Peru

The title is short just like our trip was, but still awesome.

More after the break

Even tho we only spent a little over a week in Peru, we were able to travel there a couple of days before Katie had to start working. This ended up being great because not only did it let us recover a little from the travel, but gave time for both of us to explore the Area around Lima.

City view of Miraflores 

Lima is the capitol of Peru, and has a population of over 10 million. Our hotel was in one of the sub-districts known as Miraflores, really more of touristy spot but that just made staying there all the more fun.

They love tile artwork in this area

Now, when I say touristy area, I mean there are a lot of restaurants(and even fast food like McDonalds or Starbucks) casinos, and shopping areas within walking distance, and a lot of people speak English. Maybe not as many people speaking English as say, India, but it was very easy to communicate with everyone there. Especially with the staff at our hotel the Crowne Plaza Lima.

One of the better hotels we've stayed at

Our first day we spent mostly walking around the immediate area of the Plaza because there was simply so much to look at. Top it off with it being a pleasant  70 something degrees, it ended up feeling more like a vacation than a work assignment. We had coffee and lunch at Haitiand found one of Katie's new favorite spots in the world, Kennedy Park.(also known as Cat Park)

Ignore the mountain of sugar on the churo, Wall-E and Eve are

The center of the park

Local restaurants donate food for the cats every night

The more social ones stay out during the day for attention

Tough life

Others just nap

But we finds them

This just ended up being a great exploring day, the type that make us grateful for the opportunities we get.

The next day we had more time, so we walked a bit further to the Pacific cost and got some breathtaking views in the "Love park."

Thanks for the directions Baymax cupid

The love park centerpiece. The picture doesn't do it justice of how big the statue is

Wall-E and Eve creepin

If you look closely you can see surfers. A lot of surfing championships happen here

Wall-E and Eve found more tile art

Panoramic goodness

We were told we ha to kiss here, so we obliged 

Not every picture worked tho.....

We walked down to a lighthouse as well, just enjoying more nice weather and the view.

Netting to catch falling rocks

Katie is looking at a bee

The cost from the lighthouse

We were lucky to get there early to just absorb the area before Katie had to work. I ended up spending the each day just walking around and eating whatever I thought looked good. A fantastic trip. The following weekend we got a little more time to do some stuff that i'm going to make into another post. So you have that to look forward to as well as a Vlog that will be coming up. Here's a teaser image.

It's gonna be wet and colorful