Lima

We are back in Lima but this time it will be our final stop before flying to Europe.

We arrived Friday in the afternoon and went by taxi from the bus terminal to Miraflores, one of the nicest areas of Lima. The hostel that we had picked for our stay in Lima was full so we had to look for some other place to stay. We walked around in the neighbourhood and found a quite good-prized hostel (80 soles/US$27 for a double) where we got a huge room with three queen-size beds, own bathroom, windows and cable TV. We thought what a great deal, super location, good prize for the area and the room has all what we need. In the morning I realized that they even have room service. I checked the “menu” and found out that amongst ceviche, sandwhiches and juices you can also order Viagra, condoms and other small necessities. How classy!!!! Then we understood where we had ended up and why this place had so inexpensive rooms. Well, since we liked our room and the price we decided to stay.

The weather is awful in Lima. All day the city is covered by a melancholy mist giving the sun a hard time to get through with its rays. It is autumn now and that is what the weather is like according to the Limeños. We are looking forward to the European summer!!!!

Yesterday we took a tour (on our own) to central Lima. We took a bus to the Plaza de Armas where we walked around a bit. For lunch we went to L´Eau Vive, a unique restaurant that has meals prepared and served by a French order of nuns (the profits all go to charity), and afterwards we went to the monastery and church of San Francisco, which is famous for its catacombs and its remarkable library. We finished our tour at Plaza San Martin from where we took a bus back to Miraflores. At night we went to see “The Pirates of the Caribbean 3”. I fell a sleep several times so I am not sure if I really liked the movie.

Today we had an excellent breakfast buffet at Mangos and we will probably go for another film tonight, The Good Shepard. I hope I won’t fall asleep again.

Tomorrow in the morning we will fly to Guayaquil in Ecuador and from there we will carry on to Madrid.

We’ll keep you informed about our adventures in Spain.

Lots of love,

Sabrina and Fredrik