Leaving Cusco

TIP WHATEVER NUMBER IS NEXT: Dont choose to fly in the emergency exit row. Not because of the constant pressure of everyone asking you if you understand the rules that you are the very last person to leave the plane in case it crashes but because apparentally there is a whole new set of rules. Including no sleeping, leave shoes on, and the drapes must be open! On an overnight flight this was the last try of my patience.

The day we left Cusco was a sad sad day but we said goodbye to our friends and hopped on the plane to Lima. Once in Lima we got even more depressed to be away from the Andes and the jungle since Lima is a seriously a hustling bustling billboard for soda and models. We got to relax at a hostel on the beach; however, the hostel was probably one of the loudest areas in the city! There was construction going on outside and the hostel apparentally has a gaurd dog that barks at everything that goes by. Not to mention the club that the living room transformed into at night. The people who worked there were wonderful though and thanks to them and a psychotic break by both Jef and I the Lord truly saved us and got us on our flight to Greece. Since someone stole my shirt I we decided to go shopping for a new one at the nearby americanized mall but the smog nearly choked us to death on the way there. Lima sadly needs to invest in some oxygen bars. The mall was incredibly over priced so boo hoo on that, but their fashion and jewelry is gorgeous! So Jef and I get lost in the hustle and bustle of the city on the way back to the hostel and run into a local bargain/thrift store where we find the most awesome stuff! And Jef gets all the ladies to giggle by walking off with a pair of underwear while they are trying to communicate "the way" to him. "The way" you buy clothes abroad is a lot different in america and a bit confusing to explain so I'll save it for those who are interested when I return. We do eventually get on the plane at midnight to New York and then Switzerland and then to Greece. And Greece so far has been amazing..