Ever heard of anyone come to Cusco and not visit Machu Picchu- NUNCA!
It is one of the easiest things to get there with almost every other person on the street offering some great deals for the weekend. So, Lily and I decided to go with Edgar- whose Qori Inca Travel agency is cerca Plaza San Francisco and got a 2 day/1 night deal for USD215 including the train tickets via Inca Rail and the bus.
We got into this lovely train and met two young girls from Brazil and a nice Dutch girl to entertain ourselves during the 2+ hour journey. After which, we were picked up at the train station and taken to our Hostal Las Rocas just at the thermal baths. Had a relaxing day, got a fabulous 4-in-1 massage, enjoyed a pizza and then took in an early night as we were to spend the next morning at MP.
7:30am and we were at the entrance of MP looking for our guide with the BLUE not TURQUOISE flag. Bumped into Elise and our Brazilian friends there and started our tour which was to last 2.5 hours. It is not easy to describe MP with words or images, and is a natural wonder everyone must try and visit once in a lifetime. Though, I will be partial and from the 6 wonders (of the modern world) I've visited, Petra is by far the most breathtaking.
We met some nice German guys who were in our tour group and got done around lunch time when we headed back to Aguas Calientes for a scrumptious brunch of coffee, papas fritas and omelet with veggies and cheese.. num num!
It is one of the easiest things to get there with almost every other person on the street offering some great deals for the weekend. So, Lily and I decided to go with Edgar- whose Qori Inca Travel agency is cerca Plaza San Francisco and got a 2 day/1 night deal for USD215 including the train tickets via Inca Rail and the bus.
We got into this lovely train and met two young girls from Brazil and a nice Dutch girl to entertain ourselves during the 2+ hour journey. After which, we were picked up at the train station and taken to our Hostal Las Rocas just at the thermal baths. Had a relaxing day, got a fabulous 4-in-1 massage, enjoyed a pizza and then took in an early night as we were to spend the next morning at MP.
7:30am and we were at the entrance of MP looking for our guide with the BLUE not TURQUOISE flag. Bumped into Elise and our Brazilian friends there and started our tour which was to last 2.5 hours. It is not easy to describe MP with words or images, and is a natural wonder everyone must try and visit once in a lifetime. Though, I will be partial and from the 6 wonders (of the modern world) I've visited, Petra is by far the most breathtaking.
We met some nice German guys who were in our tour group and got done around lunch time when we headed back to Aguas Calientes for a scrumptious brunch of coffee, papas fritas and omelet with veggies and cheese.. num num!
What was to follow after that deserves its very own post as it was crazy insane and a tad tragic.
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