Good morning good morning guys.
Greetings from Lima, Peru.
Yes we are finally doing some sightseeing today.
Yeah.
Because we've been here a few days just eating, drinking, socializing.
It has been fantastic but we need to start moving our skeletons a bit to burn off some
calories.
Yeah, today we have signed up to do a bus tour with Turibus of the historic centre and
we've done a similar tour with Mirabus in the past.
I feel like I've done that tour like 3 times.
Right.
But my sister's husband has never been to Lima.
Yep.
It is his first time here and he needs to see the city.
Yeah, we're basically going to show him and also we're departing from a different area.
Yes.
Normally we've departed from Kennedy Park.
Parque Kennedy.
Yep.
But this time we are departing from Larcomar and it should be really cool because we don't
go to the central downtown part of Lima that much.
Not very much.
Yeah.
So it is going to be nice to go back and check that out today.
Yeah and the price was $25 USD dollars.
Right.
I think pretty good for a 3 hour tour.
Yeah 25 US dollars I think you can also pay in Soles is that right?
You can you can pay by card or cash.
But yeah I think it is time to go meet our bus.
We do have to catch it.
Let's go.
Let's do it.
Also look who we've met here.
It is none other than Paddington Bear.
Paddington Bear.
He's been here for a couple of years now.
Since 2015.
Yeah.
And we've always wondered what is the significance of it.
We didn't know he was Peruvian.
He's Peruvian.
Let me tell you here.
So he left his native Peru and was found in Paddington Station in London.
That is crazy I thought Paddington Bear was British.
I mean the outfit.
Come on.
Paddington Bear is Peruvian.
Maybe you guys learned something today or maybe you already knew he was Peruvian.
Where are you going pigeon?
Donde esta pidgy?
Donde esta pigeon.
So we bought some snacks from a little stand while we are waiting for the bus which is
running late by the way.
Yeah but I have an empanada de pollo.
Chicken.
Chicken empanada.
An apple tart.
What do you have Ashley?
I'm already eating my pionono.
Delicious?
Delicious.
So that is like cake filled with manjar blanco which is dulce de leche.
And I'm fasting today guys.
So sad.
You are missing out.
So sad.
He says for the next hour.
It is chicken and onions.
I'm sure.
So we are seeing Huaca Pucllana from a distance.
This is just a quick stop.
No getting off of the bus.
But we've been in there before.
We've been in there.
The last time we were here.
It is really neat.
We are now finally entering the historic center.
Yeah it takes a little while.
I know.
Lots of traffic today.
Tonnes of traffic today.
I've had a bit of a nap.
You have.
You tend to do that whenever there is a long bus ride.
Another attraction that we're only seeing in passing.
This is Plaza Martin.
Nice gardens you've got San Martin on his horse.
But yeah we won't be walking around here.
At least not on this bus tour.
And my Mom is now going to show us where my Grandfather used to work along here.
Where he had his doctor's office.
His medical practice.
Alright we just got off of the bus.
At Plaza de Armas.
We have five minutes for photos.
Yeah we do.
Five minutes.
Five minutes so we're just going to go around quickly and it is so cool.
This really nice couple from San Diego met us and had been watching our videos and they
came over and said hi.
Just the nicest people.
Yeah.
Also it has just made the experience even cooler to meet people who have watched our
videos.
And now we're gong to give you guys the quickest tour of this plaza.
Very quick.
Let's do it.
Very quick.
So here we have the cathedral and moving over just behind the fountain we have the Bishop's
Palace.
Turning over we have the government palace.
Sam is busy taking photos here.
And over on that side city hall, 4 major landmarks and one square.
Who is falling behind?
I've fallen way behind.
I'm just going around grabbing as many photos and videos as I can.
But you guys I almost completely lost you guys.
I know.
This is not the kind of tour where you get a lot of time to just wander around.
It is very quick.
Exactly.
A quick overview of downtown.
Quick and on your toes.
So we are now visiting the Convent of San Francisco.
This is going to be where we'll be spending most of our time.
It is the main attraction we're covering today on the main bus tour.
However no photo and no video allowed inside which really sucks because I've been here
like 3 times before and it is impressive so we'll just show you the exterior.
So we've just exited the Convent of San Francisco (Basílica y Convento de San Francisco).
What did you think?
You've been here several times now.
Yeah.
And unfortunately the rules haven't changed.
You are not allowed to take any photos or videos.
I had completely forgotten about that.
Me too.
