Lima, Peru
So I´m back at it again. I´m traveling again and it´s bigger and better. I started my trip in Lima, Peru. I arrived on the night of Feb. 4th. I learned two things about Lima that night. Lima is super hot and humid even at night and people in Lima drive crazy! Instead of signaling, they honk. When they decide to run a red light or a stop sign, they honk. When cabs see people that might possibly want a cab, they honk. When people are happy, sad or just feeling normal....they honk. So in other words, the Lima streets are full of none stop honking.
The next day I checked out the nice views and beaches of Milaflores (The nicer area of Lima). The ocean is surrounded by huge cliffs. Milaflores has an incredible view of the ocean. I was also able to try a famous Peruvian dish, anticucho. It is beef heart. Now before you start to get all grossed out, it is actually really good. It pretty much tastes like steak. If you can ignore that it´s a heart and that it´s still beating you´ll be fine (j/k). That night I met up with my friends that I met on my exchange in Netherlands. We had a few drinks and reminced good times. I also got to try Peruvian sushi and see an interesting Peruvian invention that is pretty much training wheels for chop sticks. I think it would be very popular in Canada.
On Friday I checked out some more of Lima with my Aussie friend and got my Brazilian Visa. It was actually Pisco Sour day in Peru. Pisco Sour is this famous Peruvian drink that is made with limes, eggs, pisco (A liquor) and tons of sugar...it pretty much tastes like a cooler. It is huge in Peru. So that night the owners of the hostel made pisco sours and took us out to the bar district in Lima. That night I learned about what Peruvians call brecceras. They are Peruvian girls who go after foreigner guys. They are aggressive...
On Saturday I met up with Julio and Cole, the two guys I am traveling with. We went out with Julio´s uncle (Who´s younger than him) to another bar district called Avenida de Pizza. It was another fun night minus getting hit on by a gay guy. Allar took us to a really nice beach called Santa Maria outside of Lima. We took a bus there and it was the first time that I saw the poor parts of Lima. There is definitely some sketch places in Lima. It´s actually one of the most dangerous cities in South America. Allar told us to close the window when we were going through La Victoria because people sometimes reach in through the window to steal your stuff. The beach was really nice and I was able to burn myself even more that day. Mission accomplished!
The next few days were pretty chill. I stayed at Julio´s grandparents place and got to try some traditional Peruvian food like: Lomo Saltado, Cebicha and some Peruvian soups. We pretty much ate like Peruvian kings.
We also checked out some of the cheap cheap markets in La Victoria. Remember that place? It´s the sketch place where we closed the window of the bus to be safe. Yep, we were pretty much the only white guys in the most dangerous area of Lima. Good thing Julio´s uncle was with us. Oh man, the market was great though. Everything is fake and everything is cheap. We weven managed not to get mugged. Bonus!
Overall, Lima was nice. Lima doesn´t have the best rep from tourists but I had a good time. Next stop Sao Paolo...
The next day I checked out the nice views and beaches of Milaflores (The nicer area of Lima). The ocean is surrounded by huge cliffs. Milaflores has an incredible view of the ocean. I was also able to try a famous Peruvian dish, anticucho. It is beef heart. Now before you start to get all grossed out, it is actually really good. It pretty much tastes like steak. If you can ignore that it´s a heart and that it´s still beating you´ll be fine (j/k). That night I met up with my friends that I met on my exchange in Netherlands. We had a few drinks and reminced good times. I also got to try Peruvian sushi and see an interesting Peruvian invention that is pretty much training wheels for chop sticks. I think it would be very popular in Canada.
On Friday I checked out some more of Lima with my Aussie friend and got my Brazilian Visa. It was actually Pisco Sour day in Peru. Pisco Sour is this famous Peruvian drink that is made with limes, eggs, pisco (A liquor) and tons of sugar...it pretty much tastes like a cooler. It is huge in Peru. So that night the owners of the hostel made pisco sours and took us out to the bar district in Lima. That night I learned about what Peruvians call brecceras. They are Peruvian girls who go after foreigner guys. They are aggressive...
On Saturday I met up with Julio and Cole, the two guys I am traveling with. We went out with Julio´s uncle (Who´s younger than him) to another bar district called Avenida de Pizza. It was another fun night minus getting hit on by a gay guy. Allar took us to a really nice beach called Santa Maria outside of Lima. We took a bus there and it was the first time that I saw the poor parts of Lima. There is definitely some sketch places in Lima. It´s actually one of the most dangerous cities in South America. Allar told us to close the window when we were going through La Victoria because people sometimes reach in through the window to steal your stuff. The beach was really nice and I was able to burn myself even more that day. Mission accomplished!
The next few days were pretty chill. I stayed at Julio´s grandparents place and got to try some traditional Peruvian food like: Lomo Saltado, Cebicha and some Peruvian soups. We pretty much ate like Peruvian kings.
We also checked out some of the cheap cheap markets in La Victoria. Remember that place? It´s the sketch place where we closed the window of the bus to be safe. Yep, we were pretty much the only white guys in the most dangerous area of Lima. Good thing Julio´s uncle was with us. Oh man, the market was great though. Everything is fake and everything is cheap. We weven managed not to get mugged. Bonus!
Overall, Lima was nice. Lima doesn´t have the best rep from tourists but I had a good time. Next stop Sao Paolo...
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