Lunch & Kennedy Park

We're staying in Miraflores which is a suburb of Lima, and considered one of the finest districts of Lima and very popular with tourists.  Our hotel is situated about 3 blocks from downtown Miraflores where all the shops, parks, and restaurants are located on the main avenue.  From our hotel window on the 14th floor we can pretty much see the entire area around us!

We were equipped with a map and a few suggested local restaurants for lunch.  The only thing standing in our way was Kennedy Park.  One of the most curious features of the park is it's large population of cats. Legend holds that the cats were introduced to help fight off rats. Whether true or not everywhere you look in the park you will see them.  Cats everywhere!  Lunch would have to wait!

We've been budgeting pretty well on this trip....and eating well too!  If it's not cheese...it's red meat!  We've been feasting on lots of filet mignon ($12 for a huge, juicy filet).  Today we decided to splurge on some seafood for lunch.  Our hotel recommended Alfresco's.

Grill catamaran 

mixture of charcoal-grilled brochettes

of tuna and salmon, prawns, octopus,

scallops and squids served with

chimichurri and hot pepper of the house

Believe it or not....this caught my eye as we browsed the menu.  And, I am now a fan of octopus!  It was absolutely tasty!

Jenesa and I wound up sharing another seafood dish.  Black risotto served with grilled crab, prawns, and squids.  I refused to kiss Jenesa for the rest of the day after eating the black risotto.  She wound up looking like this!