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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Florence
We're in Florence with little time to type - on our way to the Accademia to check out the David and other art stuff. Florence is a pretty rad little town, only half a million people and the city is very walkable from end to end. Nice and cozy. That's pretty much it, we're going to stuff ourselves silly tonight, drink a bunch of wine and then wake up early to fly back to 'Murica.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Capri, Vernazza and Pisa
Oh hey there,
First, a quick apology to our devoted readers - we haven't been able to blog much due to pretty bad internet connections in both Capri and Vernazza.
That being said, we wrapped up Rome Monday morning and were quite sad to leave. Rome stunned us with its beauty and realness. So much action on every street, definitely a city to visit again for a much longer time. We were also quite close to the "political manifestation" (as one Italian explained it to us) which occured in Rome near the Colosseum (actually took place on our hotel's street) and saw much of the post-demonstration destruction (cars reduced to burnt cinders, ATMs and store fronts smashed up, etc) and even heard a few explosions during. We were in the heat of the battle and almost jumped right into express our own anger - VIVA ROMA!
From Rome we took a train and a nice little ferry to Capri. This island is breathtakingly gorgeous, certainly one of the most naturally beautiful places either of us has ever visited. In our two days there, we took a private boat tour around the perimeter of the island (we're engaged, it was incredibly romantic and actually gave us a great perspective on what this island has to offer), put in a total of 15 miles of hiking (on some brutally hilly trails which were, once again, breathtaking) and partook in lots of wandering and exploring the two towns of Capri.
Next we trained to Vernazza, one of Cinque Terre's five tucked away towns. Everything slows down in the Cinque Terre, and we pretty much let it happen to us as well. Each of these towns is built into a mini-bay and the homes and buildings are built into the rocks, stacked on top of each other in a million different colors. One or two main streets wind through each town where everyone (tourists and locals alike) gathers. We had a cozy little room in our town of Vernazza (built by the hands of the man who rented it to us for our two day stay) and used every second of our time there to explore the trails linking the five towns, drink wine, eat whenever we pleased and take it all in. It's a bit strange that a group of towns like this actually exists, it's almost like a scene out of a movie. But its very real and we were a glad to be able to enjoy it during a part of the year when the crowds were much less than usual. There was a great sighting of fitness too - on one of the hikes we took between two of the cities of Cinque Terre, we saw one of the trail booth attendents (who are supposed to check to see if you have a hiking pass) doing step ups on a bench. As we approached, instead of stopping and attending to our needs, he continued working out and performed his job admirably. This might have gone unnoticed to a civilian, but not to the OTTC's Treasurer of Fitness. An honorary member of the OTTC was found this day.
We're now wrapping up a brief side trip to Pisa, which was meant to only be a three hour stopover but warped into a eight hour one due to a planned strike by TrenItalia (how polite of them). So, with nowhere to check our bags and an unplanned stopover in Pisa, we hauled our bags to the Field of Miracles (where the leaning tower and several other incredibly old (and under appreciated) structures are located. It was interesting and we had a perfect day of weather, but really nothing to write home about. We mostly people watched, planned our days to come in Florence and relaxed on the lawn next to the tower. Also of note, as we approached the Field of Miracles, we noticed a finish line banner and a few more subtle signs that an organized celebration of fitness may be occuring. We quickly figured out that, as we thought, a 12k road race was happening in the streets of Pisa today, culminating a mere 50m from the leaning tower and requiring that the hundreds of people swarming the street adjacent to the field to be cleared as the runners streamed through. We hoped for an epic swarm of runners plowing through all of the tourists, but we were informed that there were only 450 runners. Lame. There was actually a pretty legit winner in the race too - some guy wearing a Brooks jersey rocked a 38:25 final time weaving through all of those people, another honorary member of the OTTC.
That's pretty much everything. Bye.
