This morning we flew out of Cusco for Lima. We had around 12 hours in Lima, so we had planned to take a taxi from the airport and head over to Miraflores district to look around and have dinner.
Unfortunately, Gavin woke up with a nasty fever and felt awful, so instead we rented a room at the hostel where we had stayed for our first night in Peru, and Gavin slept all afternoon while I read a book. Thus ended our adventures in Peru. :)
Peru is one of the only places we have been where leaving I have a strong desire to go back! Most of the time I feel like there are so many places to see in the world that there is no time to visit somewhere twice, but I feel like in only a week we missed SO much! Since I was sick at Lake Titicaca, I definitely want to go back and spend more time hopping around the various islands (this time armed with anti-altitude sickness meds! :) ). I'd love to fly over the Nasca lines, and I'd love to see and sand surf on the dunes of Huacachina. And we didn't get to see any of Lima other than the VERY sketchy part close to the airport. We also missed seeing some of the lovely towns around the Machu Picchu area, like Santa Teresa and Ollantaytambo. I also would really love to hike the Inca Trail; there was definitely no time for that in our week trip. We also were nowhere near the Amazon jungle area of Peru, and I'd love to see that someday, too.
Plus, the people of Peru were so incredibly nice, friendly and welcoming! (and HONEST - I still can't believe we got Gavin's iPad back...) We had so much fun talking to everyone, from taxi drivers to street vendors. It made me very glad we "sort of" speak Spanish and were able to converse, as everyone seemed happy to talk to us and tell us about their lives. It was one of the most open and friendly places we have experienced. Yes, we'll definitely have to go back someday!
Unfortunately, Gavin woke up with a nasty fever and felt awful, so instead we rented a room at the hostel where we had stayed for our first night in Peru, and Gavin slept all afternoon while I read a book. Thus ended our adventures in Peru. :)
Peru is one of the only places we have been where leaving I have a strong desire to go back! Most of the time I feel like there are so many places to see in the world that there is no time to visit somewhere twice, but I feel like in only a week we missed SO much! Since I was sick at Lake Titicaca, I definitely want to go back and spend more time hopping around the various islands (this time armed with anti-altitude sickness meds! :) ). I'd love to fly over the Nasca lines, and I'd love to see and sand surf on the dunes of Huacachina. And we didn't get to see any of Lima other than the VERY sketchy part close to the airport. We also missed seeing some of the lovely towns around the Machu Picchu area, like Santa Teresa and Ollantaytambo. I also would really love to hike the Inca Trail; there was definitely no time for that in our week trip. We also were nowhere near the Amazon jungle area of Peru, and I'd love to see that someday, too.
Plus, the people of Peru were so incredibly nice, friendly and welcoming! (and HONEST - I still can't believe we got Gavin's iPad back...) We had so much fun talking to everyone, from taxi drivers to street vendors. It made me very glad we "sort of" speak Spanish and were able to converse, as everyone seemed happy to talk to us and tell us about their lives. It was one of the most open and friendly places we have experienced. Yes, we'll definitely have to go back someday!
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| Me and my trusty Lonely Planet book in front of Machu Picchu. |
