Slept in until 9 and went down and enjoyed a great hearty breakfast provided by the hotel. The weather was great so we ate by the pool. Went back to the room and showered and got ready to take the 1:00 shuttle to the airport. Our flight didn't leave until 4:00 p.m. so we had a leisurely morning. Our flight was just 5 hours and 10 minutes long. We arrived in Lima, got through immigration, got our bags very quickly and met up with our Gate 1 Tour Guide, Juan. There were 21 others with us at the airport. I'm not sure if there will be more tomorrow. The hotel is about 35 minutes from the airport and we got to the hotel by 10 p. m. They were very quick in checking us in and getting us our keys and they even brought our bags up to the room. On our way to the hotel Juan gave us some facts about Peru. Its population is 31 million with 10 million residing in Lima. Lima is the 3rd largest city in South America. The second largest city in Peru is Arequipa which has only 1 million people. I also remember reading the Peru is twice the size of Texas so we will traversing a lot of territory. That's probably why we'll be taking two flights within Peru on this tour. Well, time to get to bed as we have a number of busy days ahead.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Andean Adventure - Saturday, April 15, 2017 - Day One - Watertown to Philadelphia to Miami
Took off from Watertown International Airport just
before 8:00 am and had a speedy and uneventful flight to Philadelphia.
We landed by 9:15. Took a leisurely walk from Terminal F to Terminal A
and learned about the 100 most influential Afro- Americans in
Philadelphia history. Our next flight wasn't until 4:00 pm so we had a
long wait in the airport. We enjoyed a Philly cheesesteak and crab fries
at Chickie's and Pete's while waiting. Took off on schedule. I thought
it might be a tough flight as we had 4 children under the age of two
across from us. They got off to a rocky start but quickly got settled
down. Flight was only 2 hours and 15 minutes so we got our bags, grabbed
the shuttle and were to our hotel by 8 p.m. Our flight tomorrow doesn't
leave until 4 p.m. so we can sleep in and get rested for our flight and Andean Adventure.
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| Our plane to Philadelphia |
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| Philly cheesesteak |
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