Dan and Allie
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Rome
We're nearing the end of our second day in Rome and we've gotten our asses kicked by awesomeness. Yesterday we took a phenomenal tour of the Vatican, where we were shown why Catholocism is a multi billion dollar entity - the artwork there blows minds. Two thousand year old statues from ancient Rome, 500 year old tapestries, etc etc etc. Our visit there peaked as we checked out the Sistine Chapel - flat out stunning. Nine years of solid work by Michaelangelo. We easily could have stayed in there that long enjoying the beauty.
Today we took an equally well run tour of the Colosseum and the Forum. Incredible info and sights regarding the beginnings of Rome and the centerpiece for Roman entertainment in its early years. We are taking a short break here at this glorious internet cafe, then we're on to the Pantheon, a gelato stop, dinner out (we're thinking Italian) and then a gelato night cap.
Besides these major sights, a majority of our actual time in Rome has been exploring the city. We've walked everywhere so far and have really enjoyed ducking into side streets and getting pizza/gelato/wine at small shops and cafes. Just an incredible city.
Tomorrow we wake up early for our train to Naples where we'll catch a ferry to the island of Capri. Our dogs are barkin' so we're looking forward to some rest in Capri.
Until then, take care of each other,
Dan and Allie
Today we took an equally well run tour of the Colosseum and the Forum. Incredible info and sights regarding the beginnings of Rome and the centerpiece for Roman entertainment in its early years. We are taking a short break here at this glorious internet cafe, then we're on to the Pantheon, a gelato stop, dinner out (we're thinking Italian) and then a gelato night cap.
Besides these major sights, a majority of our actual time in Rome has been exploring the city. We've walked everywhere so far and have really enjoyed ducking into side streets and getting pizza/gelato/wine at small shops and cafes. Just an incredible city.
Tomorrow we wake up early for our train to Naples where we'll catch a ferry to the island of Capri. Our dogs are barkin' so we're looking forward to some rest in Capri.
Until then, take care of each other,
Dan and Allie
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Italy and Stuff
Thanks for the lovely introduction Tim - and hello world!
Today's the day that my fiance Allie and I leave on our trip to Italy, a trip that we bought plane tickets for eight months ago and have been planning since then (to be fair, Allie has planned 99% of this trip, but I've given everything the final 'OK' - so, win-win-win).
Our eleven day trip has us flying into Rome where we'll be checking out the heavy hitters (The Vatican, The Colesseum, The Forum, etc) and also trying to take in some local flavor. Really looking forward to Rome and comparing it to some of the other major cities that I've been fortunate enough to visit.
From there we travel by train and ferry to the island of Capri, where we'll attempt to decompress a bit from the busyness of Rome . We have a (hopefully) spectacular boat trip around the island planned and then just looking foward to maxing and/or relaxing.
After Capri we'll take a train to Cinque Terre, which is a collection of five small villages along the northwest coast of Italy. We'll be staying in the village of Vernazza where's we'll hike between the other towns of Cinque Terre and explore the shops and restaurants that the area has to offer. More relaxing and taking things in during our stay in Cinque Terre.
Next, we'll hit the train again and head to Florence. But not without stopping for a few hours at everyone's favorite photo opportunity, Pisa! Upon researching things a bit, we really do wish we had a few days to spend in Pisa as well to explore the town outside of the touristy (yet strikingly beautiful and historic) Field of Miracles where the leaning tower is situated. Our trip will continue from Pisa to Florence, our final destination. In Firenzi, we'll see some major art galleries (Uffizi and Accademia) but even with seeing some world famous pieces of art and statues of naked dead dudes, the highlight might be the bike trip that we're taking through Tuscany. Wine and fitness, a nice little combo.
While we cannot promise the late night shenanigans and tales of browned-out makes outs that have been told through this blog, we will hopefully be bringing a new angle of excitement to the table. Waking up early for museum tours, enjoying brunch, staring into each other's eyes and responsibly consuming alcohol is exciting too! We'll do our very best to stop along the way for some in-trip updates.
