We arrived in Lima at the hotel Meridian. My travelling companion was my ex-girlfriend Jean. Here were at breakfast on the first morning after arriving in Lima. Guidebooks are at the ready.
Tohe first 18 days of the trip were going to be with a Geckos tour group. At breakfast the first morning we started meeting the group. First up was Scott and Sherryn.
Our pleasant host from the Hotel Maribel.
From our hotel room, looking west.
From our hotel room, looking northwest.
Jean, Sherryn and Scott in the taxi on the way to .
As in many places in South America.
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Peter, Jean, Sherryn, Scott.
According to Sherryn: female, adult, left tibia. Left from the shape, female due to length, adult due to thickness. Imagine the fuss in Australia if we had found that.
View of the coast just south of Lima. Looking south.
Now looking southwest.
Now looking west.
Now I'm in Peru — I've seen a llama.
Jean, Warren, Paola (our guide), Joanne, Scott.
Jean, Warren, Paola (our guide), Joanne, Scott, Sherryn. Joanne, Jelena and Matt would join us the next day.
Yellow is the colour characteristic of Lima.
With Jelena in foreground.
Central Plaza with Scott and Matt in foreground. The balconies are a feature of Lima also.
Central Plaza with Warren (Wozza!) in foreground.
More balconies.
Must look up my notes and find out what church this is.
Here I am in front of the central fountain on Lima.
Peter and Jean in front of the fountain in Lima's central plaza.
Just north of the central square. Plenty of pigeons abound.
Inside the monastery, well-kept gardens in the central cloister.
Not a very good shot, I know. If you are lucky you can see the Devil lurking behind Judas (who is to Jesus' left).
In the catacombs were thousands of human bones in various pits.
Another shot of the beautiful cloister gardens.
The church of the monastery of San Francisco.
The monastery's library. I think I'm having a "Name of the Rose" flashback!
