My employer put me on a 15 days furlough. Relying on the IRS money that I had not already received I planned my adventure in silence.

I tried to visit a few places properly. I had ten days in hand. Spent 3 days exploring Lime and then flew over to Cuzco. The city was amazing. I ignored the warnings of altitude sickness and paid for it, but overall I enjoyed.



How the whole idea incepted is quite a story. A stand up comedian on Netflix talked about a Latin literature- Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. I started reading the book and that inspired me to travel to Peru, the land of treasures.



Lima

The days in Lima went past so quickly. I was staying on Calle Berlin, Miraflores. My place was just in front of chocolate museum and at the end of the day while returning I used to get a free sample of chocolate from there.



There was an Irish bar which served awesome chicken wings and ceviche.

Centro historico was amazing. Given the age of this city I never expected anything else. I had been to Zacatecas before but it was just bigger and prettier than that.

Centro Historico, Lima

Palacio de Gobernador

Almost waited for 15 minutes to get a clean view of the corridor, but ended up taking this photo.

Palacio de Gobernador

Some market in Centro Historico

This kind of captured my feelings after coming back from there. Saw this plastered along the narrow cobblestones of Barranco, the bohemian district of Lima.

"My eternity has died and I am mourning."

Barranco, Lima. This is known as the Bohemian district because of the wall murals and graffitis. This year there is supposed to be an international art competition on the walls of Barranco.

She was my guide and we became friends, showed me the essence of the city of kings.

Rocoto Relano, a special from the Andeas.

Costa Verde, the coast of the Pacific and an amazing sunset.

Cusco

At 11k feet altitude this is certainly higher than Machu Picchu itself. I caught a bit if fever during my stay over here, kept chewing the leaves and kept going. Sacred Valley was mesmerizing.



Tasted chichharon and Qui.

The day I reached Cuzco there was a military parade going on. The flag of Peru and the Inkan flag flying in the central plaza of the city.

The ladies were more than happy for a photo. So colourful!

This gentleman showed me around three different churches with enough information about them.

A fellow Texan strumming his days through in Cuzco. I was returning from Saqsaywaman and sat down to catch my breath. I requested for some Simon & Garfunkel and also he sang me a song on Machu Picchu.

Plaza Centro, Cuzco

The Golden Temple

Church of the Dominican Order

Finally! The clouds were out and about. Couldn't have asked for more.

Correct me if I am wrong- it's probably the only place in the world which looks, in reality, exactly like it appears in the photos.