Back to Cusco

Maybe some of you thought that my entry about Machu Picchu was too negative. Well, to put it right: Machu Picchu itself is a great experience and we enjoyed everybit of it. We just didn´t find the touristy feeling so appealing. Anyway, pictures from MP are now also online. So have a look.

The day after Machu Picchu we headed back to Cusco for the night. Marcus got up early at 5.30 a.m. to climb the ruins in Ollantay before we had breakfast and took a taxi back to Cusco. On our way back we saw the road blocked by a landslide which had only happened a day earlier. The taxistas are very flexible though and just drove around it...


Back in Cusco we checked in to a neat hostel that Lisa had recommended - thanks for that! We strolled around town and must say that we really liked Cusco. It does have a flair. After dinner and a massive thunderstorm it was off to bed for an early rise the next morning.

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Nach unserem Besuch in Machu Picchu sind wir zurueck nach Cusco gefahren. Auf dem Weg dorthin hatte ein Felssturz die Strasse blockiert. Der Felssturz geschah erst am vorigen Tag. Allerdings sind die Taxifahrer sehr flexible und sind direkt drum herum gefahren.


In Cusco haben wir uns die Stadt bei herrlichstem Sonnenschein zu Gemuete gefuehrt und muessen sagen, dass uns Cusco richtig gut gefallen hat. Die Stadt hat ein ganz eigenes Flair und schoene Bauten noch dazu.


Nach einem leckeren Abendessen bei heftigem Gewitter ging es dann zurueck ins Hostel und ab ins Bett, weil wir am Folgetag wieder mal frueh raus mussten.

Ollantaytambo and the ruins

Landslide

Plaza de Armas, Cusco

Registering to vote in Peru

Main road in Cusco