LIMA DAY 6: Life On the Street

Tuesday, May 12

When I come here with Ed #2, I get a lot more steps in. Being here alone, or not with someone with a Fitbit, hurts my step count. I decided to walk a lot today.

While doing my morning work stuff, I had some Aguaymanto.

After, I checked in at the office, then I headed out for a quick Coffee and Sandwich before having to be back for a 10:30 client call (9:30 here).

I was hoping for a Pork Sandwich, but they had a big old Roasted Turkey, and really wanted me to have a Turkey Sandwich. When in Rome...


Back at the Apartment, after the call, I heated up a Tamale that I had bought the other day from The Tamale Lady, broke out the Spicy Sauces, and had Tamale Sandwiches.

This was a Pork Tamale. All of them also have an Olive in them. First, I'm not a big Olive fan and second, if you're going to put an Olive in something you just chew, TAKE OUT THE PIT. But the Sandwiches were delicious.

After that, I just took a walk. There's a street called Enrique Palacios that is just two blocks off of the beaten path in Miraflores. Even though it is close to the places where tourists frequent, I'm probably the only non-native Spanish speaker on the street. There's one stretch where there are a half-dozen tiny restaurants that have fixed-price menus from three to seven dollars. Some of them had people standing in the street waiting. I didn't want to deal with that, so I went into one of the three-quarter full ones, Restaurant Cevicheria Manolo.

For the giant sum of 12 Soles (just under four dollars), I had a small Cebiche and a Tacu Tacu topped with Lomo Saltado. It also came with a glass of Chicha Morada.

OK, it's not Astrid y Gaston quality, but you can't get a glass of Water in Astrid y Gaston for 12 Soles, much less two plates full of Food.

The walk continued. I wound up at Puerto Marisko, a slightly higher-end Cebicheria. You know that they are higher-end because, when you sit down, they break out the pretty, Free Food right away.

Those are mini Causas (mashed Yellow Potato) topped with a little bit of Crab Salad.

I then ordered a Mixed Cebiche (in a Red Pepper Sauce) and my favorite - a Parihuela (Seafood Soup).

That kept me going for a while.

A few hour later, I munched on some (non-Frozen) Grapes.

Around 10:00 pm, I walked to La Botica and had one of their Rocoto Rellenos (Stuffed Pepper). They have one that is extra-delicious.

I dipped the Bread in the Sauce.

That's it for the day. Here's my steps.