Miraflores

This afternoon I did a little sightseeing in Miraflores. It's an upscale area and I felt perfectly safe walking around by myself with my camera. I wandered down the Avenida Largo to Largo Mar, a shopping centre perched atop of the cliffs, overlooking the beaches and the Pacific Ocean. The fog was still in and it was fairly mild - warm enough for a tshirt and fleecy vest in which to hide my camera and wallet.

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... and yes, those are instructions in the bathroom - don't throw your toilet paper in the bowl ("water" is the spanish word for "toilet bowl", who knew? There is a basket provided for used toilet paper!) The elephant ride was in the shopping mall, it was a completely mechanized elephant walking all by itself!!

I had a delicious lunch of paella with Inca Kola overlooking the ocean, and did some window-shopping to get ideas for Christmas shopping. Later I found churros con dulce de leche - yum!!


On the way back to my hotel, I passed a procession of carnival walkers playing traditional Andean music. It turns out it was a candidate for the upcoming Municipal election, Pilar Brescia, walking the street and getting attention. What a way to say "vote for me!".