Blogs from Miraflores, Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 14

Nachdem wir nach unserer Machu Picchu-Anstrengung wiedereinmal etwas kraenklich wurden liessen wir uns beim besichtigen Cuzcos 2 Tage Zeit. Die Stadt ist wirklich mit Abstand die schoenste Perus! Danach ging es mit dem Luxusbus "Cruz del Sur" in 20h nach Lima zurueck wo wir seit der Ankunft wieder im selben Hotel wie am Anfang unserer Reise hausen. Hausen deswegen weil wir das Haus nur zum essen verlassen weil wir eben nicht ganz gesund sind... Unser letzter Reisefuehrer bat uns am Ende unseres gemeinesamen Abenteuers auf einem weissen A4 Zettel ein Feedback ueber "everything" zu schreiben. Ich werde in diesem Stil versuchen die Reise ein bisschen zusammenzufassen. La comida: Peru ist das Land der Erdaepfel. Mehrere tausend Arten soll es hier geben. DAS peruanische Mittagessen besteht daher immer aus einem gebratenen Stueck Rind oder Huhn, das je ... read more

Hey friends! There is so much I want to write, and you all know how bad I am at telling stories so I'll try to keep it short and sweet, but we know how well that will go. I just want to write about some Peruvian ways of life before I dig into the juicy stuff: 1) whenever you greet someone you have to go in for the kiss on the cheek even if you don't know them, it's a little awkward at first but I'm getting used to it. 2) you can't drink the water from the faucet or you'll get sick, it has to be boiled first. 3) you can't flush the toilet paper so their are garbages (covered!!) where you can throw it. I'm starting to become more accustomed to getting around in ... read more

On the morning of my intended travel to Aguas Calientes, in the foothills of Machu Picchu, I awaken with a gloriously bad headache. Being in the land that brought us the ¨Pisco Sour¨, I can hardly blame myself, though I was pleasantly surprised at my own ability to stomach so much egg white in an alcholic beverage. Trudging down to the restaurant, I decided on a light breakfast- less for the altitude issue and more for my distrust of my own stomach. My lift to the train station arrived pretty late. We then had to pick up a couple at another hotel before arriving at the station. On the way, after some small talk chatter with the couple, who asked where I was from, I made the comment that I was from England, ¨Which was an ... read more

Once I had my baggage I went out some doors and there were loads of people there with signs waiting for people. I had to look for my name and lighthouse B&B on it because that's where I was staying for the night. Despite the amount of people it didn't take me long to see a little man wondering around through the crowd with "Karla Sheppond, lighthouse B&B" written on it. Sheppond did make me laugh....he was really nice and helped me with my bags. At one point he stopped and signaled for me to wait there. I was a bit confused - not knowing Spanish but he soon came back and helped me with bags again. It was really weird being in Lima, so different to home, and a bit scary. Coco (PoD coordinator) did ... read more

We arrived at Lima, Peru from Toronto very early this morning. There were a few storms along the way, so our flight was a bit longer than estimated but overall it was good. We watched kind of nervously through our little window as we flew through some crazy lightening storms! Scary but pretty :-) By the time we got through customs and picked up our bags, it was about 2am. So we set up camp under some escalator in the airport and slept there until the sun came up. There was really no way that we going to hop in a cab at 2am in a city that we have never been to, with no place to go, so it seemed like the smartest idea. There were a few other families doing the same so it ... read more