I have moved again and now i am a proud renter of a home sweet home in the exciting city of barcelona! This is the view from my window:
The next step is to get a bike and get very strong on these hills!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Musts of Peru and Bolivia
- Learn Spanish
FOOD and DRINK
- if you have patience for small bones, try cuy, the peruvian delicacy, our pet, the guinea pig
- peruvian suchi, or ceviche in a cevicheria, as well as chupe de camarones, milk soup with shrimp (specialty of Arequipa)
- Peru's own fast foods offering pollo a la brasa
- alpaca or lama steak, quinea soup, and stuffed peppers are other national dishes
- various desserts with dulce de lece, cooked condensed milk, such as tejas in Ica
- drink Cusquena in Cusco, Arequipena in Arequipa, Pacena in La Paz (beer)
- drink purple chicha in Peru or Bolivia, sweet hydrating drink made up of mais
- drink mate de coca or munja (tea)
- enjoy lemonade with egg white and its neighbor, the famous Pisco Sour cocktail
SHOPPING
- a hat is a must, most beautiful ones i found on Taquile island, 30 soles
- beautiful sombreros made me loose another $20 in the villages of Colca canyon
- torrero de Pucara - the sacred cow that usually sits on the rooftops
FOOD and DRINK
- if you have patience for small bones, try cuy, the peruvian delicacy, our pet, the guinea pig
- peruvian suchi, or ceviche in a cevicheria, as well as chupe de camarones, milk soup with shrimp (specialty of Arequipa)
- Peru's own fast foods offering pollo a la brasa
- alpaca or lama steak, quinea soup, and stuffed peppers are other national dishes
- various desserts with dulce de lece, cooked condensed milk, such as tejas in Ica
- drink Cusquena in Cusco, Arequipena in Arequipa, Pacena in La Paz (beer)
- drink purple chicha in Peru or Bolivia, sweet hydrating drink made up of mais
- drink mate de coca or munja (tea)
- enjoy lemonade with egg white and its neighbor, the famous Pisco Sour cocktail
SHOPPING
- a hat is a must, most beautiful ones i found on Taquile island, 30 soles
- beautiful sombreros made me loose another $20 in the villages of Colca canyon
- torrero de Pucara - the sacred cow that usually sits on the rooftops
- other alpaca goodies, quality = price...
- coca leaves, tea, cookies, sweets
HOTELS we stayed in
- Cuzco: Artesano in San Blas, 30 soles for two, without really warm water
- Puno: Duque´s Inn, 30 soles for two, warm water
- La Paz: Millenio, 54 boles for two, without really warm water
- Potosi: Hostal Compania de Jesus, 110 boles for two, in an old abbey, warm water
- Arequipa: Hostal Santa Catalina, 45 for two, warm water, our favorite
- Ica: Hostal Rocha, 35 soles for two, with parrots and a monkey, warm water
- Huaraz: Leiba, 30 soles for two, warm water
- Lima: Kaiser family B&B, $30 for two, warm water
Favorite RESTAURANTS in Huaraz
- Brasa Roja for pollo a la brasa, best price/quality mix, awesome jogos con leche
- Pachamama for games (pool, table tennis, chess)
- Creperie Patrick for their Nutella crepe
- California Cafe for breakfast, with awesome real american pancakes and good coffee
- Cafe de los Andes for juices, coffee and sandwitches
- BB Pizza for pizza and perfect flamenkuch
Good bye Peru, hasta la vista, so far we will concentrate on digesting your lessons...
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