drink pisco sour which I stayed very far from to avoid any drunken feelings!!!!
I actually almoist did not drink the all evening!! The real honest reason being that I did not like much the champ and wine :) Plus too busy dancing !!!

For diner I had the ...

... Llactapata, an ancient Inca citadel that protected the entry for two valleys, one of them leading to the inca trail to MachuPicchu. You will enjoy this less visited camp away from the crowds. (L+D).



DAY 2 : LLACTAPATA / LLULLUCHA



After a healthy breakfast, we’ll walk past the Inca Hamlet of Huayabamba ...

... ajuns la super fix. La 10 minute dupa ce am urcat, am decolat spre Romania.
Ei bine, obosita dupa atata drum, am avut o tentativa de a ma descalta (daca va amintiti bocancul stang cu aroma de pisica). La 3 minute dupa ce l-am scos, au inceput sa se agite spiritele prin jurul nostru. Cautau sursa de duhoare. M-am incaltat discret, desi sunt sigura ca toti ar fi crezut ca este Dragos. Nu am eu moaca de putztitor de picioare :D.
In Otopeni, surpriza (de ...

... d'immenses marches d'artisanat en dur qui vendent des produits de tout le Perou. Pour notre seul repas de la journee, nous nous offrons un buffet : salades, brochettes, sandwich, ragout, desserts a volonte plus un pisco sour et un cafe pour 6€ !! Je suis rempli. Calixte a eu des problemes durant son vol (crise cardiaque d'un passager demandant l'atterrisage aux Acores) et ayant loupe sa correspondance reste a Bogota pour la nuit.

... up was cool, everyone insulting the Chilean crowd. They didnīt serve booze and when a fight kicked off with the police before the game we were glad. We were right in the corner, behind a giant beer bottle which they kindly deflated at kick off so we could see. The crowd were deflated too 2 minutes later when Chile scored. The game was then just Peruvians kicking the Chileans and missing but the Chileans rolling round on the floor in mock agony. After a couple of obvious penalties not ...

... talkative and friendly local. He advised me to stay close to the centre and not to venture far from the tourist sites as it was not too safe there. He dropped me off at the Plaza de Armas (main city plaza) and agreed to pick me up later that day from the same place to take me back to my hostel.

One could immediately see the Spanish influence in central Lima – yellow colonial buildings and churches. The main plaza has a bronze ...