Saturday, November 19, 2011

Just a quick Cusco summary

The next few days in Cusco are amazing. I wont go into too much detail so I´ll list the highlights.

  1. A good night's sleep finally!!!  Trust me, at altitude, that IS a highlight.
  2. Sacred valley with Juan 1 (local tour guide) and Juan 2 (bus driver) and to Ollantaytambo and return via Pisac.
  3. In Pisac, we ate at the Blue Llama and were nearly blown off the balcony by the heavy winds.  
  4. Instead of visiting Salt Pans and Moray by bus again, I stayed in town and found the locals´ food and wares market... better value and hanging with the locals.  Sat next to some art students and watched the world go by for ages. 
  5. Bought some baby alpaca wool... Am planning at some stage in the future to knit something... maybe!
  6. The market was full of interesting sights which included the meat section in aisle 12.  I've never seen the lips and nose of sheep for sale before.. nor a bucket full of frogs ready for the picking.  Beside the bucket they had skinned frogs legs ready to go.  Am not sure there was enough meat to warrant the effort though.  Wish I took a picture!
  7. I notice Canadian Moe (Maureen) from our group walking the street and nearly burst a heart ventricle chasing her down to hang out for the day.
  8. Caught up with the rest of the group when they returned for dinner at the only Irish Pub in the Square in Cusco.  
Tomorrow, we're off to Machu Pichu by train.

Cyas

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