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| Gourd Ornaments |
Well, my day began with a wake up call at 4:30 AM cos they
got the date wrong on when I’m going to catch my flight to Cusco. Oh, well, I was kinda up at that hour
anyways. Early morning & sad
to say that I couldn’t pull myself up for that morning light that’s amazing,
just needed some down time before I’m on the go go go again. I found myself drinking coco leaves,
which I got told that it’s very medicinal, music to my ears. Yes, healing power
in tea that you just put the leaves in hot water & drink it like the Incas
or chew on it. It might come in
handy soon, since I’m off to the Andes tomorrow. Morning traffic sounds &
city sounds all day. It’s been
some time since I’ve been in a city.
This place is massive. It’s
like you’re in the desert but got the beach. Beautiful colonial architecture
meets your eye never knowing what to be expected. Off to embark on exploration…
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| Sandwich Shop |
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| Parque del Amor |
Well, I went on a “wild goose chase” looking for a Post
Office to send Kiwi something.
Over an hour later I found it, I must have gotten off the beaten path
& made it almost to the heart of Downtown Lima. I asked numerous times on the street where the “correos “was
& showed the map that I kept on getting lost. Oh, well, people were nice
& got to take advantage of capturing some shots of daily life on the
street. I found myself walking
threw the art market & “looking” at the items. No, I didn’t get tempted with silk scarves like the time I
did at the MBK in Bangkok. Funny, no matter how many markets I go to in the
world, there’s only so much I can take cos it’s the same old thing in each
stall almost, but different prices. Working on the art of bartering is definitely
a skill for a well traveler. I then decided to walk to the beach, where on the
way again I got to capture daily life in Lima. I got asked several times if I
needed to change money, but I declined.
I ended up at the Parque del Amor, which is “Lovers Park”; of course
it’s famous for love, love, love.
You get to see couples making out enjoying the moment. I did see some
beautiful mosaic tiles & flowers too & the beach looked overcast with a
foggy mist. I just walked around
the streets capturing daily life. So many cool things to capture threw the
lens. However, people were
friendly when I shot photos & waved or pointed to the guy next to
them. Also, I found a sports park
in the heart of Miraflores that reminded me of the one that was around the
corner from me in Matsue. Nice to
see a big public complex with tennis courts for the public to use. Just walking around of course in any
Latin American city there’s a church in the heart of the city center next to
the park. It’s a nice day to just “blob” as Kiwi would say or “hanging low” or
“chilling out”. Resting is good! Nice to be back travelling & meeting fellow
travelers who are in for the experience & stretching their money as far as
it can go. It’s also nice that I didn’t take a “suicide shower” like what I did
at the hostel in San Pedro Sulu & the water was hot first thing this
morning. I did find myself having ceviche, “the National Dish of Peru”, as it also
is know for lunch at a charming hole in the wall seafood restaurant. It was nice
to get some fresh corn nuts
BBC's Article Study Suggests Ancient Peruvians 'ate popcorn' as something to munch while I waited for my food.
Funny, a kid tried to sell me candy & later got kicked out the restaurant
for trying to solicit other patrons as well. Lima is charming for sure…
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| Fruit Cart |
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| Ceviche |
