Aneya & Lauren: Our 'Hood.

Lauren: So Aneya and I decided to take a walk, get some warm clothes, and take pictures of cute, interesting places that are only a few blocks away from our apartment to give people more of a sense of where it is we're living. Here's what we got.

Aneya: We really do live in one of the nicest areas of town, we're near the center, near Bellas Artes, near Lasstaria, near Cerro San Cristobal, Castilla Hidalgo (where this fountain is located and were we attended the now-infamous castle party). Although at night some areas can be sketchy (particularly around Plaza De Armas and Peru-town) but usually I feel pretty safe, even at night.

Lauren: The fountain at the foot of the hill where the castle is, around three blocks from our apartment. Not really sure who the statues are of or what they're doing. The palm trees remind me of California.
Lauren: Little cafes like this are very close by, some have themes, and are decorated with books.

Aneya: This street is super cute, with little cafes, and it's nestled right in the heart of the city. Juxtaposed with that is those crazy standing only cafes Lauren was talking about, and the hustle and bustle of downtown, mere feet away.

Lauren: The pie/cake store. These pictures are a small sample of how many pies are in this place. There's also a very cute sky blue/white mural on the wall of this place of a cafe with people eating pie, but I didn't want to take a picture of the people eating there; they already seemed a bit sketched out that I was taking a picture of the pie cafe.
Aneya: They do love their cakes here. And pies! I was frankly surprised at how good the pastries are here, as well as the bread. Still, nothing compares to the pastries of France. Mmmm delicioux!
Lauren: These fruit vendors are on almost every corner selling cheap, fresh produce. I got us a bunch of bananas once for like $.40. Although sometimes the produce varies, you can always spot these strange purple and green melons that are shaped kind of like a heart.
Aneya: Of course Lauren would take a picture of a bookstore! Unfortunately, finding books en ingles is really hard, not to mention expensive! But still, who doesn't love a cute bookstore? Lauren and I will peruse through, pretending to read while really only looking at the pictures. We've discovered we are illiterate and neither of us can understand people on the phone. Oh, Spanish, why you gotta be so hard?

-- Aneya & Lauren