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Published: December 13th 2010
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Oh my, I am always uncomfortable with the security check-in at the airports because of my artificial hip. I always set the alarm off and have to go through the ordeal of the pat-down. I was actually hoping for a body-scan machine so I could avoid he pat-down. No such luck.
That being said it was not as bad as when I took Beatrice to the airport over the summer at which time I was harassed by both an agent and a supervisor. The agent this time was friendly and respectful. We chatted about how the elimination of the hand-held metal detector was a stupid move by the TSA because the agents were no longer able to isolate the location of the metal alarm so they had no choice by to do the full pat-down; end result, more time to clear the passenger.
Once at the gate I met up with Glenn Loney my friend and colleague. Glenn is an almost 82 year old, birthday is Christmas eve, brilliant retired professor of theatre and an arts and entertainment critic. I have been Glenn's editor, webmaster, and friend for almost two years now.
I created the www.glennloneyartsarchive.com as a
place for Glenn's reviews of theatre, galleries, and museums. Glenn is an accomplished photographer as well and this trip is a photo expedition for his Infotography(tm) collection of images from around the world dating to the mid-1950's.
The flight from on LAN was terrific. Although the plane was full, Glenn and I had a three row to ourselves. The empty middle seat is great to have on a 7 hour 30 minute flight. The fact that Lima is in the same time zone as New York means no jet lag. We arrived at the hotel at 7:30 AM and although the regular check-out time is 2:00 PM, our room was ready so we were able to unpack and take a morning nap until noon. We then trekked around the hotel neighborhood in Miraflores, one of the better areas of Lima.
It's almost summer in Peru. The temperature was about 24 C, 75 F, but with 88% humidity. The hotel is only about 16 km, 10 miles, from the Pacific Ocean. We wandered taking photos of anything that was of interest photographically; very un-tourist like. Glenn and I were feeling the effects of the heat and humidity after about
2-hours of strolling. Back at the hotel I downloaded and began editing the photos. I'll post some of them once I figure this blog site out.
I napped out at about 4 PM, shortly after Glenn and got up at 5:30 for dinner. We ate at a hotel restaurant in which we were nearly the only customers. The food was fantastic and relatively inexpensive. In New York City the meal would have cost about $150 without wine.
Back in the room we planned the itinerary for Monday. The morning will be a continuation of the photo expedition followed by an afternoon and evening of touring with our private tour guide. Glenn is a photographer who does not like to be hurried when shooting historical or interesting sights; a style that does not fit well with group tours.
I'm starting to fade so I will work on the photos and go to bed. Watch for tomorrow's edition.
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