Regents Trujillo

... one of the later areas to be built in the city. <br><br>The complex we visited was amazing and is surrounded by huge walls. Chan Chan is in the middle of the desert which makes it hugely dusty (again we ask why a civilisation chose to live here rather than the lush areas of the Andes). The walls seem to have been made out of a clay like substance where intricate designs were carved. Careful restoration lets you see the designs such as fish, birds and fishing ...

... wanting to look like two English blokes propping up the bar Phil and Al decide to shake their thang on the dance floor, much to the amusement of Alex and myself, and in fact the rest of the club. Bless em.<br><br>After returning home way after sunrise the following day is spent chilling on the beach. As the hangovers subside Phil and Al decide they´ll get some surfboards and go catch some waves. Us girls decide to cheer them on, and rescue tham if needs be. The ...

... fishing boats for which Huanchaco is famous for, the are built out of reads and do not appear to have a back to them!!!<br><br>I was really bad that first night in Huanchaco, seemed to spend most of the night in the bathroom... yuk!!!<br><br>The second day we visited the Moche ruins, including the Huaca del Sol and Huaca del Luna, (the temples of the sun and moon) as well as the famous Chan Chan ruins. These ruins are absolutely huge and amazing to think they are all built ...

Another day of dessert, they certainly have some beach here, only broken by the odd mountain of sand and rock and the green bits of growth here and there.<br>There are three parts to Peru the coastal plain which is a fair bit of dessert the Andes, a fair lump of mountain and the Amazon a fair lump of forest!<br>We ride through drifting sand to Huanchaco and the Chillout Hostel, but like a lot of places here at the moment it is very quiet because it is ...

... re all ruined-out? You go to the cinema (very cultural, I know) to watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Christ, that was a waste of a good afternoon I could have spent looking at 3000 yr old ruins. A prime example of a film about nothing. Clearly doing bugger all apart from dragging the story out for the next 15 films (I know, I know all you Potter-addicts, there are only two films remaining) to make more money. I ...

... the rest of us, armed with bags of sandwiches, waited at the hostel entrance. The hostel bloke wandered outside and observing our situation inquired what we were doing, despite the fact we had said the night before that we were getting a taxi. His reply had us in panic: today of all days, the taxi drivers were on strike. The road to Trujillo was blocked off by picket lines, and it would be impossible to get to Trujillo. ****. Claire rang Nicki and communicated this to her. Hostel ...

... you not, i swe*r.<br><br>Due to my w*lrus comp*nion i h*d just 2 hours sleep so slipped into the front of J*ck for * n*p on our onw*rd journey, however too much trivi*l though enjoy*ble shitet*lking prevent me from c*tching up. W*s * bit sc*ry t*king in the scenery *nd sheer drops from the c*b, the l*ndsc*pe iw*s *ll rock *nd s*nd mount*ins to the left *nd turquoise *nd white surf to the left. We (*nd i s*y this loosely) broke up the journey with * visit to *nother ...

... very important)<br><br>el desayuno &#8211; breakfast<br><br>papas fritas - fried chips<br><br>el banco - the bank<br><br>un boleto - a ticket<br><br>menu - set meal of the day<br><br>pollo - chicken<br><br>arroz - rice<br><br>Gracias - thanks<br><br>No gracias! - no thanks! (said this a lot in Cuzco)<br><br><br><br>

... Wendy, Vanessa and I watched the Hugh Grant movie &#8220;Music and Lyrics&#8221; which landed up being quite funny where Hugh Grant played himself again. I had the theme tune &#8220;Pop! Goes my heart&#8221; playing on my mind for the rest of the day and found myself humming to it. While Wendy and Natasha went to the kitchen to have some coffee with Rosa, I remained on the lounge&#8217;s couches watching Bear Grylls on the Discovery channel ...

... in Trujillo are very colourful &#8211; walls of the churches and other buildings being painted in bright colours such as blue and dark yellow. Maybe the colours of the buildings seemed brighter due to the fact because of the bright later afternoon sunshine helping to accentuate them. We then visited one of the churches nearby the Plaza &#8211; the San Francisco church where I started to notice more statues in Peruvian churches looking like beautiful ...