We made it! The flight was long and annoying, but somehow I managed to sleep. Lucky for me I´m one of those people who can sleep anywhere. That sounds bad. Whatev. So we arrived arround 6 a.m. Some quick observations and facts about Lima and Peruvians. The drivers in Peru are worse than any European country I´ve ever been to. It´s really frightening. Camel toe does not bother them, but it bothers me. A lot. If you don´t vote, you get fined! GREAT idea. The architecture is wild. There is Inca influence, Spanish influence, Moorian influence, French influence…you get the point. They absolutely LOVE music from the 80s and 90s. Duran Duran, REM and Cyndi Lauper have all had concerts here within the past month. I had some other observations, but I´m jetlagged (read: not really, just using that as an excuse. I´m actually just exhausted) and I can´t remember. Sue me. Ha!
Jason and I hit the ground running this morning. No breaks at all. We hopped on a tour bus of the city. The first thing our tour guide, Enrique, did was assure us that Mr. Felix, the bus driver, had never been in an accident. Phew! The tour was fairly dull, except we went some catecombs that had the most bizarre sights I have ever seen. Pits of femur bones. (REALLY SMALL FEMURS, MAL!) Pits of skulls. Pits of pelvic bones. And in some cases, they were organized into ornate patterns of femurs and skulls. It was really creepy. I got to frolick around with a bunch of pigeons and manage not to get pooped on. AND I SAW THE PERUVIAN HAIRLESS DOGS! Daddy, I WANT ONE.
This afternoon was spent lounging on the beach and watching the coastline. I burned the bottoms of my feet on the rocks. I don´t know how, but if someone can do it, it´s going to be me. I cannot believe this is my life. Tomorrow, we wake up at 4 a.m. to take an early plane to Cusco.
Pictures as soon as possible. XOXO.
