lima, peru.

i wish i had photos for ya'll.



my plane rides over were uneventful. i was pleased to have the middle seat open on the 6hr 15 min flight from houston to lima. i was on the aisle and dr. rolando viani was at the window. he is a peruvian pediatrician who does a lot of HIV clinical research and is in town to give lectures at a conference. he was a very kind man who gave me good conversation and great tips about peru.



sr. bolzaro picked me up from the airport with a sign, "emely dryver." he was an older gentlemen who threw me into the spanish-speaking world right away. a lot came back but other times i just had to shake my head with a sheepish smile and say 'si.'



today i wandered around lima, the only blondie for most of the time.



i met tom, nancy and terri. tom and nancy are from tacoma, wa and terri is their friend who works for the farm and agriculture office for the UN in rome. we took a tour through the crazy catacombs at the san franciscan monestary and then went to town on a roasted chicken, gimondor plate of papas fritas, and three large cervezas.



i enjoyed a pisco sour (peru's national drink) sola at the gran hotel boliviar. delicious.



needless to say, after that it was time to go back to hostal iquique and take a rest.



i then hopped in a taxi to miraflores away from centro lima to meet ms. bangs, my former teacher. dinner with her and her husband in their apartment on the malecon overlooking the--gasp--ocean below the cliffs. beautiful.



tomorrow i will bike down south on the malecon and explore mirasflores and bohemian barranco.