Bike Tour of Lima and GAP Tour Commences!

So another quick blog entry as it is midnight here in Lima and we have to meet downstairs at 3:30 am to catch a flight out of here to Cuzco. 

We started this morning with a Bike Tour. It was such an awesome tour and Jose, our guide, was just an awesome guide! I learnt so much ... it's hard to retain all the info Jose has mentioned (the dude really knows his stuff and the info was so interesting) but the tour was unforgettable. 

We had cute bikes ... and even had a basket! It was great to have the basket to put your stuff in including the water bottle which is included in the tour. We started our bike in Miraflores then headed to Barranco ...to Chorrillos then back to Miraflores. It was about 18 km altogether though it seems so much more. It was definately a workout but a good workout nonetheless!

We made stops along the way not only to take photos but learn about the history of Lima and how these areas/districts came to be. We learnt how the roads formed in Barranco ... the war they had with the Chillians when they decided to invade ... saw the last Peruvian garden and house from centuries ago ... the lighthouse ...the story behind the Lover's park ... I can say I can go on but seriously, the best way is to get your ass down here and take the tour yourself. It's just amazing ... the sights that you see along the way and the stories you hear... not to mention...it's great weaving in and out of the traffic and the small roads ... pretty fun!

We also had lunch at Chicharroneria Yasu for a Chicharron sandwich. It's basically a pork sandwich but it's so darn yummy! The pork is cooked 3 different way if I can recall - boiled, baked and fried. I may have to look that up when I have time....short term memory mates :) They provide you with red onions and peppers on the side. You will need salt as it will taste bland without it ... or just top it off with everything. With the pork is also a slice of sweet potatoe. It's sooo good!  This was also included in the tour.

Man alive... I wish I had more time to write more and even upload some pics but time is ticking and I want to give you as much as I can ... 

For dinner we decided to try Chifa. It came up in our conversation today when we all had lunch. Jose mentioned that there was a Chinatown here ... we were like ... really?! We never knew that! More things to learn! So we headed there for dinner. Chifa is Chinese and Peruvian fusion BTW. We wandered around Chinatown for a while before eating at a restaurant. We ordered a package to feed 4 people which was basically eggdrop soup, Deep Fried Wontons, BBQ pork noodles, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken and deep fried wings. It was all good and believe it or not...not too greasy ... well what I'm used to back in Edmonton :)

Helen and Eva practiced Spanish while at the restaurant. Read Eva's blog on that. My blog should be linked. It's sooo hilarious. They were basically trying on some phrases with 2 waiters and I bet they thought they were picking them up lol I think they eventually caught on to what they were doing and had a good time participating :)

Later, at 6:30 pm we met out GAP Tour group ... we met some of the people who just came back and just bombarded them with questions after questions. In the end, they all agreed that we will love it!

OK... gotta go and get a couple hours of shut eye ... Will be MIA for a while until the tour ends but will post more entries and photos when I get back.

Love you all and take care :)

Bike Tour Photos