First impressions: a walk around Lima center

Surprisingly we have not seen any white people. We have not seen a single white person who is not a tourist yet. Nobody really speaks English, but that was kind of expected.
Everybody is short & brown-skinned. Every one of us sticks out like a sore thumb in this country, especially Andreas with his blond hair and blue eyes. This should be interesting ...

Just like in Japan, nobody will make eye contact with you, but unlike Japan, when they think you're not looking, you find out that people are checking you out afterwards. Heh, sneaky bastards.

The city center is pretty nice.


There is a tank and a lot of heavily armed guards in the middle of the main square. So far even though we're noticeable, nobody has tried to harrass us, aside from restaurant promoters being fairly aggressive.

Our visit to Lima is pretty brief, off to Cusco tomorrow...