Thanks for reading and take care of each other,
Dan
Today's the day that my fiance Allie and I leave on our trip to Italy, a trip that we bought plane tickets for eight months ago and have been planning since then (to be fair, Allie has planned 99% of this trip, but I've given everything the final 'OK' - so, win-win-win).
Our eleven day trip has us flying into Rome where we'll be checking out the heavy hitters (The Vatican, The Colesseum, The Forum, etc) and also trying to take in some local flavor. Really looking forward to Rome and comparing it to some of the other major cities that I've been fortunate enough to visit.
From there we travel by train and ferry to the island of Capri, where we'll attempt to decompress a bit from the busyness of Rome . We have a (hopefully) spectacular boat trip around the island planned and then just looking foward to maxing and/or relaxing.
After Capri we'll take a train to Cinque Terre, which is a collection of five small villages along the northwest coast of Italy. We'll be staying in the village of Vernazza where's we'll hike between the other towns of Cinque Terre and explore the shops and restaurants that the area has to offer. More relaxing and taking things in during our stay in Cinque Terre.
Next, we'll hit the train again and head to Florence. But not without stopping for a few hours at everyone's favorite photo opportunity, Pisa! Upon researching things a bit, we really do wish we had a few days to spend in Pisa as well to explore the town outside of the touristy (yet strikingly beautiful and historic) Field of Miracles where the leaning tower is situated. Our trip will continue from Pisa to Florence, our final destination. In Firenzi, we'll see some major art galleries (Uffizi and Accademia) but even with seeing some world famous pieces of art and statues of naked dead dudes, the highlight might be the bike trip that we're taking through Tuscany. Wine and fitness, a nice little combo.
While we cannot promise the late night shenanigans and tales of browned-out makes outs that have been told through this blog, we will hopefully be bringing a new angle of excitement to the table. Waking up early for museum tours, enjoying brunch, staring into each other's eyes and responsibly consuming alcohol is exciting too! We'll do our very best to stop along the way for some in-trip updates.
Thanks for reading and take care of each other,
Dan
Announcement Time
We here at Stories for Stojic are excited to make another major announcement that will certainly bring a welcome distraction to your otherwise endless, depressing cycle of 9-5s. As this blog is dedicated to traveling adventures, and I myself will not be doing any significant traveling until late December, that can only mean that we have been able to add new writers to our staff. These new writers have been friends and more importantly travelers for quite some time, and we are excited (and admittedly nervous) about the new direction they may choose to take the blog.
I have put off making the announcement long enough, so here goes: I would like to formally introduce our newest writers, the future Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Walters (unless Allie pulls some feminist new age bullshit and keeps her own last name, very frowned upon, might as well tell Dan you hate him and get a prenup). The recently engaged couple will be leaving for Italy this afternoon and sharing their journey with the blog. Clearly this is a new direction from the blog, especially early posts about blacking or browning out, 4am KFC parties in Prague, and general immature male shenanigans. Quite frankly, we really don’t know what to expect at all, but we are always willing to explore new directions and see how our reader(s) respond. Expect more maturity and more love of a heterosexual nature.
I would like to think that I have already had some impact on the future posts from Dan and Allie, as this trip very likely could have been the time when Dan and Allie got engaged. Although this would have been great for the blog and could have brought in serious Kardashians level advertising money, I encouraged Dan not to propose on this trip, as the idea of carrying and hiding this ring through airports and foreign lands made me nervous for him. That just seems nuts.
Anyway, this post and posts in the future are not about myself, so I will end the announcement here and temporarily pass the reins over to the happy couple.
The writing team has risen to 5. Dools, Liska, Allie, Dan and myself, The Good Kid.
[I will try to add a pic of our new writers at a later time, or Dan can do so himself as I assume he will not like my choice.]
