After arriving at the bed and breakfast Casa Wayra extremely late the night before, T and I slept in. After a breakfast of scrambled eggs and 2 rolls of margarine and jams, we head out to see a bit of Miraflores, the area of Lima where we were staying. A very nice South African gentleman suggested a few things that were worth seeing.

After some lovely hot showers, which were a pleasant surprise given how cold and damp it was, we walked along Av Jose Larco to the Ocean lookout and LarcoMar Shopping mall, where we got our first taste of the beautiful textiles made in Peru.


From LarcoMar, we walked along the ocean to Parquet del Amortization, where there's a giant statue of two lovers. I only got a photo on my camera, however. Along the way, we found a small gym, where some Peruvian guys were working out. I got a stealth photo on my camera and will have to add it in here when i get home.


Next, we walked up Malecon 28 de Julio towards Kenedy park, and yes, it is of the John F persuasion. There was a really cool terraced tennis club, a very good use of the valley where it was located.


We found a pizzeria near Kennedy Park for lunch. Our server was really good. After I ordered a cafe con leche she came back and asked if I wanted to change my order because the water wasn't boiled. I got a cinnamon and clove tea instead, and it was incredible! T ordered a sopa a la criolla, which was also amazing. We decided that most good Peruvian food comes with a surprise egg on top! In addition to the surprise egg, the soup came with a slice of toast right in it! Yummy!


From Kennedy Park, we walked to the Indian Market. There was an incredible collection of alpaca products like scarves, mittens, sweaters, ponchos and hats, as well as jewelry, bags, and some very raunchy sculptures!! T and I bought some great, and warm, alpaca attire.
We walked back to Kennedy Park to find a place to get dinner. We found a tourist information booth, where we met Fernando, who was able to help us get information for our bus ride to Cuzco. He couldn't get them to us himself, so he gave us directions to his travel agency. The agent got us tickets on the VIP bus. When he asked what kind of dinner we wanted, vegetarian, chicken, or beef. We we both chose the chicken and, to get our point across, we started clucking. When we stopped, the agent gave this sweet cluck of his own, and we all had a good laugh.

We finished off the day with a delicious dinner at LarcoMar, including ceviche, a yummy marinated raw fish dish.