716. Recent Life | August & (most of) September

I am getting more and more behind on my "Recent Life" posts that it's starting to stress me out lol. I still haven't completed all the Peru posts but I will put that on hold for now. Here is most of what happened during August and half of September. I had too many photos I will leave the rest for a separate post. I can't believe it's already Fall again! I do enjoy the crisp temperatures around this time of year though.

A few days after coming back from our trip was the Rogers Cup Final (Serena Williams vs. Bianca Andreescu). It was my first time ever watching a tennis match. It lasted only about 15min, after which Serena retired from the match due to an injury and Bianca became the automatic winner. I wish it could've lasted longer to make it more worthwhile but I still really enjoyed the experience!







Dinner at Chotto Matte again.


LOVE this washroom (at North Medical Spa)


Dinner at Wynona. It was a nice sunny day so we walked here and back (a bit over an hour each way)


The pasta is so delicious. Mine had corn inside.


A pear and meringue dessert.


At the annual Air Show which marks the end of summer, at the last weekend of the CNE (my 3rd visit this year!)


My favourite booth was Skull Store's. I really love this stuff, I find it so fascinating. They sell a bunch of weird things and oddities like skulls, fossils, taxidermy, skeletons, bones..etc.


Then we went for drinks at Hotel X.



Dinner at Sara.



A few weeks ago I discovered this cafe down the street from me (Bluestone Lane - it's an international chain but only recently came to Toronto) and I've been going for breakfast literally every single morning since then. I've walked by many times in the past and never bothered to try it. Then one day I went for a toast and became obsessed with them. I always get the avocado one now and sometimes the banana or salmon. They are all so good!! & I love the atmosphere in there.




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715. Peru Trip | Ballestas Islands + Paracas National Reserve

Paracas is a little resort area on the west coast of Peru. Here is a drone shot of the place. It was so windy when we went and we ended each day full of sand in our clothes and hair.

While planning our trip to Peru, we originally wanted to visit Huacachina to experience the sand dunes. After some research we decided to stay in Paracas as our base, since the accommodations there are a lot nicer than actually in Huacachina. They are about an hour drive away from each other.

We were here for 3 nights. One day was spent in Huacachina while the others were in Paracas. There isn't a whole lot to do there, so we were able to have a relaxing couple days. I really enjoyed everything we did. In Paracas, the main things are visiting Ballestas Islands to see wildlife in their natural habitat, and also driving around the Paracas National Reserve.



Our resort! It was the Aranwa Paracas Resort & Spa



View from our room.


Ceviche at the resort restaurant.

I wanted to try a local dish and ordered this "Mancha Pecho" which translates to something like "chest stain". I guess that means it's a messy dish. It was pretty good the first few bites but then I didn't like it so much. There were a lot of spices in it.




Nazca lines on the way to Ballestas Islands






We mostly saw a bunch of sea lions and birds there, and only one penguin (if you can find it)





If you look closely you can see the thousands (or millions) of birds standing on the mountain.



Back on land..some Xoloitzcuintli dogs

This lunch was really good but I remember it being really difficult for me to eat since it was so windy that my hair kept going all over my face..and the table was super high in proportion to the chairs so I could barely reach it lol.

On our last day we rented a mini buggy and drove around the Paracas National Reserve. I really loved this experience! The landscapes were amazing and it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere at times. We also went up and down some hills. It was such an adrenaline rush.







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