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From Lima to Pisco

We started out the day with a visit to the promenades and parks on the seaside of the Pacific Ocean. Some parts were secured by guards every 50 meters or so … very secure!?
After that we went on one of the public overland coaches to Pisco. Driving mainly through sesert-like landscapes and seeing a lot of very poor people along the streets. In the bus itself our guide tried to entertain us with “P.S. I love you” (hmm) and the guys running the thing checked our tickets five times in less than four hours (another hmm).
Arriving in Pisco the bus didn’t even make into town, since the road there was hardly usable at all. So we got some smaller local transport that brought us into the city that has been complete destroyed by an earthquake about two years ago. Sadly enough most of it still looked like it has been last week. Only two three hotels, some rich men´s houses and the seven banks on the main square were restored. Makes you think of the luxury you have in your life …

… and there we are!

After our pleasant 15 hours of flying and 26 hours without sleep we finally arrived in Lima, capital of Peru. Having a good night of sleep we started our day by going from Miraflores (district we are living in) to the centre of the city, using VERY special local mini-busses. These things are speeding through the streets like crazy … In the afternoon we met our G.A.P. guide and the other member of our group (yes the group has only three members).
Tomorrow we will see a bit more of the city and head towards Pisco, a city by the sea in the south of Lima.

And off we go …

… into our holidays! Well … it starts off with roughly 15 hours in different planes. Going from Berlin, to Frankfurt, to Caracas and finally to Lima, Peru. But after that, three weeks of … hmm!
The figure shown roughly which way we are going …
We’ll see how many Internet-Cafés there are and how much time we want to spend in them to keep this blog updated ;)

Packed Birthday Party

Unfortunately the weather didn’t like the idea of a BBQ too much … so we had to move from the park to our beloved dwelling and do the BBQ on the balcony (thanks to Marc for that).
Still I (and I guess the others too) had a very nice belated birthday party :) that filled up our flat good …
Thanks to everyone for coming (or trying to), bringing stuff, leaving stuff (gifts … hehe) and helping with stuff …

We also did the awards ceremony with medals and documents for the IIHF World Championship ’09 betting game where Lisa made a fabulous first place, followed by my father and me … unfortunately I missed to make pictures …

Le Corbusier

This weekend I went to see the ‘Le Corbusier’ exhibition which currently resides in the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Very nice exhibition on his art and architecture. From drawings over sketches, models to movies … a bit of everything!
Certainly worth seeing in case you like architecture …
It’s there until October 5th 2009 and costs 8 Euros (6 for students).