Creating a Photo Diary

Almost everyone takes photographs when they are traveling, but there is a difference between taking photographs at each location that you visit and capturing the experience as a whole. If you take photographs as you walk around a city and capture the entire experience, it almost becomes its own visual diary. You can look back at those pictures and literally remember walking from one site to another. For example, when we were in Lima, Peru, we were so amazed by some of the architecture that we took photos as we walked the streets and as we look back now, we can almost relive that afternoon. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun, feel the nervousness as we passed by the police with riot gear, or hear the children laughing as they played in the plaza by the fountain. We also take videos occasionally to capture the sights and sounds, but we don’t always go back and look at them as we often do with our photographs. Do you create a photo diary that documents the moments of your entire trip or do you just take photos at each of the important places that you visit?

Walking Around Lima
Taking a Break from Selling
First Glimpse of the Police
Walking By
After Turning the Corner
Didn’t Even Notice Us
Interesting Architecture
Another View of the Windows
Fountain in the Plaza
Cathedral
Pigeons Avoiding the Sun
Cooling Off in the Fountain
Back to the Streets
Tiny Balconies
Checking Out a Store
Another View of the Store
Another Plaza and Time for a Break

 

The Fusion Food of Lima, Peru

We had heard a lot about the food of Peru and, more specifically, of Lima. With the praise that has been given by chef’s such as Anthony Bourdain about the vibrant food scene in Lima, we were interested to taste for ourselves what people were talking about. We talked to the concierge at the hotel in order to get the best recommendations and although there are a few places that serve traditional Peruvian food, it is all about fusion. Of the various fusion inspired foods, Asian fusion was the most popular.

Asian Ceviche
Asian Soft Taco

For lunch we had some more traditional Peruvian food, enjoying a chicken with a tangy sauce and pickled slaw on a brioche bun.  We also had a steak and avocado sandwich with a creamy mustard sauce.  Both were served with Peruvian fries, which are a little different than what we’re normally used to, cut thick, breaded and then deep-fried.  It was a lot of food, but truly delicious.

Chicken Sandwich
Steak and Avocado Sandwich

For dinner, we took the hotel’s advise and tried some Asian fusion food.  Basically, it is utilizing all local and fresh ingredients and using them in non-traditional Asian dishes.  We had to have ceviche as we had heard that Peru prepared it better than anyplace else in the world.  It was definitely extremely good, but we haven’t had ceviche in enough places to chime in on whether it is as good as the hype that we’d heard about it before we got there.  Then we had a beef stir-fry served with an Asian interpretation of a tortilla.  Not only did it taste wonderful, with each tortilla having a different combination of ingredients, but it was visually appealing as well.  Unfortunately, we only had one night in Lima before travelling on to Bolivia, so we’ll have to go back to try more of the gastronomy of the city.

Ceviche
Beef Stir-Fry
Combination of Flavors
Dipping Sauces
Asian Tortillas