Hello from Lima! We arrived safe and sound late last night around 1:30 am...first time spending New Years in the sky! We met a really friendly fellow traveller on the plane who offered us some great advice, and so far everyone we've come in contact with has been incredibly friendly and kind. We are staying at 3B Barranco's Bed and Breakfast and couldn't recommend it more. Very clean, quiet, excellent breakfast, great location, and the staff is super helpful.
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| Plaza San Martin |
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| Plaza de Armas |
We spent the day wandering around Lima's Centro Historico,and our neighborhood Barranco, the arts district. The architecture reminded us a lot of Spain, with central plazas and lots of pedestrian streets.
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| Barranco |
We were a little but disappointed that almost everything was closed today for New Years, and the city was pretty quiet. But we soon discovered where everyone was.....
....a la playa!
Lima is stretched out along the Pacific coast, literally at the edge of a cliff. Down below is a rocky beach which was absolutely swarming with people today, but we couldn't resist a dip on this hot, humid day. So refreshing!
We look forward to exploring the Miraflores neighborhood tomorrow, trying some local ceviche, and sampling the national drink: pisco sour (Peruvian grape flavored brandy). We are very happy to be here!
Ciao for now! Happy New Year!
Xoxo
jesikah
MORE LIMA:
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| local specialties: pisco sour, yellow potato with arequepen cheese sauce and shrimp, trio of ceviche |
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| Canta Rana: owned by an ex-Argentine soccer player. filled with soccer and sporting memorabilia |
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| Bridge of Sighs |
So glad you made it safe + sound! What a fun way to spend NYE!
ReplyDeleteHave some ceviche for me :)
(Also, the pics didn't load… is it just my computer?)
xoxo.
Erin! Thank you! Yes, the photos are giving me some trouble...I am going to keep trying to load them :) hope you are well!
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