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It has been a challenge getting ready for this trip. Bev, Arlie & I actually scheduled it 2 years ago but cancelled it, like so many things, due to the pandemic. Bev decided she was ready to go butBaca selengkapnya
It has been a challenge getting ready for this trip. Bev, Arlie & I actually scheduled it 2 years ago but cancelled it, like so many things, due to the pandemic. Bev decided she was ready to go butBaca selengkapnya
Lima: a city of 11 million people; that's 1/3 the population of all of Peru. Tomorrow we tour the city so will have lots more to say about it after that.
Today was more about traveling. Left myBaca selengkapnya
What a day. International Women's Day is a big day here and maybe in many countries; other than the US. Started with a rose for every woman and a strange Ibis hotel creature at breakfast.
Then weBaca selengkapnya
Flew to Cuzco today then a long drive to a hotel partway to Machu Picchu.
A couple of interesting things was: planes are loaded by seats with the seats at the back loading first, and nobody jumps upBaca selengkapnya
The hotel was beautiful here. Huge room. Nice dining room. Beautiful grounds.
The Sacred Valley was the true center of the Inca empire according to our guides, not Machu Picchu.
One of my favoriteBaca selengkapnya
Today was a free day. We had a potential walking tour of Cusco at 2pm but Bev and I enjoyed a day on our own. We started off with an hour massage which I badly needed. Sleeping on buses and hiking upBaca selengkapnya
A few random pictures. I bought a new skirt for dancing so here's to hoping I get to use it soon.
I've spent more money on souvenirs than I expected or intended but I just love the colors etc andBaca selengkapnya
The floating islands were truly unique. The people build them and live on them in small communities.
First they cut the soft dirt the reeds grow in into squares leaving the bottom attached. After aBaca selengkapnya
On the way to Puno & Lake Titicaca:
We landed at a small airport in Juliana (or something like that). The city is a huge mess. Worse than a giant slum. Our guide tells us the people actually haveBaca selengkapnya
So happy to make it back to sea level today. I can walk up a flight of stairs without huffing & puffing.
After Cusco and Puno and Juliana, Lima seems like a wonderful modern city. But the trip itselfBaca selengkapnya