Parents Only Vacation: Peru, Day 1 in Lima -continued

Where were we? Oh yes, enjoying our stroll down the edge of Lima. We left Lover's Park and headed towards this lighthouse. Who doesn't love a lighthouse? Something mysterious about them to me. 

A quick view over the edge of the railing showed a scene worthy of a SUV commercial.

 

We walked through a nice neighborhood back to our hotel for a little freshening up. Our hotel gave us a complimentary drink at the bar, and we chose to try the national drink, a Pisco Sour. Num. Num. Strong Num. Num.

And we entertained ourselves a bit. 

Post-beverage time was spent on a tour of Huaca Pucllana, a pre-Incan ruin just about half a mile from our hotel. It's literally right in the middle of Lima. 

David, our guide was great at pointing out the construction of the temple. There are spaces between the mud & seashell bricks to absorb any shockwaves an earthquake might cause. As Keith pointed out, its interesting that people figured this out around 400AD, but Haiti still hasn't caught on. 

Amist the ruins we saw a Peruvian hairless dog. Creepy, with its leathery skin, but as David pointed out, a great pet for people with allergies. 

This is a better view of the ruins. We're standing atop the temple, looking down over what would have been residential. 

The next day was our actual anniversary, but we were flying to Cusco during the day, so we had our 5th anniversary dinner at a traditional Peruvian food restaurant, Panchita. Delicious! Happy anniversary to us. And thank you to our adorable waiter who spoke NO English for taking this picture. Muchos gracias, Juan Robert.

Tomorrow we head to Cusco to tackle the Andes. Hasta manana, peeps.