I have put off making the announcement long enough, so here goes: I would like to formally introduce our newest writers, the future Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Walters (unless Allie pulls some feminist new age bullshit and keeps her own last name, very frowned upon, might as well tell Dan you hate him and get a prenup). The recently engaged couple will be leaving for Italy this afternoon and sharing their journey with the blog. Clearly this is a new direction from the blog, especially early posts about blacking or browning out, 4am KFC parties in Prague, and general immature male shenanigans. Quite frankly, we really don’t know what to expect at all, but we are always willing to explore new directions and see how our reader(s) respond. Expect more maturity and more love of a heterosexual nature.
I would like to think that I have already had some impact on the future posts from Dan and Allie, as this trip very likely could have been the time when Dan and Allie got engaged. Although this would have been great for the blog and could have brought in serious Kardashians level advertising money, I encouraged Dan not to propose on this trip, as the idea of carrying and hiding this ring through airports and foreign lands made me nervous for him. That just seems nuts.
Anyway, this post and posts in the future are not about myself, so I will end the announcement here and temporarily pass the reins over to the happy couple.
The writing team has risen to 5. Dools, Liska, Allie, Dan and myself, The Good Kid.
[I will try to add a pic of our new writers at a later time, or Dan can do so himself as I assume he will not like my choice.]
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Melinka
First of all, to anyone who cares, sorry about the lack of posts for this blog. I just simply haven't been able to post much due to a lack of internet access on this trip and especially on this leg of the trip as we are currently on an island that doesn't even have a single ATM machine. We arrived on the island of Melinka a couple days ago. Again, I wish I could show you all (assuming plural people are reading this) pictures now, but I'll post them eventually as I've taken a lot. Digital cameras are pretty great. It's a small island (approx population of 1500) off the coast of the bigger island of Chiloe (about a 4 or 5 hour ferry ride). The island and hostel is quite beautiful, and we had a lot of fun walking around yesterday exploring. While the girls were making hostel reservations next door using their payphone, I walked around to the back of the house to take pictures of the coast. (I spotted a jellyfish with a spear in it. The spear was essentially a green broom stick and the animal torturer was the small boy whose lives in the hostel with his family. We had watched him jumping from rock to rock trying to hit it with the stick earlier.) Shortly after getting to the back of the house, I was greeted by two small and extremely cute 4 year old children (Ivana and Diego) who immediately wanted to know where I was from. Once again, I'm unable to blend in with the locals. They seemed quite curios about the fact that I had come from the United States as they had been born on this small island. They were calling me 'tio' which confused me as it means uncle in Spanish. Erin later explained to me that in Chile, 'tio' and 'tia' are used as simply a sign of respect.
We did some more exploring and later stumbled upon a group of 4 or 5 kids ranging in age from say 3 to 12 playing in a park. For God knows what reason, Carly and Steph immediately asked them about Justin Beiber. I can confirm, Beiber Fever has a stronghold on the small island of Melinka. When Erin also asked about Selena Gomez, a girl responded 'yep, Justin Beiber's girlfriend.' This is ridiculous. I'm sure these kids are pissed about the Grammy results too, but I didn't think to ask them about Arcade Fire.
Later in the day we traveled to the other side of the island. I don't know what I expected when we jumped in a van to head there, but it wasn't what I saw. It almost looks like a rain forest despite being too far South for that to be an accurate description. Either way, there were lots of trees, mountains, islands, and few signs of civilizations aside from the lone gravel road and a couple of very basic huts used by workers when they come to cut down trees for fire wood. We later stopped in an area where we picked up sticks, dug into the mud, stones, and shells on the coast line to find clams. We found a lot. Some of them we pried open with a pocket knife, scooped out and ate right there on the shore. Needless to say, freshest seafood I've ever had. Steph and iCarly were loving it. Vegetarians my ass. The rest though, we collected and cooked for dinner last night. Along with the wine we picked up, it was a sweet dinner with a sunset view over the ocean. (Really sorry to get all Nicholas Sparks on you guys.) After that, Carly and I headed down the street (some bullshit about nose goes and the tie breaker was complete crap, don't deny it Erin, you were playing favorites, again, complete bullshit) to pick up some more wine and some chocolate (for the ladies, I'm not a big chocolate eater). While we were in the store, I found a honey beer. Cerveza is bueno. iCarly loves honey, so I told her we had to get it and share it on the walk back. She tried to open it using the curb. Needless to say, not smooth as she broke out the bottom of the bottle so we had to get another one. We got the kid working there to open that one for us. It seriously tasted like someone mixed half a beer with a glass of honey. It was good, but sharing one was about my max ability to stomach this. The night then ended.
