Los Delfines Summit Hotel & Casino - A Summit Hotel Lima

... off again, this time Houston to Lima, Dee and I were separated on the plane, I was seated next to Bridget, a member of our trekking team, a lady with a huge smile. I was clearly shattered and fell asleep prior to take off for a few minutes before waking with a huge jump, I had been having a nightmare, not sure what it was about but it was enough to be noticed, Bridget looked at me and laughed, I felt like a fool as I didn't know ...

... to use. I was assured that they would do everything they possibly could to rush it through for. That done, I took off on a local bus (always entertaining) to central Lima. Wow, what a hole. I went through a couple of nice plazas and saw a changing of the guard-type parade in the main Plaza de Armas. I also went to the Monasterio de San Francisco, a big old church which housed in the basement Lima's first public cemetery. I went on a brief tour through ...

... get on the road we have to make very long stops to make sure that the bus is brimming with people before it can get a move on. It was crowded, loud, dirty and uncomfortable. But, we got here. Arequipa is a beautiful colonial city. We're staying in a hostel called "Arequipay" which is affordable and pretty comfy. The shower is solar heated...Lisa had a freezing shower yesterday, I had a nice hot one today. Luck of the draw, I suppose! In the two days we've been ...

... me.<br><br>During the evening I took a bus tour on the top deck of a big double decker bus. It was foggy and wet and I got misted on most of the time. But it was fun. I sat next to Juana Puma, a really tiny woman from Puno. I think that she came up to my chin! She proudly told me that she was a Christian, but not Catholic. She was excited to hear that I was a Christian, too. We rode to the Parque de la Reserva ...

... one, but it's all seeds.  Apparently you're supposed to eat them.  We mostly just made a mess.  When we were done, we headed back to our hotel again.<br><br> We wanted to go to services that night, but didn't know where the shul was.  We were waiting on an email, but it didn't come until after we left Lima.  Instead, we went wandering for food and in search of a fountain park.<br>  The park definitely delivered.  It has a Guiness Book of World ...

... Pretty nice, beach side community, perched up on a the cliffs. The road below reminds of Malibu and although the houses are not THAT nice, it def. feels upscale (they are really into tennis for instance). <br><br>alot of people have told me they didn´t like Lima, but when pressed I felt like no one really provided any good reasons. But now I kinda agree, it´s a big city (7 million people) that just feels very dull. Maybe it´s like Minneapolis or ...

... internet,WI FI, a cozy black-and-white tiled breakfast room, and beautiful grounds. We had booked it on the web and picked a room with a rooftop patio; it couldn't have been more perfect. The breakfast was filling and afterward we set out to see Miraflores. There was a demonstration going on in the park with several hundred young people peacefully gathered with drums and flutes. There was also plenty of police ...

... was the entertainment.  During dinner there was a band and traditional Peruvian dancers that performed.  They were incredible, especially the men that preformed the Scissor Dance.  While two man played violins, these two guys danced with scissors that were not hooked in the middle.  They would clang the two pieces of the metal scissors together to make a chime while they danced.  At first they started off together but then they sort of competed against one another on these ...

... is despite us giving the address numerous times. Not what we needed at 5.30am.....but we got there eventually and it was too early for us to check in so it was time for the ubiquitous sleeping on the beach. Its gotta be done at some point! In theory it sounds good but I was far too conscious of how quiet the beach was and making sure my little bag didnt get stolen that dont think I really slept. About 9.30 or 10am a group of ...

... become more frequent until they finally show no break. Finally you get into Lima, back then one big village, or a conglomeration of them. The old colonial downtown is something right out of the 16th century, Roman and palatial, down and dirty, poor but proud. The main strip runs from Plaza de Armas on one end to Plaza de San Martin on the other, the one surrounded by government buildings, the other by the ...