Woke up in Cusco this morning and while having breaakfast on the roof of the hotel had to pinch myself ...I´m in Cusco ! 2 days away from Machu Pichu . Before I say more I must say I enjoyed Lima a great deal . Staying in Barranco was a great choice with many things to see and do . The Peruvians were very kind and the ambiance was pretty easy , It is to bad I didn; t get much time in the Centrtro Historico but so it goes . I did get to see some great Museums and galleries most notible the Museo Nacional de Arqueologica Antropologia e Historia del Peru . It is huge and traces the history of the country from pre-hispanic times to colonial and republican times . Our growth and ... read more

Third time I have tried to write this... ether ate the first . I hit the wrong thing the second ...third time is a charm ....right....RIGHT ! As I was saying ..taking the city tour the first day was a good idea . I thought it would be a good over view and I could return and spend more time later in the week . Not going to happen . I tried to return to the city center today and it is all closed off for security reasons . There is an international conference being held here so the area around the Plaza Major is not assessible . It is good that I saw the amazing Palaces built for the govenor and the archbishop in 16 and 17 hundreds . The moorish style is apparent in ... read more

Home safe , tired and feeling blessed with all the prayers and good wishes people have offered on my behalf . Again I am using the blog not just to inform you of my travels but to help me reflect on what I have been involved in as I travel . My brothers have also asked that I write down the events of April 25th ... this is it ! April 24th was our last full day of travel and the last day we would spend with Shirab and So Nam our CEO and local guide for this tour . They are good men and at our farewell dinner that night I think we were all a little sad that we would be parting ways the next day . To streamline things a little we were ... read more

Travelling on Air Canada for an 11 hour flight went surprisingly well ...after the 4hour delay starting . It was dark when we arrived but we had slept enough that after checking in to the hostel we were able to enjoy the Bund all lit up , flashing lights , vidéo scènes on the Walls and MANY people wandering about. It looked good. I did n'y sleep much the first night but I guess I should not have been surprised. Easter Sunday morning we went to the Cathédrale for mass and it was wonderful .The choir had some strong clear voices and they were complimented by a visiting orchestra from Switzerland .... About 75accordians!!!! it was amazing ! There is no organ in the Church and you would never have known that . What a gréât ... read more

Qui m'y before it ...the internet...is gine . It sèmes to en and flow at random. So i shall not got her try ing to correct This machinés idées of what i am saint or spelling. The train ride was realy good. See ing This Country évolue from industrial to agriculturalthen désert and footballs was intérêts ing. There always see ed to be animales grazing some where.Cattleya , yaks ,durée ,duo ,shekel ,go ats ,hordes and one l'on élu camél ! The Berthe were narrow but i sept surprising'ly well . Lhasa is a surprise . I did n'y expect a relatively modern city . Hall is old and Tibetan , it is where we are stay ing , and the ôter hall is where the Han have moved ...all shiny and new highrises . I ... read more