Along the way Limeños were out for sunday jogs and dog walks with some people working out with outdoor gym equipment that was set up along the way. We walked down to Larcomar, which is a very South Florida feeling outdoor mall, which also had some nice cafes with great views of the ocean, where we had a coffee.
We walked back to the hotel and then caught a taxi back to central Lima. We arrived at the Plaza where a marching band on horseback played triumphant music in front of the palace with other mounted men in full regalia waited on a side street for some sort of procession to start. We didn't wait long enough to figure out what was going on but it was pleasant to take in the sights for a while.
We were on a mission to go to the central market for lunch. The central market is an enclosed, three story structure with vendors selling meat, produce, various other food items, and housewares. The meat sections were busy with various animals being butchered for sale, and the produce sections were colorful stalls selling familiar and exotic items. I love both equally. I dragged betty lou through aisles of dead chickens, cow stomachs, and pigs feet before we bought some fruits (plums, pitaya, & granadilla) and had a fresh strawberry juice at a counter.
We had lunch at one of the counters next to the fish vendors where all the locals were eating (mind you, i didn't see anyone aside from locals in the place). Betty Lou had some kind of mystery meat dish and i mangaed to wrangle a salad and some rice and beans. Eating vegetarian in South America always requires some extra explanation.
After lunch we walked through Lima's small and crowded chinatown before heading to our main destination for the day: the bullfight.
To be continued...
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