The elevator that brings us directly into our apartment was busy last night: My sister Katrina arrived at 11 p.m. and Sean left for a business trip to Colombia at 3 a.m. After the three-day holiday we were back at school this morning. Katrina walked with us and wandered around town while we had class. … More Intrepid Travelers, Minions and More
Yesterday after breakfast, a much needed work out on the beach and a swim in the pool we headed back to Lima. The traffic was fairly light so the drive was only minimally stressful. Sean and I shared the driving with him doing the lion’s share. The Pan-American highway in Peru is not an easy … More Back Home (to Lima)
After a cloudy start to the morning, a stressful drive, a visit to an ugly town and a boring museum we found an oasis (literally): Sometimes all you need to save a morning of otherwise forgettable sightseeing is to see something you have only read about: a desert oasis. It was astonishing, almost like … More Oasis
I woke up early this morning to the sound of Sean’s voice coming from the patio, asking the hotel staff if the boat to the Ballestas Islands was still leaving given the weather. I peeked outside. It was gray and misty. I burrowed my head deeper into my pillow: I thought we had left that … More Ballestas Islands
The drive to Paracas was both fascinating and harrowing. Sean left the apartment early to pick up the rental car and we managed to find our way out of Lima with the help of the GPS (en Espanol) and Sean’s Mario Brothers style of driving. (Very necessary!) Lima’s urban sprawl is incredible and it’s not … More Driving to Paracas
As soon as we got back from Machu Picchu a couple of weeks ago I started to think about our next trip. Even though we are technically on one long vacation (I know, Sean, not you. Only us, not you!) I felt the familiar panic of having a few days off and nowhere new to … More Itch, itch, scratch, scratch
Hi, it’s Sofia and Oscar! Today we went with Mama to a crepe restaurant called Palachinke near the Parque Kennedy. We have been wanting to go here but it doesn’t open until 1pm for lunch (and Mama never wants to have crepes for lunch but today she let us because Daddy is traveling.) After school … More Crepes for Lunch
The sun was out again today! We didn’t intend for it happen (maybe it was meant to given the great weather) but the kids and I left the apartment at 845 a.m. with Sean to go to school and didn’t come back until 5 p.m. After class we ran a few errands. We had to … More The Electric Museum and a Visit to Barranco
We finally saw the sun today. It didn’t just peek through the curtain of gray that hangs over Lima during the winter but was a full-on, blue skies kind of sun. Not to be all melodramatic but I have felt like Margot in the Ray Bradbury short story, “All in a Summer Day.” (Very melodramatic. … More Here Come the Sun*
Today we set out early, at 10 a.m. We walked through the nearly empty streets of Miraflores and grabbed breakfast at a local cafe followed by shopping at the farmer’s market in San Isidro. A lot of products in the markets in Lima (not necessarily at the supermarkets) seem to be local to Peru but … More Sunday in Lima
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