May 4, 2019
Month: May 2019
Day 1 – Seoul
May 3, 2019
We had booked a plane for the wrong date to Jeju Island. Therefore, we used the subway to travel from the Incheon Airport to the Domestic Gimpo Airport and tried to ask all the different agencies to see if they had any open seats for a flight to Jeju. Every single agency said that the next opening was probably the next day, so my older sister arranged with her boyfriend to choose a time and agency for the departure the next day.
The next opening for a flight to Jeju was planned for May 4th at 8:30 pm—where check-in began at 6:30 pm and boarding time began at 7:15 pm. As such, we stayed at the LOTTE Hotel across the street from the International GIMPO Airport, which had a mall connected to it, after we left the airport.
Day 0 – Flight Columbus -> Detroit -> Seoul
The Delta Airplane that will fly from Detroit to Seoul-Incheon Airport. Boarding time began at 1:00 pm Eastern Pacific Time – New York, and departed at 1:55 pm (same time zone) for a twelve and a half hour flight.
The view of some of the islands near South Korea on the Delta airplane.
The flight arrived at Seoul’s Incheon Airport on May 3rd, 2019 at 4:25 pm (South Korean Time). Supposedly there is a lot of air pollution, so face masks are suggested; however, the face mask I had was difficult to breathe in so I took it off.
Peru Trip Overview
The trip to Peru was planned in the senior year of high school with my CCP Composition and Literature classes’ professor. As I had taken Spanish for four years, I had learned about Machu Picchu. Therefore, as soon as I saw that one of the locations to visit was Machu Picchu and that there was a chance that the site was going to close entry to visitors soon—only allowing viewing from afar, I immediately asked my mom for permission.
Explorica was the agency that the trip was planned through, and the overall itinerary was as follows:
Day 1 Hola Lima
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 2 Lima landmarks
Lima guided sightseeing tour
Government Palace, City Hall, Cathedral of Lima, Miraflores, San Isidro, San Francisco Convent visit
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology visit
Day 3 Lima–Cuzco
Fly to Cuzco
Cuzco guided sightseeing tour
Tambo Mach’ay, Qenko, Puca Pucara, Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit
Day 4 Sacred Valley landmarks
Sacred Valley excursion
Ollantaytambo Fortress visit, Pisac Indian Market, Wildlife Sanctuary visit
Day 5 Cuzco–Machu Picchu
Train ride to Agua Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo)
Explore Machu Picchu
Hike to Intipunku
Day 6 Machu Picchu–Cuzco
Machu Picchu free time
Transfer back to Cuzco
Day 7 Cuzco–Lake Titicaca
Travel to Puno
Andahuaylillas Chapel guided visit
Raqchi Temple guided visit
Shop at local ceramics market
Day 8 Uros Islands & Taquile Island
Visit with indigenous Uros families
Hike Taquile Island
Day 9 End tour
Sillustani Temple guided visit
Fly to Lima
Fly home
Day 10 Return home