Hola from Lima, Peru!
Wow, this is our final stop on our three month globe trot! We only had one day to spend in Lima (we actually need to go back to work!) so we made the most of it. We found a great small tour company that offers an all day private tour of the major sites in the city. Here is a recap of the great sites we got to see:
Barranco Bohemian District: This is a neat area near the Pacific Ocean. We got to see the famous Bridge of Sighs, the Mirador, and the main city park.
Miraflores: This is one of the major sites of the city. We got to see several beautiful parks with lots of flowers as well as walk past several neat European Houses. The Love Park looks very similar to the Baudi architecture we saw in Barcelona, Spain!
Plaza San Martin, the Main Plaza, & San Francisco Church: These plazas are the two most important in the city. The Main Plaza of Lima is surrounded by several major building including the Government Palace, City Hall, and the city’s Cathedral. The day we were there was crazy with every group possible sharing views on religion, being a Vegan, or home cooking.
Parque de la Reserva: We capped off the tour with a visit to Parque de la Reserva, the biggest fountain park in the world. We timed out the tour to finish at dusk when a pretty light show occurs on the fountains. It was neat!
A Taste of Lima: Lima is known as one of the dining capitals of South America. Unfortunately our only night here was a Sunday, which is when many restaurants are closed. We did manage to find a great restaurant that was open, Huaca Pucllana, a restaurant overlooking Inca ruins!!
Our tour also took us to local markets to try things like Inca Kola (tastes like bubblegum soda and to see local vegetables)
Mmmm…guinea pig!:)
Pacific War: it has been fascinating to hear about the Pacific War from the perspective of the Bolivians, Peruvians, and Chileans. Each side has its own story which is quite interesting. In the end Bolivia lost its land on the Ocean. Bolivia hasn’t given up as the still celebrate an ocean day even though it has no ocean! Additionally, Bolivia has a navy….just for Lake Titicaca!
The End
Wow, our world journey is complete! We have had a blast and have so many memories that we will remember for a lifetime. Thanks so much for coming along with us on our trip! We loved hearing from several of you and hope that you enjoyed the journey too! We now need to head back to the real world. 🙂
If you ever need any travel recos or are crazy enough to travel around the world, let us know. We’d love to help!
Adios for now, and we hope to see several of you again soon! (Tuesday morning for those of you at work :)) A final recap post will be posted Tuesday morning for those interested!
Ryan & Emily
Ryan & Emily - The Globetrotters 
Welcome back to the other city of the Fountain…. it all sounds amazing.
Thanks 🙂 Ryan loved Peru with all of its extra oxygen. His headache went away instantly!
What a great trip! We’ve loved following you both around the world. Please keep the web site up since it has lots of great pictures and tips.
Thanks! We will keep it up for a good while for sure. We should catch up sometime in Cincy so I can learn from you 🙂
Awesome entries, Ryan and Emily! We loved reading them and sent many good thoughts and prayers your way:) We also shared your blog with some friends – very inspiring! Hope to see you in Cincy soon.
Tammy
Thanks so much for reading and the prayers Tammy! We’re so glad you enjoyed it. Let us know if you’re in town as we’d love to catch up!
It’s been amazing living vicariously through y’all! Can’t wait to see you when you get back to the ‘Natti tomorrow… I imagine you’re having a wonderful night’s sleep in your own bed after 3 months. 🙂
Thanks! I will be at the office Tues. Stop by and say hi!
Good luck re-entering! What an amazing experience! I’ll miss having such an interesting distraction at work. Great posts. Let me know if you two will be in Archbold over Christmas… not sure yet if I will be there, but possibly. It would be great to see you!
Let us know too if you are around over Christmas! We are always there after Christmas (Dec 26+)
Did you eat a guinea pig?
Umm…no !!!
Ryan and Emily,
I have so enjoyed your fabulous blog about your travels around the world. What a wonderful opportunity for you both and so glad you took the time to do it. We could live vicariously through you :-). Hope the transition back to work goes smoothly.
Take care,
Cynthia (your cousin in Houston)
Thanks, Cynthia! So glad you enjoyed reading! Yes, it is now back to the real world!!
Too bad you two have to go back to work! I’ll have to live vicariously through someone else now. 🙂 Seriously, it sounds like a fabulous trip, and I loved reading about all your adventures.
Thanks, Hannah! You were a great commenter and reader! We will have to get together sometime back in the states!
Enjoyed your entries. We had been to a lot of those places. Hope you had a good trip home.
Thanks! It was awesome!!
Thanks for all the wonderful details, stories, pictures and info! It was very enjoyable. You are definitely world class travelers!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!!