We have been in Lima for almost 7 weeks now and a pattern has formed in our activities here.
These are some of the things we get up to on a weekly basis.
This is our hotel on the busy Jose Pardo Avenue and we currently have a room on the 8th floor. A new 20 story building is being built right across the road so we have the wonderful sounds of banging, drilling and angle grinding 6 days a week in combination with the 24 hour traffic. Other than that, we like the hotel and are still ok with being here 7 weeks later.
La Lucha!
This is our favourite sandwich shop and we eat here at least twice a week. They also make amazing fresh fruit juices and milkshakes.
La Lucha at Larcomar
Sandwich, papas fritas, chocolate shake: all set for a Saturday lunch treat.
You will find us here at Edo Sushi Bar almost every Friday night, occasionally on a Saturday night instead.
Some of the yummy sushi on offer at Edo.
This is our favourite Milo and snack place. They are very popular for...
...churros and chocolate!
On the weekends we usually have a late more substantial combined dinner-lunch.
This one was quite different where we shared a whole small roasted chicken stuffed with lamb and rice at a tiny Greek-Peruvian restaurant.
Tuna at Al Fresco.
One of our favourite Sunday lunch places, Bodega de la Tattoria.
It may seem that we spend a lot of time eating but since we don't have a car and dodgy buses are the only public transport, we also walk a lot. We also enjoy walking for pleasure and spend a lot of time in the parks on the cliffs on the weekends.
View over the ocean from the cliff tops on an unusually clear day
Lighthouse in the park
Colourful mosaic tiles in Park del Amor
Chilling in the park.
View of the cliffs from La Rosa Nautica.
View from the cliffs on a typically cloudy day.
Larcomar is a posh shopping center tucked into the cliffs and a convenient halfway point on our walks. We will often have lunch or...
...a coffee break here, either at Starbucks or Juan Valdez.
Movies are usually shown in the original English version and subtitles in Spanish which we take advantage of and catch a movie most weekends.
Larcomar is also good for a spot of shopping but the department store Saga Falabella is our favourite for shopping and conveniently close to the hotel. The other major department store nearby is Ripley.
A block down from the hotel is the Vivanda supermarket, convenient for picking up water, washing powder, snacks and other items.
Bron makes a weekly pilgrimage here, the less fun part of the week.
Even less fun are our trips here. Enough said.
With signs like this all around we remain aware of the constant threat of earthquakes.
There has been one earth tremor so far this time. It is quite different being so high up in a building compared to on ground level, I could feel the whole building was shaking!
There was an earthquake drill on 30 May at 15:00. The earthquake alarms of every building were sounded at the same time for a few minutes, it was quite alarming and I imagine in a real earthquake will just add to the panic. The process was not really explained to us and we still don't really know what is the correct procedure during an earthquake.
We also hang out with some of Justin's work colleagues at least once a week. This usually takes the form of dinner followed by some dancing but also sometimes takes the form of a late lunch, a birthday dinner at La Rosa Nautica pictured above, a Hawaiian themed 30th birthday party, and most recently...
...watching the World Cup football together.
We try get out at least once a weekend. Sometimes this looks like a free walking tour of Lima city centre, walking to Barranco and going to the Mario Testino photography museum, and sometimes a weekend away.
This weekend we are looking forward to a few days in Huaraz in the Cordillera Blanca area with lots of hiking planned.
See you on the other side!
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