The Adventures of Hello Kitty: LIMA!

We made it to Lima! Mike has never been so happy seeing a plane land in the airport--

Today we took a quick city tour and got a brief lay of the land.  Lima is a world-away from what Cusco was like.  I think what we are seeing is a major shift in SES and the level of influence the Spaniards had on the people.  Lima is much more modern and city-like, while Cusco was poorer and more traditional.  I would compare Lima to an "older Waikiki".  Its on the coast and has a surfer feel to it.  

One of the couples on our GAP tour was from Australia and gave us a cute forget-me-not gift.  His name is Jack and will be our next traveling buddy after this trip--yay, Hello Kitty has a buddy!

Our hotel gives us an awesome view of the city and even has a little (snicker...) astro-turf garden outside our window.