Lima, Peru

Back on the beach!
March 4, 2008 - Lima, Peru
Enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hostel, sausages, bacon and toast! Then we wondered down to Larcomar which is by the beach. We brought a beach football and wondered down the steep steps to the sandy bit. Played football for a few hours in the sun then got tired and sat down and threw rocks at the football! Taxing stuff I know, but we needed a...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Back in Lima
March 3, 2008 - Lima, Peru
So we got back to Lima and I got the jab ok. They doctors here think I need five jabs, doctors and websites in UK say two! I don´t know who is right but as long as I don't get Rabies I don't mind. After sorting out the schedule and speaking to an Embassy doctor, who confirmed I should have five I had the jab. We paid up, got the receipts for...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008

Pisco Sours, Ceviche & Maracuya
March 5, 2008 - Lima, Peru
Monday night in Barranco we went to this enormous bar called La Noche for free live jazz. We also tried our first Pisco Sours, which is a Peruvian beverage made with pisco (a white grape brandy), sour mix, sugar?, and egg whites topped off with bitters. It’s frothy on the top (mmm mmm good, gotta love that raw egg froth) but otherwise tastes...
Placed by Michelle in Michelle's Peruvian Adventures

La llegada (Arrival)
March 3, 2008 - Lima, Peru
Hola! Bienvenidos a mi "blog de viaje"! I spent from yesterday at 5:30pm until about 9am this morning traveling but now I've finally settled in with my host family - la familia Castro. They are an older retired couple named Chela and Carlos and are very sweet and accommodating. Our house is in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima, which is within...
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Last day in Lima
February 28, 2008 - Lima, Peru
After the beach on our last day in Lima we headed back to the centre of Miraflores where our hostel is situated. We had some great food, Lomo Saltado as I think I mentioned in the previous message! Its tough to remember what happened when as it feels like we are constantly on the move doing different stuff! So after food we headed for Parque...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008