Hostal Ambassador Cusco

... have taken about an hour by car.. After arriving in the village of Machupicchu we had to take a bus up the mountainslope to actually see the site.

But it was beautiful!


We went back to the village and had a nice meal of traditional peruvian food.

We later took the train back and arrived in Cusco about 21.00. Though all the hassle and expensive ...

... 1504;ם ושלל פקלאו 14;יהם (כולל חיות, ומכאן הכינו 97;).
אין דרך לתאר את הריח הנורא 97; ששרר באוטו 89;ו ...

... 8217;m rather amazed how much my plans (and perspective) have changed in the close to two weeks since I’ve been here. Probably the biggest change has been one of pace. While in Lima and en route to Cusco, I was still operating according to the rough timetable I had initially set out for my 3.5 months here – 3 weeks in Peru, 3 weeks in Bolivia, 3 weeks in Argentina, 2 plus weeks in Patagonia, and another 2 weeks in Santiago and Central Chile. Done and done. And while I ...

The ride was very rough. Slow, cold, shaky, dangerous and beautiful.
15h of small, non-protected mountainous dirt roads out of 20h in an old, decayed bus. No toilet so we stopped regularly in small villages.
It was very tiring but I got to see "real Peru", wonderful sceneries, meet locals (damn I wish I could speak Spanish !) and taste local food. And at night the sky was wonderful; I saw Magellan's clouds for the 1st time !

All in all this path was a good choice.

... we took a small boat ride across to another reed island in a reed built boat similar to the ones used by natives many hundreds of years ago. But we weren't told when we got off that the ride cost $4US instead of taking our boat because they had to row us across using manpower. The boat ride was worth it however as there were two decks you could sit at and see the view of other islands as you rowed across. As we left the women and men formed a row beside the boat and sung native ...

... of good food.
The one thing that surprised me about the trail was the diversity of climates we traversed. On day two we had alpine scenery with evergreen trees, fern bushes and sometimes nothing but rocks and snow. On day three and four we had rain forest surroundings. Within 10 feet of the trail we saw banana, mango, papaya, avocado, cocoa, custard apple trees, pineapple plants, numerous wild orchards, bamboo and eucalyptus trees. In addition ...

Ankunft in Cusco

Bin gut ausgeruht in Cusco angekommen und ging mit Ralph direkt ins Hostel Loki, welches sich im Zentrum der Stadt befindet. Diese Unterkunft wurde von ehemaligen Backpackern gegründet, bzw. erbaut, da das Gebäude zuvor eine grosse Ruine war. Die Grundmauern sollen etwas um die 450 Jahre alt sein. Heute gilt es als DAS Party-Hostel in Cusco; hat der Schweizer mit der langen Leitung dann in der ersten Nacht auch schmerzlich zu spüren bekommen.
Cusco, Cusco, Peru tinutour

... them on the bus. While I was there I was amazed that the mother held her baby on her back while digging in the ground. I feel so lucky today. When we got back and ate I asked Rocio if I could use the computer for my ticket. Yep was the answer. I checked my email and Mrs. Morzan emailed me. She said she was sad she couldn’t say goodbye to me and also warned me not to take anything back to the US with me because it could be cocaine. She said even if they show me. She is really like my ...

... with the 2 Danes and the English lass. We had a spot of dinner in Paddy O´Flahertys (the ubiqutious Irish themed pub has unfortunately found a home here in Plaza del Aramas - as too has the dreaded golden arches - I´ve yet to decide which is worse). However I was grateful for an All Day Breakfast stuffed with bacon and pork sausages with Barry´s tea thrown in as well - honestly it would give the greasy bfasts at Brams a run for its ...

... of tourists were also present enjoying themselves.

As we made our way back to the Novotel, a lovely young family was standing in front of the doors hoping to have their pictures taken for a few soles. They were all nicely dressed in their colourful Peruvian traditional clothings. As they say, pictures are worth a thousand words. I now have a lovely picture of myself holding the young ...