Peru Day 22: Lima then home

Not much happening for us but buying souvenirs and hanging around Lima for the last time. Our transit to the airport fought through more traffic than expected. Our guide said it was due to tomorrow's public holiday and the city's special evening concert of Oasis. On our journey we say a long queue of people outside an official building. We asked our guide why, and he explained it was people paying their month end bills. Peruvian banks ask a cheeky percentage for direct debits.

The approach to the airport was memorable for two things: one for the smell of fish due to its neighbouring fish oil refinery; two for the amount of people wearing face masks including all staff due to the swine flu. It was at the point of checking in I developed a timely annoying tickle in my throat and started coughing. Then I remembered we shared a plane with some Mexicans back for the Nazca Lines.

Here's our final list of loves and hates of our Peru holiday

Love
  • Inca Kola
  • Sublime chocolate
  • Casa Andina Private Collection hotels
  • The weather - sun, sun, sun
  • Sandbuggying
  • The dunes
  • Condors
  • Cruz del Sol
  • So much wildlife
  • Pina coladas
  • Machu Picchu
  • Most of the reps
Hate
  • Effects of high altitude
  • Travellers Sickness
  • "massage sir/lady'
  • Too much pipe music covers of Beatles, Sinatra, Abba
  • Used toilet roll bins
  • San Augustin hotel, Cusco
  • Treatment of animals
  • Dead Woman's Pass on Inca Trail
  • Pisca Sour
  • Paracas
  • Crap enforced cold food buffets
  • Tourist tat imported from Bolivia

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