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Our taxi dropped us off at the curb of the Barcelona airport where we were to pick up our flight aboard KLM airlines to Peru with one stop in Amsterdam. I was so excited that we were just a few short hours from our destination that I almost left one of my suitcases in the car.
We finally made it! I was tired and bored from sitting in the plane so many hours, but excitement filled me with nervous energy. I was ready for the real journey to begin, but we couldn’t just yet. First we had a meeting with PromPeru.
Our PromPeru hosts were very gracious; they had us picked up at the airport and taken to their headquarters. The hop from Callao to Lima along some major Lima streets makes you realize just how big this city is. And full of cars, people, motorcycles, trucks, buses… constant movement. Once at the office, we met PromPeru representatives and one from the travel agency handling our trip arrangements. Very nice people.
Later, we were taken to our hotel in Lima. PromPeru picked out a great one for us to stay in: the Thunderbird Principal Hotel. I love the location. Right in the heart of Miraflores. You can feel the beat of its energy pulsating through the streets and alleyways. As I look out my guestroom window or from the restaurant, I see the city sprawl out in front of me, a spectacular sight.
Twenty-four hours without sleeping does take its toll, let me assure you. When Olga and I finally stopped to rest, we couldn’t believe how tired we were. I am adding a picture of our first day’s runaround to this blog, but I should warn you that Olga’s not too thrilled about having our haggard expressions posted for all the world to see. She is definitely much prettier than what the photo shows and always prim and proper (where’s Photoshop when you need it, eh?).
