ALASTAIR + LALEINIA

Our last stop in our trip was in Lima. Alastair had just turned down a job in Lima, so we were kicking ourselves for turning it down. Kind of, the pay was too low to justify the move. But we sure enjoyed our time in Lima!  Alastair had a high school friend living there with his family, so we met up with him after he got off work. We waited for him at a park right across the street from his office, and the Peruvian ladies were adoring Emre. These two older ladies were chatting with Alastair and were wanting to play with Emre and hold him. They were so friendly to Emre, it was sweet! Before our flight home, we had a whole day to explore Lima. We decided to go to this square, with all the side streets were closed off, making it seem desolate. It was wild! The main square, there were people going to church, bands playing, and some kind of fitness dance class going on. It seemed like fun! It was actually scorching hot, so we wanted to save our energy for the entir...

One things for sure: it is trek to get out to Machu Picchu! But for us it wasn't the Inca trail, it was three flights, a taxi, a train, and a bus. All with a baby! The train from the sacred valley to Aguas Calientes was great, big windows all over the place allowed us to see the mountains so well. The Andes are so steep, they seemed to tower over the train instead of seeming off in the distance. It was a beautiful ride, and what made it better was we were served local food on our way! Aguas Calientes was a great town. We had some great food there. The Lomo Saltado that I had was fantastic, a definite 10/10. I definitely bought two too many Peruvian sweaters (2), but Emre's was really cute! When you look at people's pictures of Machu Picchu, they are always so chill, people lying down admiring the view, kicked back on the grass or something. Well when you go with a one year old it is a little more stressful! We let Emre walk sound as he had been coop...