This morning, I woke up, had a quick breakfast at the hotel, and walked towards the Miraflores oceanfront. On the way, I noticed a bike rental shop and proceeded to rent a bike for a full day. I ended up cycling about 33 miles all around Lima through Barranco, Miraflores, Centro Historico, etc. It was such an enjoyable day and Lima was a surprising bike-friendly city with occasional bike lanes, a nice ocean-view path on the bluffs overlooking the ocean, etc.
I ended having a great vegetarian lunch at Germinando Vida in Barranco, which was delicious but a bit too salty. For dinner, I stopped by the Larcomar Mall and had a salmon at a restaurant. I then walked back to the hotel through the lively Miraflores district.
Interesting parts of today:
- Noticing the similarities between the bluffs in Santa Monica/Palisades and the bluffs along the Lima waterfront
- Feeling like a local (or very adventurous tourist) cycling around Lima
- The erotic room at the Larco museum in Lima
- Visiting La Rosa Nautica (waterfront pier restaurant in Lima) and enjoying the atmosphere
- Seeing the difference between Miraflores in the morning (empty and quiet) vs the Miraflores at night (very crowded and lively)
