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January 31, 2005Day 115: MIMWithout the noise of the builders, we slept even later than usual and didn't get out of bed until eleven. Everything was closed as it was another Sunday, but we had an early lunch at Greenland: a great Napolitana sandwich...Read this update Day 114: ArtToday we went to the Museo de Artes Visuales in Santa Lucia. There was an exposition of Luis González Palma, a Guatemalan photographer....Read this update Day 113: Fat cowsToday, we went to Santa Lucia, which is another hill in the middle of the city which has been made into a park. There are lovely fountains and palm trees and a mirador at the top from which you can...Read this update January 29, 2005Day 112: San Cristobal revisitedI slept a bit restlessly, this familiar stranger next to me. The builders opposite the hotel figured we had had enough sleep and started digging and drilling and do the stuff builders do....Read this update Day 111: ReunionThe day which I have been waiting for has finally arrived! In the evening I will be picking up Keiron from the airport....Read this update January 26, 2005Day 110: Oracle of DelphiYesterday evening, just after I had brushed my teeth, there was an 'apagón' (blackout) so I had an early night and woke up refreshed....Read this update January 25, 2005Day 109: Full CircleDay 108 ended better than it began, with me going to see Alexander. Seeing Colin Farrell making a fool of himself by wearing a very bad blonde wig did me the world of good....Read this update January 23, 2005Day 108: The DEET incidentI started the day with a wonderful breakfast. This being a German hostal, they even had salami! The rolls were crispy and fresh, just great....Read this update Day 107: La SerenaSometimes, when you are travelling, you forget that you are mainly doing it to enjoy yourself. You start feeling guilty about being in a new place and not being out exploring it. But sometimes, that is exactly what you need:...Read this update January 22, 2005Day 106: Hot dogThe rest of the bus trip I spent with my cd's trying to drown out the noise of the Chilean film, get annoyed about the pube- and goatee-less surfer kids in front of me and feeling increasingly dirty and smelly....Read this update January 20, 2005Day 105: Ignorance is blissIt's another one of those entries where I reveal to my poor mother that I've been up to something dangerous, I'm afraid. Although this time, I didn't even fully realise how dangerous until afterwards....Read this update Day 104: BikiniI dragged myself out of bed at about nine, packed my stuff and went to the bus terminal to go to Iquique....Read this update Day 103: Palm treesI woke up with a bad stomach ache. Serves me right for having McDonalds I suppose, but I thought it pretty ironic that I've been fine in Cuba, Bolivia and Peru and have only had stomach upsets in Argentina (well,...Read this update Day 102: AricaI got up at 8.30, the sun was shining and the view out of my window, of the cathedral with the volcano rising up behind it, was impressive....Read this update January 17, 2005Day 101: More of sameGot a wake up knock at 5.30, and we drove to the canyon. When I say canyon, it's not a big gap in the platform as in the Grand Canyon (even though this one is supposed to be deeper)....Read this update Day 100: Colca ValleyHurrah! My one hundredth day of travelling has arrived. I spent it mainly in a van, though....Read this update January 15, 2005Day 99: Monasterio de Santa CatalinaSometimes, you go sightseeing just to go through the motions, because you are there, not expecting too much. And then something will take you completely by surprise....Read this update Day 98: ArequipaWhen the bus finally showed up, it did turn out to be a very cosy one. Not only that, I had no one next to me, which meant I could really stretch out, which I did....Read this update January 13, 2005Day 97: Cultural nauseaI was picked up by Miguel and his colleague in a regular car, rather than the little vans usually used for this sort of thing. We picked up another guy going to the airport and I heard alarm bells going...Read this update January 12, 2005Day 96: NazcaAfter about four hours of travel, we stopped and a Peruvian nun came and sat next to me. I watched 'Bringing down the house' and 'The Bone Collector' although the tapes were a bit shaken up and the view wasn't...Read this update January 10, 2005Day 95: ShoppingI stored my luggage and settled my bills and had breakfast. I'm getting quite fond of desayuno Americano, which is fresh orange juice, toast, jam, butter, eggs and tea....Read this update Day 94: LeonidasI had a great night's sleep... catching up from the early mornings. The shower was hot and I was ready to face the day....Read this update Day 93: Old mountainWe got our wake up knock at 5.20 and had pancakes with mango marmelade for breakfast. The food, in any case, has been excellent on this organised trip....Read this update January 07, 2005Day 92: Aguas CalientesI got up at five in the morning and waited by the SAS office for the bus to take me to the station....Read this update Day 91: Valle SagradoI got up to be ready for 7.25, only to realise I read the paper wrong and I didn't need to be ready until 8.25. I had a nice breakfast with the sun on my face in the Plaza de...Read this update January 06, 2005Day 90: Comprame señoritaI had breakfast on the Plaza de Armas. I made myself a promise I'd go somewhere else for every meal, because there are so many places to choose from....Read this update Day 89: Cusco callingI got up early and took a tricycle taxi to the bus station. This time it was only 'two soles, no mas', possible because it was downhill......Read this update January 04, 2005Day 88: UrosAt eight in the morning, workme started hammering away, awaking me from my pleasant slumber. Why is it that nowhere in the world, builders seem to do any work, apart from where I am sleeping?...Read this update January 03, 2005Day 87: PunoI got up in the morning and had my breakfast. Javier cornered me again, saying Susan hadn't paid her share. She had paid me as I thought it was the same price. Wasn't....Read this update Day 86: Año NuevoIn the morning, I said goodbye to Robin and Marie, who were off with Lucy and Dan to hike from Yumpapata to Copacabana....Read this update Day 85: New Year's EveAt night, we had a lightning show which had kept me awake for a while. It had been raining pretty badly as well - the rainy season has finally arrived....Read this update Day 84: Escalera del IncaWell, it's certainly going to be a different kind of New Year's Eve! I managed to get out of bed and booked the boat and a hotel. On the boat were only five other people: an Aussie couple, an Irish...Read this update Day 83: FalafelI was awoken rudely at seven, by the family getting up for their day's work. Why is it every time I resolve to sleep late, there is hammering, shouting, bright sunshine or similar to wake me up?...Read this update Still day 82: Cerro CalvarioThe Cerro Calvario is called that because, on the way up, you get the fourteen stations of the cross. Or because it's just one hell of a climb....Read this update |
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