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Peruvian Adventure Series 2 of 9 – Day Three 5/13/2008 Cusco, Peru {Travel}

Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today I’m going to walk you through Day Three – Arriving in Cusco, Peru. This is a nine part series of my excursion to Peru. If you haven’t read the Travel Tuesday entries please take the time to check it out.

Just a quick recap:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

In this blog entry I’m going to walk you through my day 3 in Cusco, Peru.

Let’s begin. Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

My day started bright and early with a transport to the airport to take me from Lima to Cusco. Not a long flight as I believe is less than an hour.

The first thing that hits the arrived visitor to Cusco are the Inca walls; enormous granite blocks carved to fit together perfectly without the aid of mortar beds. Many of the walls were simply built upon during the construction of a new Spanish city. It’s a tribute to the Incas that their anti seismic design has survived the test of time while the Spanish colonial architecture has been rebuilt several times following a wave of earthquakes that have hit the city. Cusco was referred to as the ‘Navel of the World’.

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When I travel alone I don’t always have to stay in a 5 Diamond resort. In fact I’m not sure of the rating at the Casa Andina but it was always clean and the staff is always happy to help you with what ever you request. When I’m traveling I only use the hotel for sleeping and showering. This trip my goal was to stay in a clean room/hotel and get me out on tours to maximize each day to the fullest. View full post »

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Mia Ko - June 4, 2009 - 12:18 am

I love the fountain pictures and the lady walking with her llama!
My goodness, look at all those steps! Can’t imagine just walking up that one!
The image with the ladies selling their goods is a funny one because the ‘internet’ sign just feels out of place!

t - June 3, 2009 - 12:36 pm

beautiful photos~ love the dog, soccer boy and mom with baby! great captures!

Architecture Blogs - June 2, 2009 - 12:57 pm

los angeles architecture

Architecture Blogs…

Peruvian Adventure Series 1 of 9 – Day One 5/12/2008 Lima, Peru {Travel}

Every year I get the itch to travel between the months of April and May. As I sit here I think about the trip I took last year around this time. Last year I had the pleasure to travel to Peru. I’ve always wanted to travel below the equator. I also had dreams of seeing and experiencing Machu Picchu which is a forgotten Inca city high up in the cloud forest. To me there is something about ruins. I just love them! Must be some Indiana Jones in me.   So with the help of my friend Matt, I booked my 10 day adventure. A trip I was taking by myself.

A quick overview of what my ten day agenda consist of. I’ll be going over the details as I share each day with you over the next 9 weeks. Here’s the agenda:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 -Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

One thing you must know about me, I like to fill my traveling days with every second. So when my friend Matt and I were booking, I told him I want to leave LA and get into Peru in the wee hours of the morning. So we booked my flight leaving LAX at 1:30 pm and getting into Lima, Peru at 1:00 am. It’s an 8 hour flight with a 4 hour time difference.

My rational as to why I would do this to myself, I wanted to arrive early morning, sleep for a few hours and get out and about sightseeing. I only had this one day to visit Lima so I had spent as much time as I could sightseeing.

With no more delays, here is the recap of my first day.

Day One – Fly from LAX to Lima, Peru

Day Two – Lima, Peru 5/12/2008

My plane landed around 1:30 am. I got transferred to my hotel “Carmel Hotel” around 2:30 where I slept until 9 am. I rushed to shower, had a quick breakfast downstairs in the hotel and walked out to hit the streets with camera in hand. I planned on waking earlier but the fight had me exhausted.

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Lima is located on the central western coast, is large, noisy, polluted and shrouded in a misty coastal fog for much of the year. There is a sunny period, December through April, when many coast and highland people go to the beach. Despite the unimpressive landscape; the friendly people, important historical sites, quality museums, and variety of dining and entertainment establishments make Lima a very interesting place to visit.

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Grandfather’s Inspiration in Anthony’s Photography Career

A Grandfather that everyone needs know.

Most people my age don’t have living grandparents. I’ve been blessed to have my mom’s parents alive and with that being said having my Grandparents in my life.  I’m proud to say I’ve lived with for a few years and with that I spent countless hours getting to know them. I know them well enough to order food or drinks for them. To understand how they operate and know what they expect. This I’m blessed for as many people don’t have this opportunity in life.

My grandfather has health problem and today we are off to the Neurosurgeon for a follow-up evaluation. I find myself thinking about him more often and looking back on how much he has inspired my life without him even knowing.  He’s such a great devoted man with a heart of gold. My grandfather is an honest, courageous, funny and a great story teller. When he laughs it’s hard not to join in. I hope I acquired a percentage of his traits.

My Grandfather used to work in the backyard every chance he had. He’s slowed down since he reach his 80+ years. My grandparents had to hired a gardener to do the things that my grandfather used to be able to do with ease. My Grandfather still to this day maintains his roses. Since I’m able to remember, my grandfather always had such a beautiful collection of roses. His roses would grow larger than a humans hand. The flowers would have such a beautiful fragrance I could smell them now as I remember back.

Through the years I’ve enjoyed walking around their backyard photographing every nook and cranny. Between my grandfather’s roses and my grandmother’s plants, I had plenty to photograph. Come meet my grandfather and see a small glimpse of the roses and flowers they have in the their backyard.

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My Grandfather Frank | an inspiring man

taken in 2008 | Independent Portrait

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one of my most favorite floral photographs taken from the front yard

floral photography | macro photography | nature photography

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I loved the details and texture this photograph presents. The color is so rich and smooth

floral photography | macro photography | nature photography

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other than roses my grandfather at one point had 10 fruit tree’s in the backyard

floral photography | macro photography | nature photography

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one preview of my grandmother’s plants

floral photography | macro photography | nature photography

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