Diplomat Plaza Hotel Arequipa

... to get photos that don´t look like a black dot in the background. Not quite the serene moment we were hoping for. We have a whole hour at the canyon before we get to sit back on the bus again...and stop every 2 miles, again. Half way through our return journey we all protest about these stops, and decide not to get out of the bus but to open the window stick the camera out and close it again. We thought the guide might take the hint but nope, another three hundred stops later ...

... that night - the kids never gave us the option!!<br><br>So all in all a good morning was had by all and back we were taken to the hotel to see Virginia who looked much better eating a bread roll for lunch - guinea pig was the last thing on her mind.<br><br>The afternoon was spent at Betty's club where she kindly let us use the club's facilities including a great play area and outside pool, before heading back to the hotel for a night in front of the tv watching films.<br><br>

... maar dat mag ook wel voor 35 dollar per nacht. Na een paar uurtjes te hebben bijgeslapen naar het nabijgelegen centrum gaan lopen. Arquipa is overigens de tweede stad van Peru (na Lima) en staat bekend als de white city (pueblo blanco op zijn spaans). De stad ligt op ongeveer 2600 meter en ligt tussen een aantal hoge vulkanen van rond de 7000 meter. Tijdens de wandeling voel ik het verschil in hoogte direct maar als je ...

... went with &#8220;A la mierda&#8221; &#8211; sorry if you don&#8217;t know Spanish, but I&#8217;m not translating! It comes out in a martini glass, then they poor anis liquor over it and light it on fire. I had to stick my straw in and drink it as fast as I could. There was some serious burning as that thing went down, and I am pretty sure that it was not from the fire! Basically, pure alcohol. It only took one drink, and I was good for the rest of the night. Thanks guys.

... good; there was loads of tasty food and I was stunned that the cretinous cook had managed to prepare such a feast. The gap-toothed gypsy was, of course, present in the bar afterwards. This was a man who, before he even opened his mouth, I knew I hated every fibre of his being. I coveted, quite literally, nothing in his life. Seldom seen without either a large beer or a bottle of spirits in his hand, this vile troglodyte spends the whole day ******-up and is a ...

... climb away from the canyon up to the views of the Volcanoes at 4880 metres, what a site such a stark difference from the canyon, also very cold. We then started our descent into the beautiful city of Arequipa, what a great place. That evening we went out to a local restaurant called 'Zig Zag' the food was absolute gourmet, we could barely waddle back to our hotel. What a great day, we were all exhausted and ready to collapse into bed, ready to explore Arequipa tomorrow.

... br>Efter at have koebt turen til i morgen tog vi ned i byen, hvor vi vandrede rundt omkring Plaza de Armas, som er rigtig smuk her i Arequipa. Arkitekturen er helt anderledes end noget andet, vi har set i Peru og spaniernes indflydelse er tydelig. Vi gik paa et museum, hvor "Juanita" - en inkamumie er udstillet. Historien gaar paa, at hun var saa smuk, at hun blev ofret til guderne ved at blive foert fra Cuzco til en vulkan uden for Arequipa ...

... the third one was a totally traditional one, and we got to see exactly how the wine and pisco was made and stuff. Very interesting. And they store the wine in these ceramic pot things, and you just take your bamboo pole and dip it into as many pots as you like as many times as you like...just incase the first couple "tastes" don´t really hit the spot!<br><br>Tuesday: 12 hour bus ride to Arequpia...fun fun!<br><br>Arequipa is a large, pretty ...

... one night, donkeys to carry all our stuff while we hike, lots of visits to out-of-the-way villages, all meals, bottled water, private transportation, the $10 tourist ticket, etc. Basically it includes everything and it sounds wonderful...but it is a whopping $200! It´s not that I don´t have the money, I certainly saved up for this trip. But that´s a lotta dough for Peru and it just includes a lot more than I need. I told her I´d think about it. Next agency: their 3 day/2 night ...

... nuns were generally known to live it up in the style they had been accustomed to. After three centuries of hedonism, a strict Dominican nun arrived to set things straight. From this point, the vast majority of the 450 residents never left the confines of the convent walls upon entering...casting the convent under a shroud of mystery until it finally opened to the public in 1970. There are still a few resident ...