Tallanes Lima

... the ocean and reflected on what an amazing trip we've had. My friend put it well "understanding that God loves ALL these people - and that material wealth has nothing to do with the wealth of a soul!" <br><br>Today we will be getting ready to head back to our OTHER home :) I will leave a little of my heart but I am SSSOOOOO ready to hug my boys and have a new appreciation for the blessings God has given me!!! <br>

... or floored on the brake as Sven, now sitting in the front seat, finds himself on several occasions, feet from certain death. Drivers have no qualms about cutting each other up in the fight to get to the side of the road to compete for passengers and, no matter where the bus is headed, the 'conductor' tries to convince every waiting body that his bus is going exactly where they want. The half hour journey costs us 3 sols for both of us (about US$1).<br><br>After ...

... About to purchase a plane ticket to Buenos Aires for 225 USD. Would leave October 7th and would come back October 12th.<br>-Discovered that Cuban immigration officers don't stamp US passports if you don't want them to. After hearing the news, am now reconsidering my trip to Buenos Aires for a trip to Havana.<br>-Sublime candy bars = nectar of the Peruvian gods<br><br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>-bewa re of the bilingual gringo. i'm not Whitman, but i've got wit, man.<br>

... 8217;s their winter time. They only have two seasons, winter and summer. It was 70 degrees when we landed, which felt pretty cold compared to the hot and humid weather in the Bahamas. Their winter is 8 months long with no sun, just overcast and the summer is only 4 months. <br><br>Nikolas and I went and had a great tasting sandwich in a local diner which costs us only $4!!! I was mostly shocked that I didn&#8217;t get sick! LOL. <br><br>I&#8217;m usually not ...

... rice in the US except that there were more green veggies and fewer carrots.  The real difference was the portion size.  This plate was HUGE.  If we'd had a place to keep it and reheat it, I could have had it for at least 3 meals.  Also, the soy sauce tasted different.  I think it was a little fuller and darker than what I'm used to.<br>We somehow managed to drag our gravid stomachs up toward the river Rimac and walked through a park just south of the river.  We were very ...

... support the church in case of an earthquake. - The large books in the library used for choirs were made out of lambskin. - The people used natural light to read in the library and did not allow any flames in the library to avoid the possibility of fire. Now for the adventures of the day!!! This morning we got up around 7:00 a.m. because we had to be ready earlier than usual. We got ready and headed down to breakfast. I ate pretty much the ...

... headed for Bolivia (we could see the snow-capped mountains from the boat). Bob admired their camera, (ours was falling apart), and I knew what we'd be buying when we returned home. We started down before everyone else because Walter had warned us about the more than 500 steps we would have to climb straight down (the climb up was winding). I prayed my knees would hold out; we ended at the boat last but still five ...

... above the clouds on our way South. Upon arrival in San Salvador a vast majority of people were wearing masks for the fear of swine flu or possibly mad cow syndrome...(Just like good ole droplet season at work Yaz and Mindy). We got there at 7am and our next flight was at 255pm, after very random spurts of sleep on the previous plane we both felt like zombies. At last we made it to Lima and arrived to the smell ...

... in Europe, Scandanavia countries, and AFRICA! Debbie is very experienced in travel on that side of the globe, so she could give me all the scoop! Well, onward and upward! So, I forfeitted my 2 weeks rent for the first of Feb, and took a bus to Cusco, where I met Debbie and Rick. Since I had been there, I wasn't interested much in sights, although we had a merry time drinking with Debbie's and Rick's friends.

... lights in<br>the majority of the city. We almost get hit by a bus going in the<br>opposite lane, so I hang on to the seat hoping the hotel is close by.<br>The Emperador Plaza hotel has nice accomodations and guess what? it's<br>facing a Papa John's Pizza!!! Who would have thought that one would<br>find this type of service in a 3rd world country. But come to discover, Lima may seem like your typical latin american<br ...