Lima has been a pleasant surprise. It is a city of over 10 million - the traffic is incredible and this is their vacation season. We were able to sleep in to about 9:00 so we did get about 6 hours sleep. We might have slept longer but the din from the construction just next door did get in the way. We ate a large buffet breakfast (included) and then went for a walk. We are in the Miraflores district which is their tourist/shopping area an very near the coast. We walked down to the coast, walked along it for a while and then walked up to the nearby Kennedy Park. It was about a 2 hour walk. We rested for about an hour before we had to meet our included city tour. We had expected a group tour but it was a private tour with just us, the guide and driver. The highlight was going to indigenous pyramids that date back almost 2,000 years They are right in the middle of the city. We then went to the historic center of the city. We saw several impressive building and, of course, a couple of churches (ABC). Those that have done tours know what that means. One of the churches was actually quite interesting - we went through the catacombs when we saw thousands of bones of the deceased. It was a little disturbing when we saw some of the bones arranged in designs. Our guide, Giancarlo, was excellent and the tour lasted about 4 hours. We went back to rest before heading out to dinner.

Restaurants here do not open until about 7:30. Our driver from yesterday had recommended a seafood restaurant nearby named the Punta Azul and Giancarlo confirmed it . We hit it just after it opened and their recommendation was excellent. Lima is known for it's seafood and our meals confirmed that reputation. We shared a cold seafood appetizer Bonnie had a shrimp and rice dish and I had a dish with white fish, calamari, scallops and shrimp with rice drenched in squid ink - one of my best meals ever. The local drink specialty is a pisco sour. We each had one and shared another - delicious. It is now late and we are headed to bed.