Overnight bus from Lima to Trujillo and our first day in Trujillo.

Well, it was an interesting experience. The bus was fantastic. It only had about 20 seats and each one reclined 180 degrees into a bed. The beds were in individual pods. Everything was done electronically. There was an individual TV ,(not much use to me as I don't understand Spanish lol). We were given a snack bag foc.

Colin was asleep within 30 mins of us leaving Lima. I managed just under 2 hours sleep according to my trusty Samsung smart watch. I just couldn't settle. I used the opportunity to take pics along the way. One thing was apparent, the poverty some people are living in.

We arrived in Trujillo an hour early, at 7am. It was a 2km walk to the hotel and we didn't know the area (which, to be frank, was dubious), so we took a 'taxi'. I say taxi but use the term very loosely. The car's tyres were slicks, there were no seat belts and there were less holes in a colender 🤣

We couldn't check in until 1pm so we both set our phones with directions to the historical centre; Colin using Wayz and me using Google maps. What could go wrong!

I thought the H&S was bad in SE Asia but Peru takes it to a new level lol

Yes, the cables were trailing!!

After 20 minutes, we should have arrived but we had no idea where we were. So, here we are at 7.30am walking with our phones, looking like lost tourists, which is exactly what we were! It didn't help that there were riot police, complete with shields and helmets on every corner. We eventually found got to the centre, only to hear a brass band playing a military march hundreds of people and as many cops.

Because the country is politically unstable at the moment and there have been anti government demonstrations, the general alive for travellers is to stay well away and don't get involved. So, what did we do? We headed straight for the crowds! It turned to be a celebration of liberty??? There was representation from every public sector from kindergartens to council workers, all the emergency services, defence services. You name it, they marched into the square. We watched in absolute wonder for over an hour.

We wandered round, visited the cathedral, booked a tour and set our phones for the hotel. It took us the right way this time and we were back in 15 minutes.

We tried the nearest restaurant, around the corner. It turned to be a grill bar.

The food was excellent and C got pissed on half a litre of sangria!!