Today the main Plaza de Armas was closed off by police as there were protests. We took at tour around San Francisco Church and Catacombs which was interesting. They had nativity dolls with real human hair and bones of over 25,000 people under the church. The mass grave was a bit freaky. We ate in a random local restaurant where everyone spoke Spanish (apart from us) so we ordered blind, but was very happy with a chicken noodle dish and a beef rice dish all for ...

Met our tour group! There are 7 of us and our tour leader Hernan who is from Cuzco. So far I'm the only girl, 2 Aussies, 1 Scot and us. Waiting for two more to join our group - hope at least 1 is a girl! After out 1hr 15 intro talk we took taxis down to Miraflores and had our first ever glimps of The Pacific Ocean! Miraflores is much more built up, modern and had a lot more money! Still bit polluted though. Very full after a burger and getting to know our new...

Had our first Pisco Sour!

Slept well after a long flight and took a walk round the local area up to Plaza de Armas and saw the Cathedrale, the Archbishops Palace, the City Hall and the Presidents Palace! Lima is: - hotter than we thought - we are very tall here - people are very friendly - not much poverty - safer than we thought So pleasantly surprised!

Landed safely in Lima after a bumpy landing and no TVs on the 13 hr flight! After 23 hours of travelling we can relax!! :) We're in South America!! :)