Lima living

Turns out the rumours are correct.. Lima is not the most exciting capital city, however we managed to occupy ourselves wandering around this grey city  and reading our books. 

We had a lazy morning followed by the usual hostel breakfast of cereal, bread and jam then hit the city. 

Starting with the main street we discovered that most places don't actually open until 11am so we took a stroll to a few of the parks and attractions shown on our little tourist map. 

The main square (parque kennedy) was overrun by cats so we decided against stopping here and instead carried on to a cat free garden to read our books. 

For lunch we ticked off the final Peruvian food on our list.. Ceviche. This is raw fish with onions in chilli and lime juice. To continue the Peruvian theme we washed it down with purple corn juice. 

By the time we had finished lunch the sun came out (apparently a rare sight in Lima) so we walked down to the parque d'amor overlooking the waterfront. This was much more lively and colourful than our early stops. 

Further along the waterfront there is a shopping centre built into the cliffs. Inside we found it contained all the high streets brands you would see in any British shopping mall. The highlight here was the statue of Paddington bear which we took an obligatory photo with. 

For dinner we head back into the centre for some speedy noodles and carrot cake. We're now settling down in our room for a cup of tea and a film before the final sleep of our South American adventure.