After arriving in Cusco on Sunday evening, we've had a relaxing couple days here. The town is BEAUTIFUL, and while the center square is pretty touristy, it doesn't really detract from the charms of the city. We used the day yesterday to rest a little and adjust to the altitude, as well as book our Machu Picchu tour. We also did some souvenir shopping, and Trevor slept for a good portion of the afternoon. I went for a walk with Anders, one of our hostelmates, and mailed post cards. We also attempted to walk up to a large Christ statue overlooking the city, but it was (OF COURSE) closed. We ate dinner with Anders and two other people, Andrew and Amanda, and decided to change Trevor's name to "Andre" so that he could fit in with us. We finished up the night by sitting around a fire drinking tea and watching an X-Men movie.
Today we went to the Inka Museum and did a self-guided walking tour as recommended in Lonely Planet. We're taking a break at the hostel now before our CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS - so excited for this later today!! First thing tomorrow, we head out on Day 1 of our two day Machu Picchu tour.
Here are some pictures from the last couple days...
This is the interior courtyard of our hostel. It's quite nice here - well worth the $10/night we're paying.
This is coca tea, my new favorite drink. It's basically just coca leaves in hot water, although you can get tea bags with ground coca leaves as well. It's highly recommended to alleviate symptoms of altitude sickness, and it's got a nice mild green tea flavor. Sadly, it's not legal in the United States since coca leaves are the basis of cocaine. But thus far, I have not had any issues with the altitude, so thanks coca tea!
The post office letter drop is... exciting!
Overlooking the city at dusk - gorgeous!!
A fountain in a square near our hostel in the daytime:
The cathedral in the Plaza de Armas - the center of town:
A woman weaving a scarf - many of the women who wear traditional dress have those two long braids down their back - beautiful hair!
Trevor in front of a church that was on our walking tour. Now I forget which one.
Trevor sitting on a rock being bored while I looked at the ten millionth "marketplace" we walked through.
Un-cropped version of my Facebook profile picture. I have no idea why the woman on my right looks so sad - she didn't even have to give up her lamb!!
Aww, Trevor. Always waving at cameras:
Okay, now it's time for chocolate class!! OM NOM NOM NOM
Today we went to the Inka Museum and did a self-guided walking tour as recommended in Lonely Planet. We're taking a break at the hostel now before our CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS - so excited for this later today!! First thing tomorrow, we head out on Day 1 of our two day Machu Picchu tour.
Here are some pictures from the last couple days...
This is the interior courtyard of our hostel. It's quite nice here - well worth the $10/night we're paying.
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This is coca tea, my new favorite drink. It's basically just coca leaves in hot water, although you can get tea bags with ground coca leaves as well. It's highly recommended to alleviate symptoms of altitude sickness, and it's got a nice mild green tea flavor. Sadly, it's not legal in the United States since coca leaves are the basis of cocaine. But thus far, I have not had any issues with the altitude, so thanks coca tea!
The post office letter drop is... exciting!
Overlooking the city at dusk - gorgeous!!
A fountain in a square near our hostel in the daytime:
The cathedral in the Plaza de Armas - the center of town:
A woman weaving a scarf - many of the women who wear traditional dress have those two long braids down their back - beautiful hair!
Trevor in front of a church that was on our walking tour. Now I forget which one.
Trevor sitting on a rock being bored while I looked at the ten millionth "marketplace" we walked through.
Un-cropped version of my Facebook profile picture. I have no idea why the woman on my right looks so sad - she didn't even have to give up her lamb!!
Aww, Trevor. Always waving at cameras:
Okay, now it's time for chocolate class!! OM NOM NOM NOM
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