Hostal Torreblanca Lima

... to meet her for dinner.

We met Daniela at a very American restaurant in a fancy upscale area of Lima and caught up with her while watching para-gliders cruising over the cliffs and beach. Its a pretty cool way to see a city! After an early dinner we headed back to Daniela's parents' house to see them and see her house. She also offered to drive us to the airport, which was very nice of her! Her house is pretty amazing and we got to ...

... in. AND IT'S OFF TO THE RACES!!!!!! there are no rules here... there are pretty white dotted lines on the road but not sure what for. Signs that say stop, slow down, yield.... they are just pretty decorations really. Intersections are made to SPEED UP and HONK as you drive through. Buses, vans, motorcycles, cars... ALL in the same lane (well... ok, that's how it seemed) Jeff asked me later did it make me nervous. It ...

... die nederlanders zijn altijd goed vertegenwoordigd. Na het ontbijt een taxi genomen naar Lima centrum eom daar een kijkje te nemen. Mij laten afzetten op Plaza de Armas (ook wel Plaza Mayor geheten) waar een aantal bezienswaardigheden schijnen te zijn. Een prachtig plein waar om heen een aantal prachtige gebouwen liggen. Dit soort pleinen heb ik ook al in Cuba gezien en schijn je in veel Zuid Amerikaanse ...

... t surprised to see the Starbucks and McDonalds and even TGI Fridays, but Chilis? Yes, there is a Chilis in Lima – that is my first sighting of that establishment abroad – what is this world coming to? I eventually found a little café and had a yummy plate of ceviche. Should I worry about eating raw fish in Peru? Hope not! So far so good – 8 hours and no problems. I am noticing a trend though – maybe I ...

... will come to the reserve in the end, at this point. Still, it is a little awkward and unpleasant to sit in the same room with him while he chats with this girl he met in Buenos Aires. Not that I was surprised to learn he'd met someone else. Sigh, well at least nobody can claim my life is boring. I never expected travel to be all good! Anyway... Lima. It is not the most attractive city in the world. Or the cleanest. Or most ...

... than we can eat here!

So then onto the bus. It was a fully catered bus, toilets, meals and everything. We had seats right at the front so we could see the scenery. As soon as we got on though we knew we were in for a long ride when Celine Dion on the panpipe started up at top volume from the speaker right above our heads. There was to be no turning it off. As soon as the bus hit the road the movies started. 6 movies later (one only ...

... lounge. A really nice meal last evening - the first tender pieces of meat we've had in all Peru. I think it was pork, like pork tenderloin, at least it was white and the pieces were too big to be chicken. We sat in the very front row on the second story, which meant we had only a huge windshield in front of us, but no steering wheel, brake or clutch. We noticed that all the Peruvian passengers were farther back, and can imagine why... maybe it's ...

Al día siguiente nos fuimos con Maria Luz al mercado de Puerto Supe a comprar algunas provisiones y aprovechamos para tomarnos un jugo de naranja. En el mercado había un puesto de pollos que tenía pintado un letrero en el que ofrecía "Precios sin Conpetencia". Era el único puesto de pollos! Salimos con rumbo a la Ciudad Sagrada de Caral, la ciudad-estado más antigua de América y que luego de Mesopotamia y ...