A Dry Lima

Ten days has so far been the longest time we have spent in one place.

To choose Lima, we discovered it to be full of character, colour and relaxation.
We had three days exploring the sites with Jacqui and Alex, then bid them farewell back home to Melbourne. Then had another seven walking our local area, cooking our own meals, baking Anzac biscuits, celebrating Australia Day and napping all day.

There were many surprises for a city we knew little about before arriving. A remarkable late industrialisation and commercialisation. Plenty of ancient history slowly being preserved between streets and buildings. In particular the Motocross track from the 1980s not disturbing the ancient pyramid below!

A dessert climate with almost zero rainfall. A few rivers running through from the Andes but horribly polluted. Though we could see a big attempt by the government to educate people on becoming water wise.

We loved the street artwork, ceviche's, modern art museum's and bar's. We were fortunate to attend a bar owned by a New Zealander and an Irishman, that thought it would be a good idea to host an Australia Day event on the 26th of January. Clearly we haven't gotten used to South American time as the organised event was due to commence at 3pm, we arrived late at 4pm and were the first ones present. We enjoyed a number of their beers, a good chat with the owners, a couple of burgers and plenty of iconic Australian tunes.

All in all, we had a tremendous time in this large city.

We snapped a thong but replaced it easily.
We made Anzac biscuits and milkshakes.
Now, down to the volcanoes and the Atacama!