Lima and Arequipa - Peru

Typical covered balconies in Lima (Plaza de Armas)

One of the beautiful courtyards (Santo Domingo, I believe)

Our hotel on the left, the dilapidated Gran Hotel Bolivar, which housed Mick Jagger, Robert Kennedy, and Clark Gable, back in its glory days.

Panteon de los Proceres, Lima

Plaza de Armas (main square) in Arequipa, a regular Saturday morning government parade.

Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Arequipa

The country is crazy about bulls.  This one found outside of Arequipa in the countryside.

An interesting take on the new world.  Casa de Moral, Arequipa.

Arequipa's market, with its many varieties of potatoes.

Our favorite spot for a sunset drink, overlooking Arequipa's Plaza de Armas and cathedral.

Olympic Pennisula

Well, Washington State is not really abroad (although we could see Canada across the channel), but it seemed very different so here are the photos from our 30th anniversary trip in September 2015.

Quileute

Second Beach, Quileute

Hoh Rain Forest

Ruby Beach

Lake Quinault Lodge

Hiking in the rain near Lake Quinault Lodge

Hurricane Ridge

On the Ozette Triangle trail

Sol Duc

Lake Crescent

Lake Crescent Lodge

Marymere Falls, near Lake Crescent

At the fish hatchery

University of Puget Sound

On the spit at Port Angeles

Sol Duc Falls

Hiking on Lovers Lane at Sol Duc

Lake Crescent Lodge, before dinner

Lake Crescent Lodge

The harbor at Quileute

Train and Pyin

From Hsipaw, we rode a classic old train line over what was once the world's second highest trestle.  It goes to Mandalay, but we got off at Pyinoolwin--an old British hill station.

We discovered that the car in front of us was full of prisoners  Here, at a station stop, a barefoot guard hangs out the window.

Lots of guards and guns.

At this stop, the prisoners were unloaded onto the platform with their bedrolls.

Disconcerting that most guards weren't in uniform. I wondered if they were political prisoners from a rebellious tribe. Someone suspected they were drug smugglers.

Pyinoolwin - instead of tuktuks, here, they use Cinderella horse-drawn carriages.

The vast botanical gardens were wonderful, especially the orchid museum.

Lots of British architecture.  This former mansion has become a high school.

Nuns out seeking alms.