We spent 4 nights in the Peruvian capital Lima...
A hell-raising taxi ride took us from the airport to our hostel in downtown Lima. As it turned out this kind of driving is absolutely normal in Lima and in the rest of Peru!
Following the success of arriving at the right hostel without being robbed or ripped off (even with our lack of Spanish), we headed out to see the sights and a beer or 2. The Plaza de Armas (basically Lima´s central square) is pretty cool and is surrounded by the Presedential palace, as well as churches and museums.
Waking up at 5am the next day, which happened for the next few days due to the jet lag, we checked out a few more of the sights in central Lima, including the catacombs at the San Francisco monestary....loads of underground tunnels and bones - different. That afternoon we also had our first taste of Pisco Sour, a cocktail containing the Peruvian national drink, a white grape brandy... absolutely lethal!
After meeting some of the other guys who we´d be travelling with for the following 6 weeks, we headed out for a meal at a football bar, El Estadio Futbol Club, where the waiters go mental when their team scores on the TV´s around the bar - the food service a second priority! We then headed out for a few "cervezas" - one spanish word we had quickly learned.
The next couple of days were mainly spent in another part of Lima, Miraflores. From here we took a bike tour to the nearby Barranco and Chorrilos, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. In Miraflores we also tried Cerviche, a traditional dish of raw fish... which believe it or not, is not bad.
After our 3 days in Lima we were now ready to hit the road, where the real travelling would begin....
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