Lima

 

It begins, Heathrow, Terminal 1 to Brazil Sao Paulo












Hey guys, so we`ve landed and been having great fun over the last few days. Our plan for this blog is to write up each area as we go so you can travel with us, along the way of our great South American adventure.

After our very long flight to Brazil, we stopped off for a quick coffee then onto our next flight, hi Brazil, bye Brazil !!

Once we got into Lima we took a taxi to the lovely Pucllana Lodge. the staff here were great. everything was clean safe and very comfortable. The city is quite varied with its buildings and vehicles, from the very broken down to the very high class.  The main theme of the city is: lots of beeping cabs, this is to get service, to say thank you, to warn other drivers of where they are on the road, to whistle at the ladies, to give way and anything else !! Peruvians love to beep.

Day 1 - Once settled we went for a meal, and a walk about town. Cristal is one of their main lager brands, mmmm. We went to the Inca market where we saw lots of groovy art, and al paca clothing. Mainly ponchos, jumpers, gloves and hats. After returning to the lodge, we made our first washing line. A little jet-lag then set in, so we went to bed at 7.30pm


Day 2 - Starting the day with a bread and jam breakfast, we soon found ourselves going round and round the Inca markets, ending up with some colourful dress up in preparation for colder climates.  We befriended a cat in the park who just came and laid in our shade, and on our feet.  We also met a Peruvian man on the market called Luis, a friendly face we kept bumping into. That afternoon,  we stumbled upon a tattoo convention above a casino, weird! Once done with all the colour, hustle and bustle we went back to the lodge to book our coach and Hostel for Nazca.

 Fluffy Lama hat 

  

One brand name we found quite amusing....