Arriba Perú!

Yesterday was the Perú vs. Columbia soccer game. I'm not really big into soccer, but you know, when in Perú. 

So the game was at 3:30. Most people had class. There were about four of us who were free. And we all happened to be from Ohio State. 

We tried to go to a sports bar in Miraflores called The Corner Bar but when we got there it was full. So we wandered a bit, but eventually made our way to a "pizza bar." Basically, they served Italian food and also drinks. We were late, but we caught the last half of the game. It was probably good that we were late because a lot of people were leaving the area as we were getting there. We might not have found a place to sit. 

We ordered a round of pisco sours, which is the official drink of Perú, and cheered the team to a disappointing loss. It was worth it to be in that restaurant, though. Imagine the intensity of the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, only that's what it's like every time. It was great.

Then we walked through Kennedy Park which is also known as "el parque de los gatos" or the cat park. There are stray cats everywhere. It was like a dream come true, except with more fleas and dirt. Cats will just walk up to you and you can pet them and play with them and probably only some of them have diseases. 

We walked over to Larcomar and stared out at the ocean for a while. It was a good night. After a bit we hopped in a taxi and ended up having a somewhat chatty taxi driver. He seemed like he knew about tourists; I assume he's driven a lot of them around. He was really concerned that we knew where we were and where we were going. So that was nice.