South America Tour- Lima

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Full of trepidation and with a big dose of excitement, we set off to Heathrow to get our flights to Lima. After roughly 28 hours, we finally arrived tired and hungry as Latam Airlines mainly only offered cheese dishes for the meal options, and we survived on snacks for subsidence. We stayed in Miraflores for two nights before starting off on our adventure around the continent. 
Our first walk was down to the sea,  where we found a nice park with sculptures and a kind of Goudi inspired type of seating area with murals on the benches. Returning the next day, we admired the surfers riding the waves and took note of the various sculptures around the area.
The other highlight near the hotel was the John F Kennedy park where local artists sold their artwork. and more sculptures. It was also the home to a colony of cats with a range of interesting houses for them.

In the afternoon we set off for a tour of the city centre. Unfortunately, it was a religious day and the traffic was backed up, meaning we took over an hour to reach the centre. Having caught a glimpse of the procession in the distance we finally managed to get off the coach to visit the impressive Cathedral and see the Palace .

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Our final visit was to Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo where we first entered this historic library and then we travelled to the national museum where we viewed hundreds of pots collected from local sites and a display of gold headdresses and jewelry from the past.

A fascinating afternoon although very tiring due to the delay getting into and back from the centre with the congested traffic. Once back in our room I did get a chance to capture a few images of fellow travellers to work on later in the holiday.