Tambo Viejo Arequipa

... read about (and if you wanted to know about her more I think there is more accurate literature than my ramblings), but I do like to let you all know about the really good things we have done and this happened to be an unexpected highlight. Plus really nothing else happened in Arequipa apart from the fact we found a can of Tuna called &#8216;Fanny Tuna&#8217; and I had an avocado with a funny shape stone in it!<br><br>Lots of Love<br><br>Amy and Studious Steve

... take a dead guinea pig, flatten it, and after a bit of cursory eviceration, they fry it and put it on a plate. The head is still on it. You know in fishmongers when they ask you if you want to keep the head of the fish on it, in case people are a bit sqeamish about removing the head themselves or seeing a head on a plate? Something tells me that's not really a consideration here - with fish or anything else. Quite right too - if you're going to eat it, you ...

... t believe you can trust your first instincts, know this: The phrase "Don´t think, do" was a favourite catchcry of John Kennedy Senior, the coach of the Hawthorn Football Club in the 60s and 70s. <br> <br> By following this advice the Hawks went on to win three flags under his guidance.<br> <br> If AFL footballers can follow their first instincts and be correct, surely you can too.<br> <br> So, next time you find yourself in a sticky situation; say three *****s, a half key of charlie ...

... the main event, which entailed the 3 elaborately dressed matadores engaging with a series of bulls ranging from agressive to lacklustre. It was our first time watching a bullfight, and it was quite entertaining, especially when random drunk guys from the crowd jumped down into the arena in an attempt to joust with the bulls, only narrowly escaping disaster. ( I saw a clip on TV of a Spanish bullfight injury, and it is pretty gruesome ...

... are built of sillar (which is Spanish for white lavastone). Plaza de Armas is the central plaza where there are palm trees and many pigeons fed by the locals sitting there. I often sat here to read my guide book, or to just sit and watch life go by. The plaza is surrounded by the Cathedral and arcaded buildings with many restaurants and cafes. On one of the newsstands here I read a newspaper headline saying that Mourinho had quit Chelsea. After I read that ...

... in Arequipa, I decided doing some sight seeing. I had read about the Santa Catalina Monastery and it sounded interesting. It's like a small city within a city, very old and intensely colorful! It was a bliss for someone into photography, as the colors, contrasts, lights and shadows gave endless opportunities to experiment! I spent nearly the whole day in there, and it was just beautiful. I'd go back any day.<br><br>Then after Arequipa, I was headed to Arica, Chile.<br>