Welcome to Miami - airport that is.

When we booked our international flights, it was cheaper to do a multi-destination ticket than just one-ways, so we booked our flight Orlando – Guatemala – Lima, Peru – Albuquerque.  The beauty of this money saving plan is that most airlines go from Guatemala back to Florida then to Peru.  There was no way around this.  So, on our way from Guate to Lima, we had a nice 6 hour layover at the Miami airport.  “6 hours?” you say?  Yes, and it seems like a good amount of time to have a nice relaxed lunch, call some people, check up on “stuff” (you know, there’s always “stuff”), but we had no such luck.  Between picking up our bags, going through immigration and customs, checking in again, getting lost in the airport, being sent to a terminal – go through security at that terminal – to discover we were sent to the wrong terminal, go back to the main area, find some food, find the right terminal, go through security….you get the idea.  Six hours goes by pretty fast.  On a positive note, we had no delays and no baggage issues!  Yay!  We arrived in Lima on time, with our bags, and with a nice gentleman from the hotel waiting for us.  It’s a good way to start.

Lima is a large city.  There’s no better way to describe it.  Picture a big city, with European-type influence and you get the picture.  It is beautiful, has the ocean cradling its southwestern edge.  We stayed in a town called Miraflores.  It was a bit of a splurge for us, since it’s the priciest area in the city, but we were safe, had a nice room, free breakfast, and could walk to the beach.  What more do you want? 

We’re happy to report that we had no dramatic mishaps or any crazy experiences.  It was pretty chill.  Check out a few of our pics!