It’s our last day in Peru! I guess we’d better eat some guinea pig! We decide that we cannot miss the gastronomic experience of Astrid & Gaston, considered to be one of the top 50 restaurants in the world. We think it’s within a reasonable walking distance–it’s way too scary to take a taxi! And… Continue reading 7 May 2012
Category: South America 2012
6 May 2012
Yikes, there was an earthquake last night. Just a reminder that we have been spending the last nearly 4 weeks in an area more earth-quake-prone than California! We start the day with what Blanca has told us is a REAL Lima breakfast: chicharrones, tamales and bread. We treat for breakfast and Aldo joins us. There… Continue reading 6 May 2012
5 May 2012
I woke up about midnight and it sounded like there was a riot in the streets. Thank god for the security bars. Sirens were wailing and that damned car alarm was still going off. Blanca told us that our street was not an especially safe street. And she also told us that the citizenry was… Continue reading 5 May 2012
4 May 2012
So much for peaceful sleep! I want to fire bomb the car with the alarm that went off all night. We meet our tour guide, Blanca, and our driver, Enrike, at 10am. Enrike is a perfect Lima driver–he does not follow any traffic laws and scares the life out of us. We drive outside of… Continue reading 4 May 2012
3 May 2012
3 May Our first day in Lima, Peru! What a horrible place! On our trip from the airport to the apartment we see large swathes of illegal (I assume) garbage dumps along the highway. It’s disturbing to see a dog carcass in the strewn trash. The traffic is frightening! It appears that no traffic laws… Continue reading 3 May 2012
2 May 2012
We are on our own our last day in Argentina. We should have arranged to spend the day with Marcelo. We would have tried to arrange the extra day with him except it was his birthday. Marcelo is such a great guy–he insisted that we call him on his birthday if we had questions or… Continue reading 2 May 2012
1 May 2012
After another great breakfast we meet Marcelo–with a kiss, of course (from both of us). I feel like a “porteña” (the people of Buenos Aries are called porteños, people of the port.) The weather is beautiful. We take the bus to our first tour stop: the Malvinas War Memorial. We call the disputed territory the… Continue reading 1 May 2012
30 April 2012
We arrive in Buenos Aires at about 1am and are greeted at the airport by a wonderful taxi driver arranged by our BA tour guide, Marcelo. He drives like a sane man–imagine that! We are grateful for his careful driving. Our destination is the CE Hotel de Diseño. Originally we had booked an apartment. But… Continue reading 30 April 2012
29 April 2012
We wake up to a very cold morning in Punta Arenas. We had hoped that some shops would be open but it’s Sunday so there will be no shopping for us. Rex and Jonathan are leaving early for their long trip back home. Fortunately I found an ATM last night (and two “thank you” cards)… Continue reading 29 April 2012
28 April 2012
It is a full day’s drive to our destination, Punta Arenas, at the southern end of Chile on the Straights of Magellan. We will fly out tomorrow afternoon. We stop at Puerto Natales for a very nice seafood lunch. Howard and I have bay scallops and they are quite good. We do a little shopping… Continue reading 28 April 2012