After travelling for nearly 36 hours, including overnight in Miami Intl airport, I have reached Lima, Peru safe and sound, if not exhausted. I have been here for 3 hours and absolutely love the place!! I have had a real good feeling right from the start. The first thing I notice is the warm temperature, humidity and copious movement and noise.
There were two Peruvian ladies on the plane next to me who were concerned with me travelling by myself, so they gave me their numbers and their families contacts throughout Peru so I could stay with them during my travels. Then, another lady on the plane has a friend that runs a hotel near Cuzco and said I could stay there for free. Next thing I know, other people are offering me advice and places to stay and contacts. It was like an auction where everyone was trying to outdo the other person to help me out! What kind of bizarro world is this? I love the Peruvians!!
The drive from the airport to the hostal was an experience I will NEVER forget in my life. Never. There were guys in pedal carts and pedestrians weaving in and out of fast moving traffic, with near accidents seemingly every block. There were slums next to new buildings and noise upon noise, just plain chaos. But the streets were lined with the most beautiful flowering trees and plants, which seemed to balance the chaos. The remarkable thing was that there weren´t any accidents and my driver was the most relaxed person I know, singing along to the 60´s music from his car. So, to relax I joined along singing. haha.
I headed down to a restaurant a block from my hostel in Miraflores to satiate my intense huger and thirst. The staff took a shining to me and made Happy Hour in my honour giving me free Pisco Sours and chichas, the Peruvian drinks. I will tell you about these drinks in another blog. They deserve their own blog.
Well, I am exhausted and looking forward to a restful sleep, on a mattress with a pillow.
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