That is why we're like let's make a vlog.
This will be fun.
I don't know how that slipped our mind.
Anyways the actual experience of going and seeing it with your own two eyes is quite
fascinating.
Yeah.
When you go down into the catacombs the tunnels are really small.
They are definitely not made for people that are 6 foot 1 such as myself.
No.
It is a little stuffy in there but it is just fascinating seeing all of the different bones.
Skulls.
And yeah it is like a labyrinth down there.
Yeah.
You could easily get lost.
Yeah and aside from that they also have a really cool courtyard and you can see old
paintings that date back from the time of the colony.
Yeah.
The carved ceilings.
It also a reminder too if you haven't been somewhere in a couple of years sometimes it
is really nice to redo places again.
Yeah you forget so much.
You forget so much.
Sitting in the back row.
Yeah there is some shade back here.
It is a little cooler and yeah I might even like I might even take a nap.
I'm a little bit sleepy.
I don't know about you.
So this is the last stop of the tour.
Riding by the Ocean past El Parque del Amor.
The Park of Love.
Are you feeling the love?
Back in the apartment.
Back in my Grandma's apartment actually.
So yeah we just finished the hop on hop off.
No it wasn't hop on hop off.
It was just a bus tour.
There was no hopping on and off.
We hopped off once we got back on and we came back.
I've been sitting in the sun I think I'm a little burnt.
On the ride back we probably should have taken shade in the lower compartment.
Taken shelter I should say.
We did not.
But we're cooling off with drinks.
Food will be coming in a bit.
Show us.
Yeah, we are having Causa.
Show us the stash of drinks we have.
Lots of Inca Kola.
That is probably the most Peruvian thing here.
Yeah.
And then we have Coke and Schweppes.
And yeah.
We have Inca Corn as a little snack.
Oh it is so good.
But yeah the main thing the Inca Corn is one of my favorite snacks here.
Why don't we show that while we wait.
Show us the Inca Corn.
Inca corn.
It is massive corn.
Can I open it.
Urgh.
It is a new can.
Okay here we go.
Let's see those big muscles of yours.
Muscles.
Pop it open.
Oh.
It is fried corn.
Look at that.
Look at the size.
And I'm breaking this is a 22 hour fast guys.
I'm so hungry.
Oh my gosh.
Right now.
Mmmm.
Hahaha.
This was so good and salty huh?
A nice little snack.
Yep.
Yellow potatoes.
That is the yellow potatoes for the Causa.
Yep.
Another kind of potato.
What is in here?
Oh what is in here.
Oh here is the Chicha Morada.
Oh wow.
It is going to be like a Chicha Morada stew.
Mazamorra morada.
Mazamorra Morada.
Oh.
Have it for a drink and later on it is for to make like a pudding.
Like a pudding.
Yeah.
Oh the dessert.
You tried it already.
I tried it.
Yeah.
It is like the postre.
It is delicious.
I don't know if this is some kind of invention or if this is really Peruvian food but we
may have invented this on the spot.
Pineapple and chicken and red onions.
It is being served and I'm hungry.
So I'm not arguing.
What were they saying its name was in Spanish?
They can't figure it out.
Pollo piña or something like that.
Right.
Pollo con piña.
A little snack until the causa is ready.
It is tasty.
I'm starving we've been out all day.
Chicken.
Chicken in that one.
Yeah chicken stuffing.
Sam's first causa in a long time.
Yeah really excited about this.
Tell us about the ingredients.
Well it is like yellow potatoes.
It looks like we have peas.
We have chicken.
Mmmhmm.
Eggs.
Egg on top.
Black olives.
Lots of mayo.
It is delicious.
This is like a potato shepherd's pie.
I would say.
Red onions Sam?
Oh yes please.
Thank you.
Oh I'll have red onions too.
That will give it a little bit of kick.
Gracias.
Yeah it is really tasty.
Nice and it is really tasty nice and starchy.
And after doing all of that walking and kind of sightseeing.
Actually it wasn't that much walking but I'm just hungry.
Not lots of walking just lots of bus riding.
Yeah.
Also you still have your sticker on you.
Whoops.
Turibus.
Alright.
That was a lot of food.
Um we're tired and we're ready to sleep.
So it is going to be siesta time.
Thanks for watching guys.
Sorry that we couldn't take you in and film in all of those places but it was still a
really fun day and it is always nice to finish off spending some time with family.
So that was a real bonus too.
So we'll see you guys in the next episode.
Tata.