Santiago, Chile: Our first order of business for the day was to head down to the store we were told to go to last night so that we could buy soccer tickets. The store (Hites – a department store; very odd) is located down at Plaza de Armas where we were yesterday, but no harm…
Read more Exploring Santiago – Day 2: Week 12 / Day 82 / April 2
Santiago, Chile: We left our hotel this morning to do a bit of preliminary exploration of Santiago. Across from our hotel was a thin park that runs for a bit over a mile – Parque Forestal. The first thing we saw in the park was a fountain built by the local German immigrant community. From…
Santiago, Chile: There is a full day of travel ahead of us today. We leave Cusco just before noon and arrive in Santiago after 11:00 PM tonight – with a two hour time difference thrown in even though we are basically traveling North to South. When we woke up this morning, there was a strange…
Read more Travel Day – Cusco to Santiago: Week 12 / Day 80 / March 31
Cusco, Peru: Much to my chagrin, Linda has reminded me that our train ride from Aguas Calientes to Cusco was not entirely uneventful. On the way we were treated to a fashion show as members of the train staff modeled garments made of Alpaca that were for sale on board the train. After them, one…
Read more Aguas Calientes to Cusco Bonus Video: Week 12 / Day 79 / March 30
Cusco, Peru: First thing this morning we headed out to drop off our laundry so that it would be done before we needed to leave Aguas Calientes. As we were searching for a laundry place, we saw a train being unloaded with supplies for the town. This ritual seems to take place every day with…
Read more Mariposario de Machu Picchu and Back to Cusco: Week 12 / Day 79 / March 30
Aguas Calientes, Peru: We walked to the bus stop early for the ride from town up to Machu Picchu. Our tickets are for noon, but everything I read online said to get to the busses about 2 hours early, so we did – or at least we tried to. Out a bit slower than planned,…
Aguas Calientes, Peru: Feeling somewhat more like humans this morning, we left Cusco for Aguas Calientes. Below is the courtyard of the hotel we stayed at for the last two nights, which I have not mentioned until now since I was too tired to take pictures or notice. We took a taxi for the short…
Read more Cusco to Machu Picchu: Week 11 / Day 77 / March 28
Cusco, Peru: We both woke up today feeling a bit better. Linda seems to be adjusting to the altitude a lot better than I am so far, but both of us are still moving pretty slowly. We set out to explore the city near our hotel by walking to the Plaza Mayor del Cusco. Along…
Cusco, Peru: OK, I’m a wimp. After about 34 hrs of travel (Hong Kong –> Los Angeles –> Lima –> Cusco), shifting 13 time zones, and arriving at an altitude of 11,150 ft., I am dead. We got into Cusco around noon and made it to the hotel by 1:00 PM. The hotel is very…
Hong Kong: Linda and I decided to head out to see the Giant Buddha before heading to the airport for our flight to LAX en route to Lima Peru. As before, the Buddha is, well, giant. The fog that rolled in and out as we were there lent the entire area a nice mystical quality.…
Read more Hong Kong Redux – Part Deux: Week 11 / Day 74 / March 25