Today we're about to head to a boat for whale watching. Peace, bitches.
We did some more exploring and later stumbled upon a group of 4 or 5 kids ranging in age from say 3 to 12 playing in a park. For God knows what reason, Carly and Steph immediately asked them about Justin Beiber. I can confirm, Beiber Fever has a stronghold on the small island of Melinka. When Erin also asked about Selena Gomez, a girl responded 'yep, Justin Beiber's girlfriend.' This is ridiculous. I'm sure these kids are pissed about the Grammy results too, but I didn't think to ask them about Arcade Fire.
Later in the day we traveled to the other side of the island. I don't know what I expected when we jumped in a van to head there, but it wasn't what I saw. It almost looks like a rain forest despite being too far South for that to be an accurate description. Either way, there were lots of trees, mountains, islands, and few signs of civilizations aside from the lone gravel road and a couple of very basic huts used by workers when they come to cut down trees for fire wood. We later stopped in an area where we picked up sticks, dug into the mud, stones, and shells on the coast line to find clams. We found a lot. Some of them we pried open with a pocket knife, scooped out and ate right there on the shore. Needless to say, freshest seafood I've ever had. Steph and iCarly were loving it. Vegetarians my ass. The rest though, we collected and cooked for dinner last night. Along with the wine we picked up, it was a sweet dinner with a sunset view over the ocean. (Really sorry to get all Nicholas Sparks on you guys.) After that, Carly and I headed down the street (some bullshit about nose goes and the tie breaker was complete crap, don't deny it Erin, you were playing favorites, again, complete bullshit) to pick up some more wine and some chocolate (for the ladies, I'm not a big chocolate eater). While we were in the store, I found a honey beer. Cerveza is bueno. iCarly loves honey, so I told her we had to get it and share it on the walk back. She tried to open it using the curb. Needless to say, not smooth as she broke out the bottom of the bottle so we had to get another one. We got the kid working there to open that one for us. It seriously tasted like someone mixed half a beer with a glass of honey. It was good, but sharing one was about my max ability to stomach this. The night then ended.
Today we're about to head to a boat for whale watching. Peace, bitches.
sorry for the delay from chiloe
(post from a few days ago)
Things have gone smoothly so far. I met up with the ladies in Puerto Montt, and we immediately boarded a bus to the island (part of the trip was a short ferry ride) of Chiloe. Fortunately this was just a short bus ride this time. Along with Stephanie and Erin is their friend Carly who was in the same program and also went to U of I. Anyway, we got to our hostel, which is pretty great. It's not much like a lot of the hostels I've stayed at in the past. It's essentially just a house that's been converted into a hostel, and we all really like it. It's quite welcoming and the young couple, Eduardo and Dina, that own it are pretty great. The first night we were here they were having a party at the hostel to celebrate their anniversary.
