Lima–2014 January 17
This was my last full day in Lima, so I started out to go shopping for souvenirs, taking the bus out to near Canaval y Moreyra.
I then took the bus back to Barranco, and walked back from there to a main street.
I’m not sure if it was smoggy or just fog from the ocean, but visibility was fairly low. I found myself back in Miraflores, and the walk back to the hotel was shorter than I had anticipated.
After a brief stop at the hotel, I went to lunch (chicken, french fries, and salad), then on to the ChocoMuseo. I had some cocoa tea, which was just spectacular (I bought a bag of it), and a skewer of frozen strawberry and kiwi dipped in chocolate.
Proceeding to an area that had a lot of artisan shops, I passed undoubtedly the dirtiest car I had seen in a long while. Don’t anyone complain to me about my car not being clean.
Some more pictures; the mismatched mosaic is actually pretty attractive. The stack of paving bricks just sort of demanded to be photographed, so who was I to argue. I ended up at the Parque Central, and this time the fountain was turned on.
Wall Art
Signage
This one reads “Respect the red light.” (Like that’s going to happen.)
I like this sign for “Monster Sandwiches.”
The logo is nice; the font is showing its age, badly.
On the other hand, this one just has the right blend of upper and lower case, with the right colors, to be very appealing. (It’s the sign for a restaurant.)
Another clever use of geometric forms in a letter.
Sign for a shoe repair shop; the text reads “before and after” and “yesterday/today.”
Here’s a nice word of warning stenciled onto a crosswalk: 4 out of 5 deaths in traffic accidents are pedestrians.
Feral Cats
Of course, I couldn’t leave you without another quick cat fix.
Closing Comments
I had a great time in Lima. The weather was great, I saw a lot of interesting things, and had plenty of time to take it all in. (Side note: when I checked out, I told the lady at the desk how much I enjoyed Lima, but the ceviche at the mercado was probably not a great idea. She gave me a look, and said, “Not even we eat ceviche at a mercado!” So there you have that.)
I’m writing this at home, and it is very nice to be in a much smaller city that is a lot quieter; in Lima, everyone drives with their horn. It works, but you don’t realize how noisy it is until you leave.
Overall, a wonderful trip; even though it was a bit spontaneous, it turned out to be a good choice.