Swissotel Lima

... ; day in Lima and were going out to the markets we have had breakfast in our new hotel that costs $550 a night it is called Swissotel and it is really big. The markets are big made up of lots of little individual shops that sold native things we bought ...

Today is our second last day in Lima and we are all very upset that our journey is nearly over, but today we are going on a tour of the city we are going to see historical sights, colonial and Inca influenced architecture, residential neighborhoods, ...

Today we are at the gold and weapons collection we are having a private tour the tour guide told us that  "The gold of Peru Museum features over 8,000 pieces of precious metal artifacts, including gold, silver and brass pieces from pre-Inca and ...

... for an 8-day tour, sailing in the Cormorant II.  It may not be possible to post updates until we return to the mainland on the 13th and fly to La Paz, Bolivia via Quito and Lima, Peru.  So catch up with you all later.  Take ...

... that is until we were confronted by the apparent chaos of the check-in system!  Fortunately our driver from the excellent Quito Swissotel had seen it many times before and he marched us through the process like a seasoned pro.  Ignoring queues he took ...