Gran Hotel Bolivar

... night it is hidden behind big wooden doors. Mike also managed to slap a waiter in the face during breakfast at our hotel (!)   The Gran Hotel Bolivar is brilliant (and a little like the hotel out of The Shining), at 20pounds a night, cheaper than ...

... of toy cars, trucks, guns, and dolls, all in pink boxes. Kids' paradise - and parents' hell! Then on to Gran Hotel Bolivar, where Pisco sour, the famous Peruvian cocktail, is said to have been invented and that Nicolas treated us to. By the ...

... our way and made it to Plaza San Martin, where Pizarro´s statue proudly stands, facing what used to be Lima´s grandest hotel, Gran Hotel Bolivar.  After taking a few photos of the colonial buildings around, we followed the crowd of people which we ...

... discuss various issues. The bar is lined with photos of all the leaders who have been there. After una cerveza, we headed to Gran Hotel Bolivar to try a Pisco Sour. Pisco Sour is a famous drink – somewhat like the Bellini is to Florence – for ...

... On our exit Hil found her only valentine! We returned to the hotel. In the evening we went to the stately bar of the Gran Hotel Bolivar on Plaza San Martin to quaff its famous pisco sour, Peru’s national cocktail. We had to join a short queue to ...

... the Conquistadores) and the adjacent tin box in which his head was buried ... separately; and a Pisco Sour in the world famous Gran Hotel Bolivár.  Well they think it´s world famous and it was the best Pisco Sour I´ve had.  After a ...

... streets for hours checking out the colonial architecture around the main commercial street; the president’s residence; the bar of Gran Hotel Bolivar which is famous for its pisco sours. Apart from some of main plazas there wasn’t really much ...

... .  The Governor's Palace on the east side of the Plaza takes up an entire City block, and to the north is the Gran Hotel Bolivar where many famous people have stayed.  The only one's I can remember are the Beatles and Julio Iglesias.  Don't ...

... a scorching day, we were told Lima is the second driest city in the world after Cairo so we stopped for a Pisco sour at the Gran Hotel Bolivar which was very posh. Outside is the Plaza de San Martin with a statue of the chap. Also below it is a statue of ...

... have dinner at L'Eau Vive, a restaurant run by nuns who apparently sing Ave Maria at closing time, and a Pisco Sour at the Gran Hotel Bolivar. But as we are heading off to Pisco today we can try Pisco Sours in Pisco! Surely that will be good! And sorry ...

... of Cathedrals and Churches Saw changing of the guards at Presidential Palace Felt drunk and ill after one Pisco Sour at the Gran Hotel Bolivar, where the poison was invented Met up with group for next GAP Adventures tour- Hamel second oldest after Manny ...

... would meet to discuss issues in a lower key environment.  Next, we went to check out the original Pisco Sour at the Gran Hotel Bolivar. This drink was strong and very tasty. After one we decided it was time to head out and check a local German pub. ...

... of bunches of flowers from people giving thanks for miracles they had been granted) and having my first Pisco Sour in the Gran Hotel Bolivar.  Yesterday is definitely also to be remembered for the fact that I didn´t have my camera, so I need to ...

... the more memorable of these.  While in the center of Lima have lunch, a drink, or afternoon tea at the Gran Hotel Bolivar. For a real treat, walk through the traditional Chinatown area, and have lunch at Wa Lok. Peruvian Chinese cuisine is a little ...

... solo with thickly sliced ham and topped it off with a pie de limon. From there we sought out the terrace of the Gran Hotel Bolivar and split a pisco sour (a cocktail with pisco, fresh limon juice, egg whites and bitters), the cocktail of choice in Peru. ...