Lima, Peru Day 3- Pyramids, Ancient Erotica and Princess Di This cold is still holding on.Last night on the Magic Fountain tour we met two women from Calgary. On our way out of our Airbnb this morning we ran into them and found out they are in the same AirBnB but one floor down- now what are the chances of that? They return to Canada this evening.Our first stop was …
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Lima, Peru Day 2- Barranco
My cold was still very much present when I woke up. We had breakfast at our place before meeting up for our free walking tour of Barranco. Barranco is the next neighbourhood to the south of Miraflores and also borders the ocean but is known as the hip, bohemian area of Lima. Our group took a public bus from our meeting point in Miraflores to Barranco, about 10 minutes …
Lima, Peru: Day 1- Political Unrest
My day didn’t start so well. I woke with a congested chest. I figured a hot shower might help but I couldn’t get any hot water. How could an Airbnb superhost not have hot water? I shivered through my cleansing and jumped into warm clothes. John got up a half hour later and gleefully informed me that his shower was very hot…I had been turning the tap in the …
San Salvador
I woke really early and listened to the city begin it’s day. Gecko’s chirped in the dark, followed by melodious birdsong and finally light traffic. The hotel pool/fountain area was even cuter in the daylight. I had Google translate the menu in our room so I knew what to order for breakfast; scrambled eggs, refried beans, tomato salsa, cheese, fried bananas, fruit, orange juice and tea. Gorgeous yellow birds …
