Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Lima part 1


My day started at 3AM, waking up and taking the cab to the airport. There's a direct flight from Porto Alegre to Lima which is awesome since we don't need to waste time in Sao Paulo airport (GRU).
When I arrived in Lima I tried to find the Urbanito bus which allegedly takes travelers to Miraflores, however it seems this bus is no longer in operation.
So I had to take the pre-paid cab.
I noticed a familiar CD on the driver's collection, none other than famous Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos. I mention it and the drive promptly starts playing it. It turns out the singer is singing in Spanish which is really amusing.
I'm headed to Miraflores, upscale district where most of hostels and tourists are.
The streets of Lima are a funny mix of rickshaws, 70's vehicles and modern BMWs.
The horn commands the traffic and aggressiveness is mandatory.
Quick checkin and it's time to go out explore the neighbourhood. I couldn't wait to go meet the Pacific ocean and also Larcomar mall, hehee, which is incrusted on the cliff facing the Pacific. The view is spectacular.
The beach does not have sand though, it has gravel instead which is sad and disappointing though I had already heard the Pacific beaches are not perfect.
Miraflores is very safe, there's police everywhere. It looks much better than Callao, the neighbourhood where the airport is.

Some of the pictures taken today:





1 comment:

  1. que beleza, o contraste econômico é bem notório mesmo

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