A Chill Day in Lima

Today there was a nationwide farmers strike, and I was told that transportation wouldn´t be running... so I delayed my bus to Mancora (the famous beach resort/surfing town on Peru´s northern shore) by one day.

I made good use of my day by relaxing and having a slow day. I had breakfast at my hotel and then did some laundry in my bathroom sink. Then I went to the neighborhood of San Isildro and had a (desperately needed) manicure and pedicure - a girl´s gotta get ready for the beach! Then, I had lunch at the first restaurant I ate at in Lima - Segundo Muelle (the ceviche is so good, I wanted to eat there again). I ate upstairs outside on the terrace - surprisingly, the sun was out today!



Then I walked around the neighborhood a bit and went to Cruz del Sur luxury bus company to buy my bus ticket to Mancora for tomorrow (18 hours on a bus!). At least the seats recline into a bed and food will be served - like a plane ride.

Then I went to the cliffs of Lima´s trendy neighborhood Miraflores...





... for some paragliding (tandem, of course)!











After paragliding, I went to Larco Mar mall I visited on my first day in Lima (that´s built into the cliff), and had some parmasian scallops and a beer.





Then I walked back to my hotel to check e-mail and update this blog. Now I´m off to have dinner with my new friends from Portland, Liz & Andy, who are living and working in Lima for six months. Mmmm... more yummy Peruvian food!

Ciao!