Nicole and Tanya in Lima Pt. 2

When we last left off Nicole and I were half way through our time together in Peru.  She is now back in North Carolina but I have finally decided to stop being lazy and do another blog about her final days here.  So enjoy, as we did!  

I finally decided that Nicole had seen enough of the "modern Lima" and needed a small taste of the "real Lima" so we took a bus trip down to Centro Lima to see some historical parts of the city.  We passed several interesting sites, the presidential Palace, Plaza San Martin, and several cathedrals.  We  stopped  at the Church of San Francisco as well to check out the beautiful architecture and the catacombs.  As pictures are not permitted, take a look here for some contraband pictures from a previous trip of mine.  

 

On one of our many walks on the malecon, we caught an insane amount of paragliders out.  One of my favorite sights!

I also had to show Nicole one of my favorite experiences in all of Peru... the Churros!  Seriously totally amazing here... and picky Nicole agreed!

For my birthday, my friend Chris gave me a certificate to a fantastic spa owned by her friend Brian at The Brian Douglas Skin Spa.  The gift certificate was for a fish foot treatment which was so cool!  I also got a facial and a pedicure.  

Part of the reason I got all these things done, was that later in the evening I was playing gallery curator for the Emerging artists Lima gallery.  It is a fantastic program organized by my dear friend Amanda from NYC.  It takes art work from artists that are just starting out and showcases them in a setting where they can be seen by a large audience.  It was so much fun and a great cause!

The other volunteers and myself.

After we were done working, we went over to the Burrito Bar for the best Quesadillas EVAH.

More beautiful ocean pics... Love this place.

 Sadly, our friend Dave left while the Marston's were here.  Don't worry too much though, we will see him in a month in New jersey.  At his going away dinner, we had this delicious dessert....  It just looks amazing doesn't it?

Nicole and I spent the afternoon over in San Isidro one Saturday at the Door to the World, a great event filled with vendors with food, drink and artwork from all over the world.  Reminded me a bit of Folkfest in Saskatoon. 

 Nicole and I decided that it had been much too long since our last bowling adventure in Alaska, so we invited Claire to come to Larcomar with us for a morning of bowling.  We were all battered and bruised by the end (seriously) but we had a great time.

Some artwork that we stumbled upon... I actually have one of these fat people pieces in my apartment.

Josh and I went to the Huaca Pucllana ruins one evening for dinner.  The restaurant overlooks the lit up ruins and is gorgeous, with terrific food.  This is the Cuy (guinea pig) appetizer, followed by my sea bass, and the to DIE FOR Passion Fruit Creme Brûlée.

 On Josh's day off we took Nicole over to Barranco for Burrito Bar and a walk... so much cool street art over there.

Nicole and I did one more shopping day... we found these bags that we need as well as I found another hat...

 While she was here, Nicole also got her haircut by my fabulous stylist Heiner at the Daniel Guidi Salon in San Isidro.  We were both very nervous but it turned out great and she loved it!

Oh, and me in one more hat!

Our time in Peru is coming to a close, so the next few weeks may be too packed with last minute things to blog much, but I will be back soon with all "new" blogs from our next adventure!

Fab Friday Faves 4.18.14

Good morning and Happy Easter to everyone reading all over the world.  Easter is huge in Peru because of the huge Catholic population, in the true meaning of Easter.  There is a four day weekend starting yesterday, and today, like Canada, everything is closed.  There is a major lack of Easter treats though, and egg coloring kits of non existent.  The way that I like Mini eggs and Creme eggs, it is probably a good thing!  Nicole and I have been having a pretty chill week, wandering here and there and eating a lot of food.  She leaves tomorrow night, and I am more than sad, but at least this time, we will be seeing each other very soon!  We are also entering the end of our time in Peru, so I have a lot to do in the next few days. Not only packing, but also getting in a ton of last minute site seeing.

In any case, here are my Friday Faves.  I will be back soon (now that Nicole will be gone I will have a little extra time to actually blog) with more of our adventures.

Enjoy and please take the time to celebrate Easter for it's true meaning, with your friends and family and some delicious food!

1.  This hat is the most amazing thing I have ever worn.  It feels like having my head in the clouds,        for real.  It is made of baby alpaca fur and sold in some of the tourist markets here in Peru.  Pretty sure I need to get one for when I head north again and have to deal with the harsh winters.

2. My New Michael Kors purse.  Pretty gorgeous right?  Only paid like 80 dollars for it ;)

3. Passion fruit Creme Brûlée with coconut cream.  OMG probably the most amazing dessert in life.  If you are in Lima and visiting the restaurant at the Huaca Pucllana ruins, be sure to give it a try.

4. My fish treatment from Brian Douglas Skin Spa in Miraflores.  Another amazing place to visit if you need some pampering after all that walking around the city.  The fish are called healer fish and are imported from Turkey.  They eat all of the dead skin off of the feet and leave them nice and smooth.  It didn't tickle or hurt, but was almost like a vibration on the feet.  I also got a fantastic mani/pedi and facial while I was there.

5. Peru's version of Easter egg coloring kits.  Since eggs here don't need to be refrigerated (check out why here), the kits come with eggs, some paints and a paintbrush.  Different but fun.  I really do miss coloring my eggs though, but since I use organic brown eggs from the farmers market here, there isn't much point anyway.

Today I am linking up with:

Lauren @ The Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren @ Style Elixir
Jennie @ The Diary of a Real Housewife
Casey @ We Took the Road Less Traveled
Darci @ The Good Life Blog