Surely in 1 weekend we only scratched the surface of a town that counts over 10 million people, but we really enjoyed our stay in the Peruvian capital to the point that Elena even said “I could live in Lima”
But let’s go in the right order.
We set camp at the Ibis hotel is in Miraflores: What a great choice. The hotel is brand new and comes with all the comforts. Our room was on the 11th floor where we had a good view of the town as well. All that for £40 a night.
Miraflores is a posh area in the south of town sitting on the cliffs in front of the ocean.
This is where you can find some of the best restaurants and modern buildings. On the adjacent Malecon we were able to admire modern apartments with ocean view. No need to say that it is safe to walk here at night.
The following day we got a cab to the Plaza the Arma in the town centre. Even though the distance from Miraflores to the town centre is huge, we were able to cover it in less than half hour, thanks to the good road system in town. The other good news is that taxis are cheap (£4 for half hr ride!)
We walked around town for a good 6 hrs checking out all the main touristic spots.
Some of the buildings in the town centre reminded us of Paris.
What we found absolutely weird was the fact that the pan-american road with its 6 lines is running just next to Plaza the Arma; this is like having the M25 running next to Trafalgar Square!
Late in the afternoon we went back to the hotel where we managed to contact our friends Luis, Charo and Jorge and agreed to meet the following day.
In the evening we picked the Costa Verde for our dinner. This is a gorgeous restaurant on a pier right on the ocean with fantastic view of Lima by night.
The following day our friends picked us up at the hotel and took us for a tour of Chorrillos,
Barranco
Jorge is the son of Luis and Charo and he is setting up his own business as “cake chef”.
The cherry on the cake was to be invited to taste some of his cakes freshly made for us!
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