Blogs from Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 106

And so we are three! Stuart arrived at the airport bang on time on Monday afternoon and we were diligently waiting at Arrivals for him. So for the next three weeks we will be... The Three Amigos! (we´ve been waiting for three weeks to get that out.) He kindly offered to pay for the taxi back to the hostel but we had to refuse because he had the wrong money. In his defense he says that the lady in Wigston Post Office assured him that US dollars are the currency in Lima. The taxi driver preferred Soles though as this is the legal currency throughout Peru! Lima. Lima is the capital of Peru and home to eight million people. We decided to stay in the Miraflores area of the city, a few miles south of the ... read more

Die allseits bekannte Kälte ist per Definition keine physikalische Größe, sondern lediglich ein Zustand mit weniger Wärme. Oder per Definition auch als physikalischer Zustand mit weniger Energie gleich zu setzen. Auf jeden Fall bedeutet es eine vergleichsweise (was auch immer das genau heissen mag...?) niedrige Temperatur. Soweit Wikipedia zum Thema Kaelte. Was auch immer die Kaelte definitorisch genau ist, wir finden sie prinzipiell und fanden sie in Lima grauenvoll. Nun muss man sagen, dass die 13-15 Grad in Lima einem schlechten deutschen Standard-Sommer (nicht's fuer ungut...) entsprechen, doch nach ueber 7 Monaten schoener, feuchter, grosser und teilweise laestiger Hitze war's echt ein kleiner Schocker. Das hiess fuer die Dame raus mit den Strumphosen und oben rum drei bis vier Lagen und fuer den Herrn immer lange Hose, Sweat-Shirt und feste Schuhe. Nicht nett! Das zweite klei ... read more

Lima - our first honeymoon destination. I know it doesn´t have the best reputation, but our plan was 3 nights of pure luxury in a REALLY nice hotel. And the Miraflores Park Hotel really lived up to it´s reputation! We arrived in Lima around 1am, after not sleeping for nearly 2 days. There was a bit of confusion about transport to the hotel (they were supposed to be waiting with a sign but they weren´t there!) and Lima airport is a bit hectic and scary, but we eventually found ourselves safe transport and were taken to paradise! Our suite was enormous! A huge bed, a separate bathroom for our huge roman bath and then a second bathroom for our sauna and then a third for a shower! It was amazing...complete luxury. The first 2 days we ... read more

Hello from Peru!!! This is the first entry for this travel blog and I am just getting acquainted with it. Melanie has just returned from helping out with the earthquake recovery effort down in Pisco area of Peru. We will be moving into our new apartment on Sept. 4th. Our friend Dave has been extremely kind in taking care of us over the past few weeks. More later! ... read more

I´ve spent the last few days in Lima, not really doing anything much. It´s a nice enough city, but at the end of the day its just a city. And the pollution and the cold weather, coupled with the fact that I havent seen the sun in 6 days, has made me feel a bit ill, and Im waiting to get out of here. I´t´s got some cool sights though, and since the entire city is built on a cliff about 150 feet above sea level, its quite a nice view looking at the sea. Also went up a nearby hill Cerro San Cristobal to look at the city, but the dreary fog like mist that hangs over Lima for most of the year ensured our view was quite crap. Met some nice people at the ... read more