Lima

So the online booking system for the buses in Lima wouldnt let us book a ticket in advance.  We decided that we would just pop by and get a ticket to Cusco when we got here.  We arrived off the plane and got a map from the tourist office.  Then we got a taxi to the bus station.  It turns out the bus from Lima to Cusco is very popular and they had no tickets for Monday left.  So we ended up having to get a ticket for Tueday.  We then had to find an internet cafe and book a hostel for that night.  We chose the closest one to the bus station.  All that was actually really easy to do.  The hostel was very cheap and had space last minute.  It was like 9 euro.  The internet was cheap and there was a place in the bus station.  The walk to the hostel was pretty short and the hostel is really nice.  It is really clean, the beds are really pretty and it has like to sitting rooms and a dining room and a dvd library and big breakfast and a garden and hammocks.  Anywhere else this would cost loads more. Peru has so far been ridiculously cheap.  We settled in to the hostel pretty quite and then went for a wander as an Australian guy recommended going to view an archaeological site down the end of the road.  By the time we got there is was cosed but we werent that bothered as we will be back in Lima after Cusco.  So we wandered around and came across a TGI fridays and it was cheaper then Ireland so we got food there.  Then we tried to walk home.  Turns out we walked in teh entire opposite direction and ended up completely lost.  Both of us were so sure we were going in the right direction.  Anyway a passing American who lives in Lima on the same street as us stopped to help.  She was really nice and got us back on track.  It was pretty late when we got back so we just chilled out and played on the internet and watched a film when we got back.  Tomorrow qwe have a 21 hour bus ride to Cusco.  Lima is really nice.  The people are great and its quite cheap and there looks like there is loads to do.  Peru has made a really good first impression.