When we arrived in Lima, Peru, we immediately flew out to Cusco; we had decided to see Lima at the end of our trip.
Now at the airport awaiting the boarding of our 1:40 AM flight back to the US, we spent our one day in Lima on a tour bus.
Ultimately, we decided that the best way to see Lima was on a tour that took us to Lima's most important sights. Although I'm not normally a tour person, our plan worked out for us.
We were able to see Plaza de Armas with the Government Palace, Lima Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, and Municipal Palace. We also saw the Monastery of San Francisco and the catacombs that lie underneath.
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| Lima Cathedral |
Lima's first cemetery, the catacombs were actually used until 1808 when another cemetery was built outside of town. Apparently, the number of graves is estimated at over 70,000. We visited a couple of other sights, viewing them from the top of the open-air bus before we arrived back at the Larcomar shopping center in the Miraflores district of Lima.
We had dinner at an Italian place with a fixed price menu before taking a taxi back to the hotel (which happened to be next to the airport). Still a bit early, I checked my email and Facebook, and Alli took a short nap.
Finally, it was about 11:30 PM and time to get ready to walk across the street to the terminal. And here we are, at our gate ready for our flight.
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| Plaza de Armas |
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| The church of San Francisco, next to the monastery and catacombs |
We had dinner at an Italian place with a fixed price menu before taking a taxi back to the hotel (which happened to be next to the airport). Still a bit early, I checked my email and Facebook, and Alli took a short nap.
Finally, it was about 11:30 PM and time to get ready to walk across the street to the terminal. And here we are, at our gate ready for our flight.
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