Blog 39: Our Seal of Ap'peru'val: Photos 21 to 42

August is, on average, Peru's coldest month of the year, and we arrived to a very chilly, grey and damp Lima. It remained that way during the three days we were there, with not even a glimpse of sunshine; very similar to August back home we hear.
We spent a lot of our time pre-booking planes, trains and automobiles........well, coaches, as well as hostels, that would complete our itinerary in Peru.

Our hostel location was actually in Miraflores, rather than central Lima, and allegedly a somewhat safer neighbourhood. There wouldn't be a sightseeing tour bus this time, just a lengthy orientation chat from the hostel owner. Most of that lecture centered around food and where the best places to eat were. Judging by his size, we could safely assume that he regularly dines in all the establishments he mentioned. On a darker note there were very clear instructions not to stray from the highlighted areas of the map we were given, this is South America, poverty is everywhere and life is cheap! A German tourist was shot dead recently whist extracting money from a cash point.

Due to our planning ahead and the miserable weather, we didn't do anything

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Mate it looks like the BBC have beaten me to it by making you famous!!! I suppose I'll have to try to out do them somehow???? I think i really will have to invade China in your name now!!!!!! Keep Safe Both Of You. Lee Rob

Mate it looks like the BBC have beaten me to it by making you famous!!! I suppose I'll have to try to out do them somehow???? I think i really will have to invade China in your name now!!!!!! Keep Safe Both Of You. Lee Rob