Jan. 20, 2015. Clear until mid afternoon, high of 23 C, and a beautiful day. Chicago was called the White City because of the dazzlingly white plaster used on the exterior of buildings at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Arequipa is called the White City because the oldest buildings were constructed of a paleContinue reading “The other White City”
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Not all smooth sailing
Jan. 19, 2015 I thought getting stuck behind a cart full of plants was a problem. Ha ha ha ha ha. It was a ten hour day in the end, but so jam-packed with things to see and talk about that it wasn’t bad at all. We lost some time on the way to CamanaContinue reading “Not all smooth sailing”
From the desert coast to the White City, Arequipa
Jan. 19, 2015 The day started clear, sunny and hot with most of the day in the 80s F–27C and ended up at 52 F–11C at 10 pm. Today’s drive was constantly changing and surprising. Anticipating a long day, we left the Nazca Lines Hotel just before 8 am and immediately ran into a problem,Continue reading “From the desert coast to the White City, Arequipa”
Lima to Nazca! Jan. 18, 2015
Just south of Lima are several popular surfing and vacation beaches. Along the way, you can purchase anything you might have forgotten. There are also some peculiar decorative objects along the highway. It looks like an elaborate arrangement of plastic strips–on a telephone pole sized stand. There is NOTHING on the road to Nazca. WithoutContinue reading “Lima to Nazca! Jan. 18, 2015”
Last Day in Lima Festivities, Jan. 17, 2015
After errands, we went to the Larcomar cinema down the street and saw the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presentation of The Merry Widow, with Renee Fleming, Nathan Gunn, Kelli O’Hara and Alek Shrader. Spanish supertitles, but the opera was in English! Our lucky day. So does Nathan Gunn look more like George Clooney orContinue reading “Last Day in Lima Festivities, Jan. 17, 2015”
Last Day in Lima, Jan. 17, 2015
Last minute shopping, I passed more great street art. These flank the entrance to a parking lot: Walking around the Miraflores neighborhood, I am constantly reminded of changing times. Large single family homes dating between 1920-1960 are being replaced by 6-10 story apartment buildings. Often an old house has a sign out front thatContinue reading “Last Day in Lima, Jan. 17, 2015”
Lima, Peru Jan. 16, 2015
A long chat with the owner of the Barcelona restaurant revealed that he speaks six languages and worked on cruise ships. One of his first days as a cruise ship waiter, each of his tables had people speaking different languages and he became so confused he had to hide in a stairwell to sort outContinue reading “Lima, Peru Jan. 16, 2015”
Lima, Peru Jan. 15-17
We are staying at the Hotel Senorial, where we have stayed regularly since we first visited Peru 15 years ago. The best thing about the Senorial is the outdoor dining room where breakfast is served, and the attractive landscaping. The hotel has grown from fifteen rooms to more than fifty, losing its alpaca blankets andContinue reading “Lima, Peru Jan. 15-17”
You Are About to Enter Lima, Peru
You don’t really have to abandon all hope, but you are best off if someone else is driving. Lima drivers don’t have much use for lane lines. They like to turn left, or right, from the middle lane if there are three or more lanes. They live for excitement. Lima has many good things aboutContinue reading “You Are About to Enter Lima, Peru”
Man vs Nature: Nature 2 Man 0
Two Sundays ago we found a cat eating the leftover bacon in the kitchen. He looked up and ran for the window, jumping between the decorative bars. The kitchen gets too hot to close the windows, so we put screen across the window, and the cat stopped stopping by. The next week, however, there wasContinue reading “Man vs Nature: Nature 2 Man 0”
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