Paz y Luz Bed and Breakfast Pisac

... why there is no special way to express emotions in English…

On arrival in Pisac I decided to "force myself" on a young American girl to ensure that I didn´t labour around the ruins by myself by suggesting we shared a taxi upto the site. As it was market day, she didn´t want to go straightaway and asked if we could meet an hour later. Whilst waiting I enjoyed the local fiesta in the town square as the annual ...

... die uns auch ihre Küche üb**lies. Doch nicht alle Dorfbewohn** waren uns so wohlgesinnt, wie diese Familie. Touristen w**den in dies** Gegend selten bis nie gesehen und das Dorf ist eines d** ärm**en. Nachdem uns d** "Presidente" zu sich ziti**t hatte, wurde schnell klar, dass das Dorf von uns**** Anwesenheit profiti**en und 100 Dollar für die Üb**nachtung kassi**en möchte. Leid** hat Jhon, uns** Guide, uns**** Meinung ...

OK it's 5:15am and I have Dee in my face telling me it is time to get up!!! Oh my god I am thinking, why is she waking me up after only 2 hours sleep. "Dee, it's 5:15, why are we getting up so early?" Dee's response was that it was 6:15 and we needed to be down at breakfast in a short while, I was dazed and confused but pretty sure it was only 5:15 and Dee had got her time wrong! but it was possible that I was wrong given the time difference between Peru and the UK, I went ...

The city center of Cusco (or Cuzco, depending on your level of hip) is filled with Colonial architecture, entry to which is lumped into one big ticket price for all historical places of interest within the city. This kind of treatment is the way of life in Peru's touristic capital, the best of which we've received from our surrogate mother, Sonia, at Hostel La Casa de mi Abuelo. Apart from paying more for everything except lodgings, we've ...

... hauptsächlich d** Bewäss**ung d** v**schiedenen Feld**, die auf v**schiedenen Höhen angelegt waren. Zum Glück hatten wir uns**en Lehr** Ricardo (süsse
25 Jahre) dabei. Er war v**traut mit d** Stätte und **klärte uns in spanisch, wie das alles funktioni**t.

Pikillacta - Prä-Inka-Siedlung

Die zweite Station uns**** Tagesreise führte uns zu d** riesigen Siedlung Pikillacta aus d** Zeit vor den Inkas, also den eigentlichen Ureinwohn**n P**u's. Dies ...

... the place, though I didn't have the energy to cover all of the ground. I found the whole thing amazing, especially as I didn't know what to expect. I thought at that point that Machu Picchu would have a lot to live up to.

After the long descent back into Pisac I treated myself to quite an expensive meal (about $5) of beef stew in one of the many nice cafes and restaurants in the town. I then headed back to Cusco to prepare for my four-day expedition to Machu Picchu...

... Fica num ponto bem alto, onde podemos avistar a cidade também! De lá pude ver aonde fica a minha casa em Cusco, atrás de uma espécie de ginásio.

De lá descemos até a praça novamente e pegamos um taxi para casa, para o almoço.

Nao sei se já comentei isso, mas minha mae peruana cozinha muito bem! E eles comem muito aqui no almoço! Um prato de sopa e depois outro prato com frango, arroz e batata, por exemplo. Mas eu nunca ...

Walker went on a solo mission with the tour guide to the Pisac market. On the drive we stopped at what can best be described as a "llama petting zoo". There are all varieties of llamas and alpacas both domestic and wild.

After arriving in Pisac, we first stopped at a Quechuan church and got some amazing footage of the ...

... Touristen etwas Fehl am Platze vor. Ab** nach ein** Dusche und halbwegs saub**en Sachen ging es bess**. Am Abend sind wir auch nicht mehr groß los, wohl wissend dass d** nächste Tag anstrengend wird.
Und so war s dann auch. Um Karten für Wayna Picchu zu bekommen muss man ein** d** **sten 400 P**sonen in d** Schlange sein. Normal**weise reicht es, wenn man vor den Bussen da ist. Dass heißt ab** gefühlte 1000 Treppenstufen hinauf und die Busse starten gegen 5:30.
Dem ...

... in the valley, being our meeting place.

Ali, Mi and myself then proceeded hiking for a good three hours along a very narrowed path on the mountain that lead us to beautiful endless vistas. In certain places, we had to walk through tunnels or climb steps made out of rocks along the mountain's side. The sky was still grey but had several cottony ...