13th July 2013 - spent the morning in at the hotel and then just took it easy before heading out for a couple hours of shopping near the historical centre of Lima. Found a 3 story tall artisiatians market and shopped around there. brought sandwich from a local booth shop for $1 sol and they were delicious so went back for another on our way back to the hotel just before noon. Visited a colonial style building that is now the offices for culture. There are so man...

12th July 2013 - had a slight sleep in as we aren't leaving the hotel till 9am to transfer to the airport. It was about an hour drive to the airport. We arrived with plenty of time and they don't have a baggage scanning system so you have to open your bags and have them inspected by people before checking in. Despite this we still had plenty of time to just sit around and wait for the flight. Some locals came in and played traditional music for a little bit. It w...

2nd July 2013- checked out of the hostel and then walked over to the hotel were I am meeting mum! And for the start of our toucan tour. I was able to check in right away which was great. I was thinking I would have to store my bags but was then able to just relax in the room and have some breakfast while I waited for mum to arrive. Also spent some time repacking my bag while waiting. Mum arrived at 12:30 which was later than expecting due to heavy traffic and roa...

1st July 2013- woke up around 7 am but went back to sleep till closer to 9 and then breakfast was served. Watched another movie and looked out the window for a bit. Also slept some more. We arrived in Lima around 11am and then drove for nearly an hour into the city centre to the bus office. I was then able to get a taxi to the old cathedral in the central part of Lima. I didn't have anything booked so walked to a hostel that was suggested in the guide book and go...