Lima
Trip Start
Sep 04, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Lima,
Peru
Thursday, September 6, 2007
local time (1am CET), and went straight to the 'The Point' hostel. The taxi drive there, was, shall we say... interesting, and a little hair-raising. The Limans don't seem to think much of traffic rules. Upon arrival, I was quite tired to say the least, so had a few nightcaps in the 'Pointless Bar' and had a goods night sleep.
My first day in Lima I spent exploring the old colonial center with a french couple I had met the previous night. Lima is a sprawling capital, with over half its 8 million citizens living in poverty, which is very noticable. The city is unbelievably polluted, and I hardly ever had a glimpse at blue sky due to a mixture of coastal fog and smog. As to attractions, the city does not have many. Besides having a look at San Fransico Monestary, built in the 16th century with cool catacombs, and walking around the center a little, there isn't all that much of interest to see.
The more affluent suburb, Miraflores, overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and this is where we
had lunch. I had Cevice, which is a traditional Peruvian seafood dish, of raw fish marinanded in lime juice and chilli peppers, and is thus 'cooked' by a chemical reaction with the lime juice. Very tasty. And healthy, I hope!
After a hard day of sighseeing, It was party time, and a group of us from the hostel went to a local nightlcub, dancing the night away till 6am. The next day I spent recovering from the previous night, and in the evening took a nightbus to Arequipa, about 1000km south of Lima.
Comments
I'm glad that things don't change to much!
Christian, all is in ruines, pointers has gone bust!! Ramee is out on the street selling Marks arse to the highest(cheapest) bidder, Kat is having an alcohol withdrawal breakdown, Marty has gone broke (because the is no venue big enough to hold the poker tournament) and all this is because YOU were SELFISH enough to leave us in sunny Vienna, You Bastard!!!