Starting Out

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Hola de Lima!

It's been crazy since July - a move to Vancouver from San Francisco, lots of cleaning/packing in Vancouver, our surprise wedding, a fun-filled, but chaotic drive down the coast, and Sarah had an emergency root canal to boot.

But we have finally made our way down to Lima, where we're staying in Miraflores at the Inka Lodge, a nice, new hostel. We're rather tired from our craziness and our travels, and we're sure there's going to be plenty more. But so much awesomeness as well.

Rather than listing our itinerary, we figure we can surprise you (and ourselves) with our adventures.

Some observations:
*Pupusas at the San Salvador airport are delicious, yet very different from those we know in San Francisco. While the flour had the same consistency of the SF ones, they weren't quite as thick or as fried, which made them a bit lighter.
*One must remember that toilet paper must not be flushed down the toilet, but oddly, the washrooms don't stink.
*In Lima, in order to catch a bus, one must pay attention to the guy who is hanging his head out the window with a sign denoting the destination
*Sarah can sleep on a plane if properly drugged following a root canal.
*I'm not sure if I can trust the sales engines of Peruvian bus websites.

We'll be back, and hopefully add photos when we actually have them.
-SMatt

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Photos

Pupusas al Aeropuerto de San Salvador
Real Salvadorean Pupusas

Comments

[Shaun]

thanks
interesting read.....I would imagine that pupusas would be on the more authentic side..... looking forward to notes on the the hostel, places you two visited.

[Dan]

My Lima born friend says: not for a tourist but if they know someone in lima from lima they will have a blast that city doesnot sleep food is awesome tll them to go to señorial de sulco or to brujas best restaurants of peruvian fiood be prepared to spend a 100 bucks us per person

[Dan]

http://www.apoturperu.org/turismotrad_lima.htm http://www.brujasdecachiche.com.pe/index2.htm

[Dave Doyle]

Are you going to Uruguay?
You have to try the national drink, the mate! Can't wait to hear more about your travels. Dave, Kaco and the Kids

[A Year to Moon Honey]

Dave, We don´t have plans to go to Uruguay as of now, but that may change. Have you been? I´ve had Mate in San Francisco, but I´m sure that the stuff here in South America outclasses the stuff you can buy at Trader Joe´s. Thanks for the recommendation, Matt