Today was our first full day in Lima and we had so much fun.
We had breakfast at the Country Club Hotel with another new friend, Manuel, that was also up in the Amazon. He travels to Peru a lot for work out of Houston. This hotel was built in 1927 and is regarded as the most elegant hotel in all of Lima. It certainly was gorgeous! Manuel had a table ready for us on the patio and the food was great! He also brought us to some nice stores in the San Isidro district and then had his driver drop us off at Larco Mar mall in our district. This is a beautiful mall because it's cut into the cliffside right along the ocean.
After shopping we went to our urban bike tour! So much fun. There were about 8 people in our tour and our guide was great. He pointed out a few sites and we rode through a bunch of cute parks and along the cliff. It was about 4 hours long and we didn't get hit by any cars (although one of the girls crashed into someone else and our very own Mesa hit a garbage can)!
After that we got ready to meet up with some local Peruvian friends. For those of you who don't know, my best friend Christa studied in Lima for a semester in college and has been back here many times. She set us up with a bunch of her friends and we went out for dinner and drinks with them. These people are soooo nice, welcoming, and truly hilarious! We had so much fun with them.
Barrrraaannco!
We had breakfast at the Country Club Hotel with another new friend, Manuel, that was also up in the Amazon. He travels to Peru a lot for work out of Houston. This hotel was built in 1927 and is regarded as the most elegant hotel in all of Lima. It certainly was gorgeous! Manuel had a table ready for us on the patio and the food was great! He also brought us to some nice stores in the San Isidro district and then had his driver drop us off at Larco Mar mall in our district. This is a beautiful mall because it's cut into the cliffside right along the ocean.
After shopping we went to our urban bike tour! So much fun. There were about 8 people in our tour and our guide was great. He pointed out a few sites and we rode through a bunch of cute parks and along the cliff. It was about 4 hours long and we didn't get hit by any cars (although one of the girls crashed into someone else and our very own Mesa hit a garbage can)!
After that we got ready to meet up with some local Peruvian friends. For those of you who don't know, my best friend Christa studied in Lima for a semester in college and has been back here many times. She set us up with a bunch of her friends and we went out for dinner and drinks with them. These people are soooo nice, welcoming, and truly hilarious! We had so much fun with them.
Barrrraaannco!
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