Lima, Peru 🇵🇪

Big day today, we booked months ago to secure lunch at the bar of Central Restaurant.  This is the number one restaurant in South America and 5th in the world so I have high expectations, I have even got Justin to bring out smarter trousers for me to wear.

First we take Justin down to Larcomar to see the Paddington bear statue and I buy a lovely new fleece.  We all stroll along the promenade watching the surfers down below before doubling back to the hotel to smarten up for lunch.  It is only a short walk away but the entrance is so inconspicuous we walk past it at first.

We have a lovely cosy table with a great waiter, and of course we select the tasting menu with alcohol pairing.  Our waiter painstaking explains the thinking behind each dish and what is just decoration versus can be eaten.  I will let the photos show the culinary journey through Peru that we enjoyed, all nicely satisfied and merry come the end.  They surprised us with a book of ingredient drawings and presses, then we got a tour of the kitchen and back of house.  It is phenomenal to see and enjoy the effort that goes into maintaining a restaurant of this standard.  It's only mid afternoon when we finish and get over the shock of the bill. 

We walk down to show Justin the Barranco district and sample an ice cream.  This evening we return to the aqua park to see the fountain show at night.  The colourful lights really add to the park, really pleased we made the effort to come.  On the way back we drop into the girl's hostel to have a few beers and bid farewell.