we arrived in lima late on the 27th and pretty much crashed right away. my bag didn't make it to lima from bogota on our flight but did arrive early the next morning. the part of lima we are staying in is called miraflores and is the most touristy. very close to where we are staying is the beach - kinda reminds me of pch with the way the roads are built. we went to a great restaurant for lunch on the water called cala and enjoyed our first pisco sour, the peruvian cocktail (picture below).
after lunch we went on a tour of lima. the city is huge! there are many churches and monasteries in the city. we visited a couple and went into the catacombs (so many bones)! we also went into some old libraries with books dating back to the 1500s. peruvians are very religious and over 90% are catholic. after the tour of the city we went to the magic water show which is essentially a bunch of fountains with lights and music - kinda cheesy but really pretty.
afterward we went to dinner at huaca pucllana which overlooks the historic ruins (adobe and clay pyramid). the dinner was awesome and I even ate cow heart - it is a good thing they told me what it was well after I had eaten it! I will not be trying the dish entitled cuy (pronounced cooey) which is guinea pig. they serve it in the highlands, near machu picchu, where we head to on the 29th.
we arrived in lima late on the 27th and pretty much crashed right away. my bag didn't make it to lima from bogota on our flight but did arrive early the next morning. the part of lima we are staying in is called miraflores and is the most touristy. very close to where we are staying is the beach - kinda reminds me of pch with the way the roads are built. we went to a great restaurant for lunch on the water called cala and enjoyed our first pisco sour, the peruvian cocktail (picture below). 
after lunch we went on a tour of lima. the city is huge! there are many churches and monasteries in the city. we visited a couple and went into the catacombs (so many bones)! we also went into some old libraries with books dating back to the 1500s. peruvians are very religious and over 90% are catholic. after the tour of the city we went to the magic water show which is essentially a bunch of fountains with lights and music - kinda cheesy but really pretty.
afterward we went to dinner at huaca pucllana which overlooks the historic ruins (adobe and clay pyramid). the dinner was awesome and I even ate cow heart - it is a good thing they told me what it was well after I had eaten it! I will not be trying the dish entitled cuy (pronounced cooey) which is guinea pig. they serve it in the highlands, near machu picchu, where we head to on the 29th. 
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