Centro de Lima

Yesterday we took a taxi to the city centre for sl. 10. It was an interesting ride - very busy. We arrived at the Plaza Mayor, which was lovely, lots of pigeons, palm trees, and interesting architecture. We sat on a bench and within 5 minutes we were interviewed by two groups. The first was a group of english students looking for native english speakers to converse with them. The second interview had more to do with tourism and what we thought of Lima. We wandered through small city streets, ate a chicken (pollo) lunch, and we saw some important political figures. We went to an art gallery/exhibit, a book market, and bag market. We are very surprised at how little attention foreigners receive from locals compared to other places we have visited. The attention we did receive was mainly from small children trying to sell us cigarettes and candy. One boy followed us around rubbing his stomach until we gave him some money. It´s hard to know what to do. We drank our first peruvian beer (Pilsen) and caught a taxi ride back to San Miguel for sl. 12 later in the evening. We had another early night (we have been sleeping like logs.)