Lima, Peru
Sept. 24th - To Lima
Our last morning in Quito and the security
of the Briscoe’s home. We did the last load of laundry so we
could leave with every item clean. Jim & Judie have been
amazing hosts to us. We arrived as strangers and left
friends. Our stay was full of great meals and card playing. We
also learned how to play dominoes. This was going to be the
last guaranteed connecting spot with the laptop until OZ. DW &
I spent a bit of time on MSN Messenger with JW, Kate and
Debbie. Judie and Abdon took us to the airport to catch our
flight to Lima. We found the international section of the
Quito airport a lot better than the domestic.
It was nice to arrive with some daylight in
Lima. I hate getting somewhere unknown in the dark. It was
over 20 years ago when I was here last. There was a hotel
bureau at the airport that we used. We took a taxi to the
Miraflores District. It’s one of the nicest neighborhoods in
Lima and is right on the ocean. The hotel turned out to be a
dump. We were all depressed at the thought of staying 3 nights
there. Not only was the hotel awful but it was far away from
the main shopping street.
In the dark, we started walking to find a
place to eat. As we approached Ave Jose Larco, I noticed a
hotel from one of my internet searches. Leon de Oro Inn was on
a side street. We checked on the price. It was listed at $90
night, which was more than we wanted to spend but they offered
a room for the same cost as the dump. DW waited while AD & I
took a taxi to gather our bags. The look on AD’s face was
priceless when he talked about the first hotel. He couldn’t
imagine staying in a place like that. I warned him that there
might be places that don’t have better hotels.
KFC wasn’t where I would have chosen to eat
but AD has been yearning it. Ave. Jose Lardo is a busy street.
There are a number of shining casinos and lots of stores. We
look forward to seeing it in daylight. At a 24 hour grocery,
we got water and some snacks for the room. Lima is a noisy
city. The taxi drivers are constantly honking. We know we
would never want to drive here. Corners don’t have stop signs.
People just go through red lights. It’s a free for all.
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