So we have already been to the capital city, Lima, Arequipa, which is known as the White City and Puno. My first day in Lima was pretty random - spent a lot of the day buying things that I had forgotten with my sis or buying warmer clothes and explored the Miraflores area. Parque Kennedy is actually a really nice place and the waterfront area is really nice! Its too bad that Adam and I found that area an hour before we had to catch our overnight bus to Arequipa.
Adam greeted me with a huge beard and a shaved head - yuck! I hate both of those and probably tell him everyday - lol. (Adam´s insert - it looks hype). We hadn´t seen each other in a month so it was nice to see him after so long. We only had the day in Lima so we went to the historic centre which was really pretty. There was some kind of gov´t event going on so you had all these policemen with big ass shields and tanks of pepper spray or something just like you see on tv, snipers on the roofs and huge tanks around the buildings. We were kinda hoping that there would be some ruckass but there wasn´t.
The buses here are ridiculous! I guess security on buses is sometimes an issue in Peru and if you go with a cheaper company, they stop randomly on the way to pick up more passengers and therefore, often get robbed. Not to mention that Adam told me about that crazy bus murder right before we were going to the travel agent to buy our tickets. So the company Cruz del Sur fricken takes a video of you before you get on the bus, while you´re on the bus, has a baggage claim and check like at the airport, metal detectors, etc etc. And they give you food that isn´t too bad but you´re paying for the service, I suppose.
Arequipa was really cute with tonnes of white cathedrals and convents. The arcitecture is actually really well maintained although they start to look pretty similar after a few. Adam has low tolerance for some of the sightseeing esp the convent that we visited! Food has been pretty good so far - tried some ceviche, which is basically a fish dish, and Alpaca meat, which is like a small llama. Adam did not really want to order it but I´m always up for trying new things and it was actually pretty good. (Adam´s insert) hold up hold up its cause the waiter said we were pretty much eating a baby llama and i wasn´t about to be encouraging that shit - the picture above is the baby llama that Sahra devoured (end of Adam´s insert - lol). The worst meal though was when we ordered pizza and they fricken used ketchup as the tomatoe sauce - was the nastiest thing ever.
Today we are in Puno which doesn´t have much to see but we are going to Lake Titikaka from here. For those of you who haven´t heard about this place, its actually called lake Titi- khaka. Supposed to be beautiful but its so fricken cold here. Right now we´re wearing toques and gloves - feels like November!
Ok - will post again from Cusco!
Adam greeted me with a huge beard and a shaved head - yuck! I hate both of those and probably tell him everyday - lol. (Adam´s insert - it looks hype). We hadn´t seen each other in a month so it was nice to see him after so long. We only had the day in Lima so we went to the historic centre which was really pretty. There was some kind of gov´t event going on so you had all these policemen with big ass shields and tanks of pepper spray or something just like you see on tv, snipers on the roofs and huge tanks around the buildings. We were kinda hoping that there would be some ruckass but there wasn´t.
The buses here are ridiculous! I guess security on buses is sometimes an issue in Peru and if you go with a cheaper company, they stop randomly on the way to pick up more passengers and therefore, often get robbed. Not to mention that Adam told me about that crazy bus murder right before we were going to the travel agent to buy our tickets. So the company Cruz del Sur fricken takes a video of you before you get on the bus, while you´re on the bus, has a baggage claim and check like at the airport, metal detectors, etc etc. And they give you food that isn´t too bad but you´re paying for the service, I suppose.
Arequipa was really cute with tonnes of white cathedrals and convents. The arcitecture is actually really well maintained although they start to look pretty similar after a few. Adam has low tolerance for some of the sightseeing esp the convent that we visited! Food has been pretty good so far - tried some ceviche, which is basically a fish dish, and Alpaca meat, which is like a small llama. Adam did not really want to order it but I´m always up for trying new things and it was actually pretty good. (Adam´s insert) hold up hold up its cause the waiter said we were pretty much eating a baby llama and i wasn´t about to be encouraging that shit - the picture above is the baby llama that Sahra devoured (end of Adam´s insert - lol). The worst meal though was when we ordered pizza and they fricken used ketchup as the tomatoe sauce - was the nastiest thing ever.
Today we are in Puno which doesn´t have much to see but we are going to Lake Titikaka from here. For those of you who haven´t heard about this place, its actually called lake Titi- khaka. Supposed to be beautiful but its so fricken cold here. Right now we´re wearing toques and gloves - feels like November!
Ok - will post again from Cusco!
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2 comments:
i cant believe you ate a llama!
"they fricken used ketchup as the tomatoe sauce - was the nastiest thing ever"
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???? YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE ZERO TASTE IN FOOD!!!! ketchup on pizza as the sause is genious and one used in many places on earth and I for one LOVE IT!
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