Marph goes to Lima

When Justin and Bronwen dashed off to Lima, I was the first one in the suitcase! Another South American country to explore, yippee!

Getting the journey started the traditional boibpee way at Sao Paulo airport.

The trip was only supposed to be 3 weeks at the most so we tried to see as much as possible those first two weekends. First up: Lima city centre. 

Plaza Mayor in Lima city centre

The fountain in Plaza Mayor.

Then we explored our surroundings in Miraflores:

Parque del Amor. 

Paragliders

Views along the cliffs 

The lighthouse in the park along the cliffs

We also went to the Larco museum and enjoyed travelling through time with the ancient Peruvian artifacts,

And we visited this ancient site, Huaca Pucllana, in Miraflores.

Our stay in Lima was extended and we made the most of a long weekend with an amazing trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu!

We visited the Sacred Valley

and were amazed at the ancient Inca remains such as these crop terraces at Pisac.

We also stopped in at a colourful local market at Pisac.

This is  the train that took us from Cusco to Machu Picchu.

We loved breathtaking Machu Picchu! A definite must-see from all our travels.

We also enjoyed exploring Cusco and found...

the 12 sided stone!

Our last night in town was a big night at the Pisco 'Museum'

A big breakfast to make up for it!

And a hot chocolate to make it all feel better.

Our stay in Lima was extended even further but we carried on enjoying our favourite things in Miraflores: the parks, sunshine, red cup coffee dates, good food and movies in English!

Chilling in Parque del Amor

Ceviche!

Cake o'clock!

One of many red cup Starbucks coffee and scrabble dates =) 

See you next time from Chile!