Las Americas Bellavista Thun Lima

... on our screen informing us that "brett has died of tuberculosis", or "steve's been bit by a rattlesnake". just stuff like "brett has been hallucinating with altitude sickness" and "steve has pooped out everything inside his body, including organs". then of course at the end of each level there would be a boss to overcome. in our case, usually a huge mountain pass of non- paved roads.

if our trip was a reality show:

it would be much of the same overdramatization that ...

This morning I was able to do my favorite hobby here in Lima... COOK!!! I made cinnamon rolls for Aunt Gloria and Uncle Oliver. The visit with them has been such a blessing! We have been able to see the work here at the Seminary! I had to visit the cafeteria and find out what the INCREDIBLE smell was. The cook was making Seco which is a peruvian stew made with a cilantro/culantro base and chicken/pollo. He had a HUGE pot of ...

Left DFW on 9-24-09 flew to Miami, had 5 hour layover, flew to Lima Peru, German picked us up at the airport and drove us back to his mothers house. Had Pisco Sour at some retarded hour of the morning. Went to sleep. No international lovin yet

... sit in an area with windows open to the outside that can do the old tomes no good whatsoever.

Walking back through the main square, we happen across a wedding party arriving at the Cathedral. We decide to gate crash the ceremony and, despite obviously not being dressed for the occasion, we are not forcibly ejected. To our surprise the music is familiar: Here comes the Bride, as she glides, swan-like toward to poor chap in front of the altar who stares at her with ...

... en stadswachten rond dus hier valt het ook prima te doen. Met de taxi weer terug naar het Hostal en besloten om morgen te vertrekken naar Paracas. Telefonisch een busticket geboekt met Cruz del Sur die me in zo n drie uur in Paracas gaat afzetten. Voor zover de eerste twee dagen in Lima, Peru. De munteenheid is hier overigens de nuevo Sol (1 sol is ongeveer 0,25 euro) maar je kunt ook vaak in usd betalen.

... s pretty much it for now. I'm off to Chinatown for what I hope is a delicious lunch.

...And now that I'm back from that lunch I have another adventure to tell about. After Rachel, Vanessa, Allison and I stuffed our faces full of delicious Chifa, we started to mosie our way through downtown Lima, finding a beautiful church (Iglesia de la Merced), and making some friends along the way. There were two big groups of people surrounding what looked ...

... thing about the security
process in the Lima airport is that you have to pay an airport fee before entering security at these designated cashier areas. It's about $6USD or about 18 soles for domestic routes and $30 for international flights. I just thought it was really strange for the to make this whole entire section for people to line up and pay at, rather than just including it in our airline tickets or something.

Lorsque je me leve, Calixte et Lucie ne sont toujours pas la, je m'inquiete un peu. Ils arrivent finalement et nous discutons de ce que nous avons fait. En fait, ils sont renrtes a Lima, la veille et ont prefere passe la nuit dans une auberge plus chic pour leur derniere soiree. Je dis au-revoir a Calixte qui rentre en Hollande et pars ...

... a stunning view from high on the cliffs. The fog cleared quickly so I thought today was the perfect day to explore Lima. I headed for the central district with it's beautiful colonial buildings. I walked most of the 7km from Miraflores to Plaza de Armas in the centre. Surrounding Plaza de Armas is some of the prettiest colonial architecture I've seen on my travels in south America. There's example's of exquisite 16th and 17th century Spanish colonial architecture everywhere. I wandered ...

... Pucllana, one of the first sites I had visited in Peru. Being my second time here, I was glad that I went here before visiting all the Incan sites and their marvelous architecture, because the second time around I was underwhelmed at the adobe complex the Lima culture had built from 200-700 AD. Even the tour seemed better the first time around...

A lunch that ...