Peru is country #62. We arrived in Lima late at night, exhausted from 24 hours of travel, and finding Lindsey's bag did not make the journey with us, nor did our pre-arranged driver show. On arrival at our hotel the lovely Hostal El Patio in Miraflores, we were pleasantly surprised.
In the morning we took a cab to the Plaza Armas. Nice place, decent for walking around. I had heard nothing good about the huge eight million person city of Lima, but we enjoyed this part of town as well as Miraflores.
The national drink of Peru is the Pisco Sour, so why not try one at the origin of the drink, the Hotel Bolivar? I thought it was tart and awful, but Lindsey liked em. I stuck with Cuzquena beer the rest of the trip, particularly the malty Cuzquena Negra whenever available.
We sampled the nightlife of the Miraflores area near Parque Kennedy, and had a great time. We became friends with these folks in a hole-in-the-wall bar near our hotel.