We decided to pick up a bottle of tequila, and ingredients to make guacamole. At the party we grilled out, drank some sangria, cervezas, and tequila, and chatted a lot with some Chileans. Fast forward a little while, and somehow the housekeeper of the hostel (wearing a jack-o-lantern t-shirt) is challenging me to take shots of tequila. Backing down was simply not an option. Essentially I had a small glass and she had a double shot glass. She insisted that the height of tequila in my glass be equal to the height in her shot glass. As a result, obviously mine was significantly more. No big, we each took our "shots" without incident. Then she started telling me how she beat me. I had no idea we were racing, especially because racing shots just seems ridiculous anyway. So of course I suggested a rematch. At this point Eduardo stepped in and called off the rematch as the housekeeper was hammered. Good times. We later went to a little club for a while where one of the Chileans we were with pulled me aside to tell me how based on my appearance I am very clearly not Chilean (I was shocked) and he'd have my back if something happened. No worries, nothing happened.
Our first full day in Chiloe, we woke up, had a quick breakfast and Eduardo took us out for the day. First we drove around a little bit, stopped at some absolutely stunning beaches, and even met some guys who were clam divers. After that, we headed to a different beach and stopped into a little restaurant overlooking the ocean for lunch. I wish I could post pictures of the food, but just trust me, we had some amazing seafood. After that we boarded a small boat, and headed out onto the ocean. One of Eduardo's friends took us out on his boat to see sea lions and penguins on small islands a bit off the coast. I got a pretty sweet sun burn. Also, the captain of the boat had a blast going over relatively large waves and watching Stephanie freak out. It was far from a reasonable reaction, and I simply began turning and watching her face every time we approached a wave. It was very enjoyable/pathetic.
That was pretty much it for the day. We're hoping to also go whale watching and eat 'curanto.' Curanto is a a meal of shellfish and carne (mixed meat). It's cooked in a hole in the ground that has a fire in the bottom, then stones, then the food is placed on top. The hole is then covered with large leafs so that the food can essentially bake in the hole. It's obviously a new concept to me, but the girls have been dying to try it for some time.
(Haven't had too much internet access at our hostel, for some reason my computer is having trouble accessing the internet despite being able to connect to the network. Pretty lame… so fast forward and here is what was supposed to be my next post)
Anyway, we had Curanto yesterday and it was very impressive. The first plate of muscles, clams, sausages, chicken, potatoes, etc came out and we assumed it was a plate for 2 people to share. Absolutely not. We each got our own plates and as a result, were more than a little bit excited. It was amazing, and somehow only cost about $10 each. We weren't even able to finish all of it and had leftovers which Erin and I mixed with pasta for dinner. Carly and Stephanie are "vegetarians" so they gave us their non-seafood meat. Long story short, they are the sorriest excuse for vegetarians I've ever seen. We also had a drink called pisco sour, which is lemon, egg whites, sugar and an type of liquor unique to South America, pisco. It's both good and strong.
We also hit up a thrift store (essentially a $2 USD store) on our way to the grocery store to buy pasta and such. The ladies all bought leotard/shirt type outfits. I'm not exactly sure how to describe them, but clearly the word 'sexy' jumps to mind quite easily. Personally, I purchased a purple corduroy jacket, that is, needless to say, awesome. It is a jacket that will wow my friends, family, and coworkers for years to come. It is a very nice, modern 2 button jacket that is best described as 'holy shit that's awesome.'
We are about to leave for an island a bit further south for the whale watching tour that will hopefully begin at 2am Wednesday. Based on recent reports, we are very optimistic about seeing whales and particularly giant blue whales. It is not in my nature at all to be optimistic though, so I'm still holding onto the belief that I won't see shit so that I don't have to get disappointed.
Things have gone smoothly so far. I met up with the ladies in Puerto Montt, and we immediately boarded a bus to the island (part of the trip was a short ferry ride) of Chiloe. Fortunately this was just a short bus ride this time. Along with Stephanie and Erin is their friend Carly who was in the same program and also went to U of I. Anyway, we got to our hostel, which is pretty great. It's not much like a lot of the hostels I've stayed at in the past. It's essentially just a house that's been converted into a hostel, and we all really like it. It's quite welcoming and the young couple, Eduardo and Dina, that own it are pretty great. The first night we were here they were having a party at the hostel to celebrate their anniversary.
