Lima....any link to the Lima bean??

So today...for the first time...WE SLEPT IN!! and it was everything I had ever dreamed of. After passing out in the most comfortable beds ever, we turned off the alarm and slept to our heart's content. We finally got movin around 10:30, showered and got ready.

We headed to LarcoMar in the Miraflores area of Lima. After being assured by our cab driver that he would pick us up at 3:30 am the next morning, he dropped us off. LarcoMar was such a huge change from the rest of Peru. It was a huge tourist area with shops and restaurants. After walking around there we made our way to the Indio market. We were told that this was the place to get our shopping needs. We shopped for some last minute souveniers and took in our last bits of Peru. The Indio Market was filled with handicrafts from all over Peru and showcased the best of the best in cramped little stalls where you could haggle with the shopkeepers.



the LarcoMar outdoor shopping mall...overlooking the beach

Revenous, we made our way back to LarcoMar to find something to eat. We banked on an American favorite: Hooters. We figured in honor of Brandon and all of his talk about the new Hooters that opened in the Bay Area we should eat there. We sat with our lunch talking about our favorite parts of the trip and lamenting the fact that we had to leave Peru the next day.

This ad was everywhere...we knew Katlyn would love it!

After our fill of hot wings we strolled around LarcoMar which overlooks the beach. We watch a couple of hangliders and parachuters drifting over the beach and savored the delicious (and legendary) manjar blanco filled Dunkin Doghnut. Delicious.


Lovin that Manjar Blanco filled doughnut!

We made our way back to the Country Club, dragging our feet the entire way, and began packing for the long journey home. We scarfed down some club sandwhiches, watched "The Fast and The Furious 2" and headed to bed...at 12:30 am. Early enough for us to get 2.5 hours asleep before getting up again....

Adios!