niniane: belle face (Default)
2018-08-07 05:47 pm

Peru Days 4, 5 and 6 - Machu Picchu and Lima

Anyhow, we finished the "short Inca trail" (aka short hike from train) to the Sun Gate. And just let me say...WORTH IT!


At the Sun Gate. Note that Machu Picchu is technically behind me.
More after cut )ngs!
niniane: belle face (Default)
2018-08-05 03:02 pm
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Peru - Days 1 and 2 (Lima and Cusco)

Anyway, just returned from a very quick trip to Peru! I was able to see Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu (very fast, obviously!), which was awesome since...Peru! I rather want to go back with more time sometime in the future to see the Nazca lines and Lake Titicaca. (Although this obviously will be saved for sometime in the future.) But I would highly recommend the country. The food is delicious (supposedly Lima has some of the best food in the world - I could believe it!), the people are friendly, and the scenery is spectacular!



Anyhow, I started by getting my complementary pisco sour at the hotel. (These are tiny, BTW! Most were large, though.) Pisco is a grape brandy and a pisco sour is just...brandy with sour mix (Read more... )