Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Fourth .(?) and last day in Lima - Huaraz tomorrow night

(I'm missing my Fish and Chips, here). Lots of fast food places but I haven't seen a Fish and Chip shop anywhere in Miraflores. You get used to being approached by beggars here, especially outside the American food franchises like Maccas (the beggars know that those places are a mecca for Americans with money). I went there for a coffee at McCafe this morning and was approached by another unkempt man asking for money - I just ignored him as though I was deaf and eventually he gave up and moved on. I had planned to meet Greta for lunch but she texted to say she was sick with the flu so we just met outside the hostel where she's working for a chat - I just hope she didn't pass the bug on to me. I've kept well so far and don't want to suffer any illnesses while I'm here. I try to include a variety of fruit and veg in my diet but dark green leafy veg like spinach is impossible for me to prepare and I don't see it on any menus anywhere, either. I had Mexican last night, a tortilla stuffed with meat and beans and guacamole with sides of hot spicy salsa and jalapeno sauces. $7.00. As usual I saved one of my breakfast rolls this morning for lunch and bought a tomato and some ham to make a nice snack. For some reason I forgot I had Granola and milk I could have had for breakfast until after I'd eaten the cooked one they serve here. 
I found the meeting place for the walking tour of the Bohemian sector near Kennedy Park this morning so I'll do that tour this afternoon - it's a free tour but the guides expect a tip, which is understandable (around 20 soles - $10).
When I went to bed last night after the soccer at around 10:30pm there were only two of us in the 8 bed dorm room - Sergio from Mexico and myself. We chatted for a while about our respective travel experiences before we turned in. By morning there were five of us in the dorm - three lovely young ladies from London had checked in overnight sometime - two of them fly out to Indonesia later today. Can't recall what the third one's doing. Young people love to travel.
Not much other news from this side of the world - Peru is celebrating the win over Scotland in the World Cup soccer qualifier last night. I suspect there might have been more Scotch than Pisco consumed here in Lima  last night if the result had gone the other way! 

I can think of at least two people I know who'd just love to be let loose in this department store!

The beautiful ornate Catholic Cathedral in central Lima. 





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