Stoplight, Thanks for sharing some great pics.
Pisac Terraces - WOW !!! Makes my legs hurt, just looking at farming the terraces !!!
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Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
Stoplight, Thanks for sharing some great pics.
May the force be with us.
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Fantastic Pictures Stoplight!!
Wow! I've always wanted to visit it. Maybe I will still make it. Glad it was wonderful Stoplight!!
FS
FogSailing
Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
WW,
You're an engineer, aren't you ?? As a civil engineer, I kept thinking the same thing...how did they DO that ??? Yet now, in Lima and other places...they have no healthy clean water, or a decent sanitary system ??? Yikes !!!
A funny story : In Machu Picchu, we saw a couple who had a private tour guide...while the guide was explaining mundane stuff about the water flow to the Wife, the Guy was intently studying the inside of the roof, and pacing off the distance between the supports ! I said : "Well, you're either an architect, or an engineer !"
He said : "No ! I'm a steel-worker ! It looks like these supports are 24" on-center !!! I wondered HOW they anchored the roof to the building !!!" OMG !!!
Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
All,
Going back in time a little, from what I posted before...pix from places in Lima, not Cusco and beyond...
Visit to the "Magic Waters" Park in Lima
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Coolest Pic I've Ever Taken !!! The Kid and the Wife !
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Wife and the Lamb
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So the Kid teaches English to her school Students...the entire trip, she was drawn to groups of school kids ! She kept saying, she missed her "Kiddos" !
Ran into a batch of school Kids, who were in the square ! Of course, the Kid HAD to engage them all !!! They didn't speak much English, but they were learning !!! Sonja had a GREAT time, translating what they were saying, for us Gringos...it was obvious...the kids LOVED her !!!
Sonja and Kids.jpg
Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
This one's for you, Kona !!!
Well, I kept an open mind...was gonna try "cuy" (guinea pig)...I tried beef heart, but couldn't bring myself to try the cuy...Had a cage of them, on one of our lunch stops...they were all squeaking, and had a sign on their cage..."Tips" !!! Sooo...I tip the guinea pig I'm about to eat !!! I don't think so !!! I don't tip the lobster in the seafood tank, either !!!
Yes...I had a guinea pig as a pet, when I was a Kid...
Sorry...I kept thinking...this is like eating my "Big Dog" and "Little Dog", although they do THAT in other countries, too !!!
Stoplight...
Big Dog
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Little Dog
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"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
I DID try the alpaca, too...!!! A little chewy, but lots of "beef" flavor !!!
No...it doesn't taste "just like chicken" !!!
Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
A shirt in Cusco
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Weatherweenie's Account Talk
Teddy Roosevelt: Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official. Retired on November 30, 2023 with 30+ years of service.
WW,
LOL !!! We saw variations on the Beatles theme, all over Peru !!! "Let It Be" T-shirts, etc etc...Not sure WHY they have this sudden fascination with the Beatles, but it's there !!! Even the Kid noticed it, but could not explain that one !
Geez...looking back at my posted pix, it looks like my "Little Dog" thinks she's ABOUT to be eaten !!! Should've picked a more flattering shot for her...
Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
All,
A break from Peru pix...
Today I made a move in our "buy-and-hold" portfolio...The Wife's IRA has held some Seagate Tech (STX) since my initial buy, in 2012. It was a small lot, with our first venture out into the world of stocks and dividends. Today, I spent most of her cash balance to pick up some more shares. We've had a great run-up on stock price since our buy-in, and the dividend has been around 7%, against my buy-in price. They still look to be paying > 4% (my threshold). The stock was on sale today, down 13% ! "Buy the dips"... I figure...all these messages, posts, and pix, have to be stored SOMEWHERE, on SOME hard disk drive !!!
Guess I didn't mention it before, either, but I dumped some of MY IRA free cash into more USAA High Income Funds (USHYX ; high yield bonds ; pays monthly ) This may be short-term play, but it pays way better than just leaving the $$$ in Money Market Cash ! That's assuming I don't get nailed for trading this fund too frequently...but I don't see a need for this money for at least 30 days, and, as Birch would say, I have some "sacrificial lambs" to sell, as well...
Geez...I shouldn't say "sacrificial lambs" after that pic of the Wife with that cute Lamb !!! Yes...it WAS alive, and real !!!
Stoplight...
Last edited by Stoplight; 10-15-2015 at 05:29 PM.
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