We Went to Lima! (Part 6)

On our last day in Peru, we visited Lima. We started at the Plaza Mayor, where we just strolled around for awhile and enjoyed the sites.

On our drive there, I took some photos out of the window. I don't know what this building is, but I thought it was pretty!

This is the Plaza San Martin.

And here is the Plaza Mayor.

Here we all are!

Here's is the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist. Apparently Francisco Pizzaro is buried here!

Adjoining it is the Archbishop's Palace.

From the plaza we walked to the Casa de Aliaga, a house Francisco Pizzaro gifted to one of his captains, Jeronimo de Aliaga. His family has lived there since (now on the 17th generation)! Here are some photos from the inside.

I love the beautiful carved wood ceilings!

In the center of the house is an open courtyard with a large ficus tree growing out through the open ceiling.

After the house tour we went to the Larco Museum, where we saw several pre-Colombian artifacts. 

Here's a quipu.

Here are some spinning and weaving materials.

Here is some ceremonial clothing.

These are earrings!

Check out the nose ring!

In addition to all of the pieces they have displayed in the museum, there are thousands of other pieces in a storage room. Here are a bunch of monkey pieces!

And check out all these arrowheads.

So many artifacts!

 Outside the museum were these beautiful flowers.

After the museum, we walked around Lima, ate one last meal, and just enjoyed a little leisure time before we had to drive to the airport. When we got there, we had just a little time to sit together before going our separate ways.

And then it was over, and real life was calling. I had definitely started to miss my cute kiddos, so I was glad to get back to them, but I'm so glad we were able to go and have that experience (without kids, 'cause yeah). It was truly the trip of a lifetime! It exceeded my expectations in every way and ranks as my one of my all-time favorite trips. So thanks, Mom and Dad, for that experience! It was amazing.