Los Conquistadores Lima

... day) we pull up to our hotel... I couldn't speak... I KNOW RIGHT....<br><br>This place is just amazing!!! One thing that is different for me is there is security EVERYWHERE!!! They talk about you on the mic as you go by telling others of who is passing and what is happening. We walked over to La Comer and found a bowling alley. Wish I could say I beat Jeff BUT... no can do :( We had Italian ice cream and listened ...

... br><br>Saturday 19th September<br><br>We decide to visit the old part of the city to the north of our residence. Whilst in Quito, we were not brave enough to travel on a local bus but here, you either taxi or buss it as the distance is too great to walk. We jump on a bashed up metal tube that has benches that pass for seats. The locals must have small bottoms because we struggle to sit side by side as the bus lurches along. The driver either has his foot floored on the ...

... Overheard a couple of the girls talking about something along the lines of "oh, look here comes a gringo!". To which I quickly responded "careful, you never know what the gringo might know". While walking away I heard "oh wow, I guess he's not". Mouths open and everything.....beautiful. Score one, America.<br>-Found my host family's pirated movie stash. They've got an entire Blockbuster store in their house. Just finished watching Angels and Demons ...

... and the other from Louisiana. We had lunch, prayer time and helped with the Vacation Bible School in the nearby area. We had Chinese food for dinner!<br><br>Aug 1 = we will be making the trip to Pachacamac<br><br>Having a good time <br><br>

... washed as the water might not be good.<br>  Somehow, we still had our appetites and headed over to Chinatown for lunch.  Apparently Lima is known for its "Chifas" or Chinese restaurants.  It was a little interesting trying to decode the Spanish Chinese.  Some things were relatively easy to figure out (wantan=wonton for example), but others were harder.  I ended up getting fried rice that was supposed to have tofu in it, but didn't.  Basically, it wasn't that different from ...

... was for sure another level below and likely two more levels below the one we saw. However, they stopped excavation of the catacombs because they were afraid that the ground would not support the church if they cleared any more of the ground out from underneath it. - In the walls of the catacombs they use a special type of mortar that helps absorb the seismic waves of earthquakes. The walls are 10-15 meters deep and are shaped like arches to ...

... when I hoped I wouldn't see another stair or another stone! The altitude almost killed us, but our wonderful guide, Walter, helped us with the same plant Estefa had found for us. There was some kind of celebration going on and we got pictures of many residents in brilliant costumes. Finally we stopped at the top of the island for lunch. We had some delicious omelettes, made friends with a couple from Belgium who ...

... Will and Olive, Dora was not with him). Back to the hotel to drop off our stash before heading back out to dinner. Tomorrow we will make our way back to the airport (keep your fingers crossed for us) to head off to Cusco, about an hour and a half flight... wayyyyy up. We are hoping we dont get altitute sickness, otherwise we may have to resort to the so called coca leaves for medicinal ...

... my 2 weeks payment to Lima SAE clubhouse, and left early. Well, more on that later. EPIPHANY 5: I am going to take a world trek! Debbie and I went to el centro for the city's birthday party, and while we were out strolling around, a fellow came up and snagged Debbie's gold pierced earrings right out of her ears! It just happened so fast, it was unbelievable. We don't even know what the guy ...

Upon arrival in Lima, capital of Peru, we are met by our guide and<br>driver for the transport to the hotel. For the next half hour ride from<br>the airport, I have to keep calm as the driver navigates through heavy<br>traffic and the crazy style of driving. Push, push, push---that's the<br>way for the peruvians, whoever is the pushiest gets the right of way in<br>this fast-moving metropolis. There are no traffic lanes ...