Day 1

Gerald Writes:

We have arrived safely after an eight-hour flight in Lima . A cab driver from the hotel came and picked us up at the airport and drove us to the hostel el patio in the milifores section of lima. our hotel has much greenery and a huge bird cage outside. it is very pretty. Our room is off the outside courtyard, with bright windows in the room and windows in the bathroom.


We had breakfast with a couple from guelph, who left today for home. We also had breakfast with the daughter of the people who own the Diana´s Restaurant in Guelph. click here to view a mural from Diana's Restaurant. She lives in Toronto. It is indeed a small world. The daughter had gone on the Machu Pichu hike. She said it was awesome.

The time difference here is one hour behind our time at home. We did not sleep very well on the plane, busy eating supper and breakfast, courtesy of Air Canada. So, we are looking forward to a good night´s sleep tonight and getting up tomorrow morning early and taking a tour of Lima and it´s historical sites. They pick us up at 9 a.m.

The weather here is very nice. it´s sunny and around 26 degrees.

It is not as busy as we thought -- with nine millon people.