Lima

This morning I woke up in Palo Verde Lodge (population 14 including the staff), and tonight I am going to sleep in Lima (population 8 million). Lima is a really busy, late night city. In contrast to Iquitos, which is probably the largest city in the world that doesn't have a Starbucks or McDonalds, Lima has all the comforts and brand names of a big US city.

I am staying at the Thunderbird Fiesta Casino Hotel (yes, there are countless casinos here) in the Miraflores District. Pretty central location, clean and safe, across the street from a big 24 hour a day supermarket.

You have to love the Brits. No matter what city you travel to, you can find their home away from home. Lima is no exception. I stumbled upon Old English Pub at the end of a place called Pizza Alley replete with darts, people with funny accents and bad teeth, and soccer games on tape delay on the telly. Decided this probably wasn't the best way to take in the local culture, so moved on (after a couple of pints)

Sorry, no pics. Didn't feel safe walking around this crazy city at night with my camera.


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Location:Lima, Peru