Ever had the feeling that mornings wouldn’t be so bad if they just weren’t so early in the day? come to Peru shops do not open until 10am with many popular places not opening till midday – breakfast is served till 1pm and generally it is a slow relaxed pace of life well into the evening. I actually find it hard to walk as slow as the locals, think granny pace, then slow down, then halve it. Nothing happens in a hurry (except the traffic) but that’s ok cos everyone has time. Things are cheap and the locals are friendly. My mix of verry bad spanish and equally wild gesturing is holding up for now. Somehow you breath in a sense of relaxed openness (together with few kilos of carbon monoxide and soot), and you can smell that unique mix of progress and effluent that marks developing countries. All in all I think I will like it here.
Leaving USA the plain had electrical problems that delayed us 1 hour, upon landing in Lima (Peru) The plane lost ALL power and sat there in the dark. BTW that strip light will illuminate the way to the exit?... It’s a Lie. As I flew into hectic Peru at midnight I thought I best get the airport pickup offered by the hostel as it would be safer than the horror story taxis that mug you or crash. This friendly local sped downhill at about 120km/hr on a 60 street and wove though complex traffic at 80 in a 45 zone. All the while he smiled and occasionally talked on his phone, but we got there safe sound and fast.
I have seen my first ancient ruins (Lima pyramid for the sea god) and will probably see some more soon. I have to navigate the maze of private bus shuttles as there is no public bus system. I also need to figure out where I want to go on the way to cusco.
Ever had the feeling that mornings wouldn’t be so bad if they just weren’t so early in the day? come to Peru shops do not open until 10am with many popular places not opening till midday – breakfast is served till 1pm and generally it is a slow relaxed pace of life well into the evening. I actually find it hard to walk as slow as the locals, think granny pace, then slow down, then halve it. Nothing happens in a hurry (except the traffic) but that’s ok cos everyone has time. Things are cheap and the locals are friendly. My mix of verry bad spanish and equally wild gesturing is holding up for now. Somehow you breath in a sense of relaxed openness (together with few kilos of carbon monoxide and soot), and you can smell that unique mix of progress and effluent that marks developing countries. All in all I think I will like it here.
Leaving USA the plain had electrical problems that delayed us 1 hour, upon landing in Lima (Peru) The plane lost ALL power and sat there in the dark. BTW that strip light will illuminate the way to the exit?... It’s a Lie. As I flew into hectic Peru at midnight I thought I best get the airport pickup offered by the hostel as it would be safer than the horror story taxis that mug you or crash. This friendly local sped downhill at about 120km/hr on a 60 street and wove though complex traffic at 80 in a 45 zone. All the while he smiled and occasionally talked on his phone, but we got there safe sound and fast. 
I have seen my first ancient ruins (Lima pyramid for the sea god) and will probably see some more soon. I have to navigate the maze of private bus shuttles as there is no public bus system. I also need to figure out where I want to go on the way to cusco.
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