We returned to Lima for one last night. We spent the time with new friends and returned to the Barranco district for sightseeing, lunch and shopping. The highlight was the Flores and Floreros exhibit at Dédalo. After a late checkout, we had a few hours before leaving for the airport. Read more…
The hotel sent a birthday cake with a card to our room. In the afternoon, we joined our group for a tour of old town. We explored the area around the Plaza Mayor, Plaza Bolivar and Plaza de Armas, viewed numerous wooden balconies, and visited the Church of Santo Domingo. Read more…
We woke up late (for us) and went for a walk to el Parque del Amor (Love Park) on the cliffs of Chorrillos. The park opened on Valentine’s Day in 1993 and features Victor Delfin’s sculpture “El Beso.” We spent the afternoon walking through the Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología Read more…
Some of our clothing needed washing and the Belmond Miraflores Hotel charges by the item, so we found Lavanderia Barranco (the highest rated laundry in the area) and walked to the small shop to drop off our a bag of clothing. The Laundry was around the corner from our previous hotel, Read more…
We awoke early to walk around the Barranco area of Lima. The neighborhood is a little like SOHO, NYC—lots of museums, galleries, shops, cafes, and street art. We explored outdoor gardens and loved the upside down flowers aka angel trumpets in bloom. We wandered the streets to the Main Square, Read more…