Today we travel to one of the most interesting sites on the island, but that will be this afternoon, and you have to work for it. First, in the morning we left for the north shore of the island. The first stopping point is Papa Vaka where there were many petroglyphs telling the story of …
We are up “early” in order to take a van to the eastern part of the island to catch the sunrise in the Pacific. I did not realize that we would do so at a location where there were 15, yes 15 Moai! What a site? While those we had already seen were so impressive, …
March 14 Sunrise at Tangariki and the rest of the dayRead More »
I originally thought to try to condense the three days we spent on Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) into one post. However, upon finishing this description of the first day, I realize there is too much to say and see. Some of the pictures may seem redundant, but there is so much to absorb as …
Got an early start to the day with a flight to Santiago Chile. Santiago is a more modern looking city. Here they experience many earth quakes and so there are few buildings surviving from the earliest days. Our hotel is located in the Lastarria area of the city adjacent to a large park. The park …
From what we saw in our day and a half in Lima, there are two parts of the city that were of interest to us. The historic center and the more modern and residential area of Miraflores, where our hotel was for our last night in Peru. In the historic center is the Plaza San …
I know there are certain of our friends and followers who are interested and enamored by great hotels, and the Belmond we stayed at in Cusco was certainly an exceptional hotel. For them I offer the following pictures. We began our day early, as usual to explore some of the important sites in Cusco, the …
High in the Andes of Peru, there is a mysterious city under the shadow of the mountain they call Machu Picchu. No one knows exactly why this ancient city was built here. It is not in a militarily strategic location, nor was there any population centers around it. The latest thinking is that it was …
We are staying in a small town of Urutambo, The hotel is just amazing, I never expected such a lovely and luxurious setting in what I considered a remote place. The Sol & Luna hotel is just fabulous, with two restaurants and individual villas, casitas. This is our base of operations for the next two …
Today we flew from Lima to Cusco. We did not stay in Cusco, driving into the mountains through small little towns. The plan is to stop tomorrow to see some traditional crafts people. I am planning to ask if any might be interested in coming to the US for a month or so to teach …
Today is the start of our journey. Hope you will follow along and share our good times.
