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Day 2 – 5/23 – Lima, Peru

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

10:00AM – We slept in as late as possible, but had to make it downstairs before 10:30AM for the complimentary continental breakfast. Nothing bizarre on the menu, although it’s the first time I’ve had fried chicken for breakfast.

11:30AM – Vanessa (our guide from Amazing Peru) and Marco (our driver) took us on city tour of Lima, the capital of Peru. We started in the Miraflores district, where our hotel is located,traveled to the San Isidro district, and then finally into downtown Peru.

3:00PM – We had a late lunch/early dinner at La Huaca Pucllana Restaurant. I had the broiled Parmesan sea bass in crayfish sauce, which I highly recommend. Alice had the grilled rockfish. I also had an Inca Kola, which tasted just like bubble gum soda. It’s more popular than Coca-Cola over here.

5:00PM – We explored the streets of Miraflores on our own. Crossing the street takes some getting used to. There are no pedestrian crossing lights, and cars speed right by. There are no Alto (Stop)signs; just Pare (Slowly) signs. California stops are legal in Lima!

Day 1 – 5/22

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

What a frackin’ long day it was! We got out of bed at 3:30AM so that we could catch a 7:40AM flight from SFO. Our connecting flight was in Houston, and we actually arrove a little bit early, at 1:10PM. But that’s when our luck ran out. There were thunderstorms in the early AM in Houston that wreaked havoc with flight schedules even though it was clear skies by the time we got there. A gate wasn’t available until 2:00PM, so we actually had to sit tight in the plane until then. We were supposed to catch a 3:50PM flight to Lima, but that flight kept getting delayed and delayed again. We finally took off at 6:39PM, and we didn’t get into Lima until 1:00AM. It wasn’t until 2:30AM before we made it to our hotel.

OK, enough of this. It’s 3:30AM, and it’s time for me to catch some shut eye. The fun part of my vacation begins tomorrow, or should I say later today.

Peru Blog and Photo Gallery to Come

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

If I can find a WiFi hotspot, I’ll try and post some pictures at http://gallery.planetgil.com/main.php?g2_itemId=346.

Alice has posted her Peru photo gallery at http://picasaweb.google.com/alicehohoho.

last edited on 6/21/2007