Lima, Peru
Dec/Jan
2002
Checked out Lima on the last
stage of the Peru trip in late January. It's a pretty place and not
as bad as people make out. You just need to walk around.
And people are generally
pretty friendly and willing to assist you in your travels.
Especially the local drug dealers who are trying to sell you a gram of
coke or two or three or four for the low low price of USD$10 per gram.
What a bargain! At that rate, anyone can afford a designer drug
habit. Of course, they could be undercover cops and be caught would
be ... well ... in the words of my cousin ... "all bad man!" (said in kiwi
twang)
Lima
Airport - 23 December Sometime Between 1 And 6 am
We got into Lima from New York at some ungodly hour. As we were
flying out early the next morning to Cuzco, it made no sense to go to a
hotel so we stayed in the airport all night. Great!
Dan taking it easy.
Jeremy looking calm. Everything is under control.
Downtown
Lima
A few photos from my walks
around town. Jeremy and I basically spent about 5-6 days chilling
out and going out.
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BEMBOS
While
we were walking, Jeremy and I discovered quite possibly the world's best
burger chain - Bembos. It's a Peruvian burger chain modelled on
McDonalds but serves burgers at least
100 times
better than either McDonalds or Burger King have ever managed to produce.
The ingredients are fresh, the burgers are flame grilled (not microwaved
like Macas and BKs) and each burger is available in four different sizes
(S, M, L, XL). I had lunch and dinner there for five days straight.
I pretty much worked my way through the entire burger menu.
Final word on Bembos: If there is
a god, he gets his burgers here. Truly amazing.
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Thoughfare through to the
Plaza de Armas and la Catedral
La Catedral on the Plaza de
Armas
Plaza De Armas
Statue of Francisco Pizzaro in one corner of the Plaza de Armas.
Apparently it's covered over by the local Quechua from time to time in
protest at all the destruction, slaughter and exploitation associated with
the Spanish Conquest in the 1600s.
Presidential palace on the Plaza de Armas.
San Francisco church. Famous for it's catecombs.
Skull and bone display inside the catacombs.
Plaza San Martin
Peruvian
Police Biker Chicks
I don't know what it is but
all of the traffic police on motorcycles seem to be female and dressed up
like something out of that old 70's series CHiPs .... complete with full
dress Harley Davidsons. All good.
Lover's Park At Mira Flores
This statue and park was built quite recently to celebrate peace, love
and happiness...and also an end to the guerrilla war ... or something like
that. Anyway, it's pretty cool and the view out onto the beach and
ocean is spectacular as well.
Lover's statue. She is wearing panties just in case you are
interested. We looked.
Jeremy and me.
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