We decided to pick up a bottle of tequila, and ingredients to make guacamole. At the party we grilled out, drank some sangria, cervezas, and tequila, and chatted a lot with some Chileans. Fast forward a little while, and somehow the housekeeper of the hostel (wearing a jack-o-lantern t-shirt) is challenging me to take shots of tequila. Backing down was simply not an option. Essentially I had a small glass and she had a double shot glass. She insisted that the height of tequila in my glass be equal to the height in her shot glass. As a result, obviously mine was significantly more. No big, we each took our "shots" without incident. Then she started telling me how she beat me. I had no idea we were racing, especially because racing shots just seems ridiculous anyway. So of course I suggested a rematch. At this point Eduardo stepped in and called off the rematch as the housekeeper was hammered. Good times. We later went to a little club for a while where one of the Chileans we were with pulled me aside to tell me how based on my appearance I am very clearly not Chilean (I was shocked) and he'd have my back if something happened. No worries, nothing happened.
Our first full day in Chiloe, we woke up, had a quick breakfast and Eduardo took us out for the day. First we drove around a little bit, stopped at some absolutely stunning beaches, and even met some guys who were clam divers. After that, we headed to a different beach and stopped into a little restaurant overlooking the ocean for lunch. I wish I could post pictures of the food, but just trust me, we had some amazing seafood. After that we boarded a small boat, and headed out onto the ocean. One of Eduardo's friends took us out on his boat to see sea lions and penguins on small islands a bit off the coast. I got a pretty sweet sun burn. Also, the captain of the boat had a blast going over relatively large waves and watching Stephanie freak out. It was far from a reasonable reaction, and I simply began turning and watching her face every time we approached a wave. It was very enjoyable/pathetic.
That was pretty much it for the day. We're hoping to also go whale watching and eat 'curanto.' Curanto is a a meal of shellfish and carne (mixed meat). It's cooked in a hole in the ground that has a fire in the bottom, then stones, then the food is placed on top. The hole is then covered with large leafs so that the food can essentially bake in the hole. It's obviously a new concept to me, but the girls have been dying to try it for some time.
(Haven't had too much internet access at our hostel, for some reason my computer is having trouble accessing the internet despite being able to connect to the network. Pretty lame… so fast forward and here is what was supposed to be my next post)
Anyway, we had Curanto yesterday and it was very impressive. The first plate of muscles, clams, sausages, chicken, potatoes, etc came out and we assumed it was a plate for 2 people to share. Absolutely not. We each got our own plates and as a result, were more than a little bit excited. It was amazing, and somehow only cost about $10 each. We weren't even able to finish all of it and had leftovers which Erin and I mixed with pasta for dinner. Carly and Stephanie are "vegetarians" so they gave us their non-seafood meat. Long story short, they are the sorriest excuse for vegetarians I've ever seen. We also had a drink called pisco sour, which is lemon, egg whites, sugar and an type of liquor unique to South America, pisco. It's both good and strong.
We also hit up a thrift store (essentially a $2 USD store) on our way to the grocery store to buy pasta and such. The ladies all bought leotard/shirt type outfits. I'm not exactly sure how to describe them, but clearly the word 'sexy' jumps to mind quite easily. Personally, I purchased a purple corduroy jacket, that is, needless to say, awesome. It is a jacket that will wow my friends, family, and coworkers for years to come. It is a very nice, modern 2 button jacket that is best described as 'holy shit that's awesome.'
We are about to leave for an island a bit further south for the whale watching tour that will hopefully begin at 2am Wednesday. Based on recent reports, we are very optimistic about seeing whales and particularly giant blue whales. It is not in my nature at all to be optimistic though, so I'm still holding onto the belief that I won't see shit so that I don't have to get disappointed.
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