You know what sucks? When you´re sitting on the toilet and you shift and it flushes on you!! Gosh don´t you hate that. Anyways, that´s just what happened to me earlier this morning and I got all flustered and annoyed like usual and then I stopped and thought... WHOA it´s been a while since that happened! I realize I´ve been in 2 huge tourist trap cities for the past week and a half, but before that (and even at some points during that) we were really living rustic style with toilets that often lacked seats/flushers/toilet paper. I had almost masted the concept of flushing a toilet by dumping a big jug of water down it. So, the point is that it was almost comforting today when I felt that unexpected splash of toilet water rush under me as I was still peeing. But next time it happens it will once again become just plain old annoying.
Okay it´s 5:35 and I´ve been in the Lima airport since 8 AM (Jamie´s flight to Cuzco was earlier and I didn´t feel like paying separately to come to the airport). It´s pretty elegant, even for US standards. I was basking in the elegance of a Papa Johns, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks earlier and then I overheard someone saying that there is an international departure tax of $30. What the HELL. That´s why the airport is so nice... because they´re raking in millions from innocent travelers. Outrageous.
I expected to be reallly bored today, but it hasn´t been so bad. People watching has been more entertaining than usually. There are a ton of gringos here because I think Lima tends to be much cheaper than other South American airports to fly into and out of. Earlier this morning around 11 AM I saw a group of about 10 American adults (in their 40s or 50s) throwing back a TON of Cusquenas (the national beer). I repeat, it was 11 AM, and these people were getting BUCK with the booze. When they got up from the table it took SEVERAL trips to dispose of all their empty bottles. Then they rushed off to the bathroom/their flight where I can only assume they were going to indulge in some of those mini bottles of cheap wine or hard liquor. Really living it up. That´s all from the Lima Airport. The air conditioning in this room is blasting and paying more than $2 an hour for internet is something I have never done, so time to wrap up. I fly out at 8:30 and get into Santiago around 1 AM where I have booked a luxurious hotel room with a delicious breakfast included for 4 nights. Don´t judge me... I never claimed to be a budget accomodation type girl.
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