Lima day 2

Lima day 2 was excellent.

I got my back support back! Four of my cruise critic friends who came on the sea lion tour went to work when they got back and notified the taxi company and Princess. They were smart enough to have written down the taxi number and knew the drivers name. I probably wouldn't have gotten it back if it weren't for them. Thanks!!! I was so excited and relieved as I use this for all the meals, on all the outdoor chairs etc. basically any occasion where I'm seated. And it is a huge help to me. It can't get me through the chairs in the show lounge but can get me through a meal in the dining room.

I took the Lima City Highlights tour and it was actually pretty good. I have low expectations for ship tours but I enjoyed this one quite a bit. We saw some wonderful paintings at a monastery. They had the paintings fairly exposed to the elements which I was surprised by. They had taken some down for restoration and there were beautiful paintings underneath. The two sets were of different styles and it was fun to compare them. The guide did a nice job on the history of the area also. We then went to a home and got to see the home of wealthy world travelers and hear the history of the house from their granddaughter.

Unfortunately there was no shopping on this tour so the embroidered bag, pillow and belt I wanted will have to wait for another time. I spotted all these on the first day but uncertainty regarding the price (seemed high) combined with low funds due to having to extend the tour time with the delayed sea lion tour held me back. I did get a necklace and earrings but that was it. My impression of the market we went to was that the prices were not that great. I thought for the things I was looking at I could get them cheaper at TJ Maxx or Ross. I may be wrong but I got the impression the people manning the stalls were not the stall owners, just employees and therefore could not really negotiate on the price. Others who had gone shopping (probably a different market) seemed to get some fairly good deals.

I know what I want to do if I should be so fortunate to return to Lima on a cruise ship and have just one day. I will go to the Larco Museum and then shop.