Lima

Once we'd arrived in Lima, Peru we knew that our next flight in a month's time would be to go home. This was good news, because we knew we would spend a long time in one place, but also bad because it was near the end! We took a taxi from the airport, arranged for us by the hostel, to Miraflores. We soon realised how crazy the Peruvians were, driving on the road! We whizzed through the traffic and arrived in one piece at Pariwana Hostel. It was a really nice, big hostel with very comfy beds! We ordered a chicken caesar salad which was fresh and just what we needed after such a long journey! We chatted to a girl who worked at the hostel and was from Lima. She recommended quite a few things for us to do in Peru and we took note.

After sleeping like a log, we woke up and had breakfast in the hostel and booked a few things like buses and hostels and did some research into Peru. It gave us more of an idea of what places we wanted to prioritise with the time we had. I skyped mum and dad which was nice and afterwards Jen and I decided to have a wander around Miraflores. We went to the supermarket for some food first and then had a wander down to the seafront. There's an outdoor shopping complex that has been built just on the cliffs called Larcomar so we had a wander around. Apparently Lima is the place to do paragliding. We've met a few people from the hostel who have come here purely to do paragliding. Anyway, we saw loads of people doing it that afternoon. We also went to a square and saw a big crowd of people surrounding a mini atrium, where the locals were dancing inside. In the evening we talked to several people about what they recommended to do in Peru and Bolivia, including tours, places to stay and what bus companies to travel with.