We drank mojitos (that`s right, mojitos in an Irish bar in Perù) and played pool. I`m not sure what the name of the pool game was, but basically whoever sinks the most balls wins (you can hit any ball you want). Then we went to a place called "Death of the Toad" in English. This place had live music and many different courtyards. The five of us shared a huge red and green layered drink that came in a jumbo martini glass (the namesake drink of the bar).
Saturday I spent the day walking around the historic part of town. I started with brunch on the 2nd floor of a restaurant overlooking Plaza de Armas (the center of town).
Then I went to a beautiful church.
Then I walked around town.
And found a couple nice photo ops:
Later in the afternoon I took a taxi back to Yanahuara (the suburb I live and work in) and went to Saga Falabella. It is the closest thing to a mall here in Arequipa. There is one large department store (similar to Macy`s), a foodcourt, a few smaller shops, and the only movie theatre in town. I must say, it was nice because for a moment I felt like I was back in the US.
On Sunday I went to lunch with Sandra and her aunt who is visiting from Lima. We all had a typical Arequipeñian dish called Rocoto Relleno, which is a bell pepper stuffed with spicy beef and cheese, and Papa Pastel, which is kind of like potatos au gratin.
Followed by dessert: Helado Queso, literally translated to Ice Cream Cheese due to its appearance. It tasted like shaved ice cubes made of condensed milk with cinnamon. Tasty.
After our late lunch, I went back to Saga Fabella and watched Noche en el Museo 2 (Night in the Museum 2) in Spanish. I really want to see the new Terminator movie, but it doesn`t come out here for another 3 weeks!
So that`s it for now and I`m looking forward to another week of work!
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