Hostal Las Orquideas Ollantaytambo

... to get those tickets. And it was killer to climb so fast and I got dizzy. I blame that on one of my trekmates, and I let him know I was in no condition to go at his pace. He had his reasons, and I wasn´t as motivated so that´s just what it was. But we got to the peak before the bus hit and had a chance to celebrate with the others who climbed that morning as well.<br><br> Macchu Picchu is a sacred place. Unfortunately when you´re with a party group ...

... that are still in the places where they just dropped them and ran to the other Inca sites further away where they hid from the Spanish. It is amazing to see the size of these rocks that they were in the middle of cutting and carrying and then installing into a temple site. <br><br>After visiting this site our tour guide for the day, Carlos, left us and we headed to our hotel for our last night in a comfy hotel with a bed and hot shower before the Inca Trail the next morning!

... uns touristen in die verschiedenen busse zuteilen sollten. jede agentur hatte ihren eigenen bus, oder sollte zumindest einen haben. unsere gruppe wurde als aufgeteilt und jeder suchte hilflos seinen bus. statt unserer namen hatten die leute häufig jedoch nur den namen des tourguides und die anzahl personen. auf jedenfall dauerte es über eine halbe stunde bis wir einen bus gefunden hatten, der zwar nicht zu unserer agentur gehörte, uns aber ...

... regular rocky decline. While the initial portion cut through densely covered terrain, the latter portion ran alongside a mountainside, exposed to the Urubamba valley to the right. This latter section proved to be one of the most beautiful sections of the trek; in front of us were spread countless verdant peaks, mist and clouds rolling among them, with rainbows littering the scene as the bright sun poured in through breaks in the clouds. Absolutely beautiful. Our last campsite was facing ...

... huge area that had many platforms carved in to the granite, above this there was a natural rock formation that appeared to look like a condor, a sacred animal to the Inca's.<br><br>This place is so well preserved as are many of the Inca ruins, it is well worth a visit.<br><br>Following on from the ruins we were then treated to a visit to a traditional Peruvian house. The first thought when I walked in was "oh my god, how do they live like this?" The room was dark, sooty and ...

... one I was dreading... we hired an extra porter for the day for 80soles, about 20 quid... and gave him my rucsac with both our sleeping bags and sleeping mats... (BIG sleeping bags we hired, weighed 2.5 - 3kg each but were warm for 2nd and 3rd night which we needed!). Also, the porters put your tents up and down, they do everything, washing up, cooking.... and also serve snacks some days, tea, biscuits and popcorn!<br>Anyway, thank goodness we got the extra porter, day 2 was a ...

... Wie sich spät** h**austellen wird, ist ** sowieso etwas wähl**isch, was das Essen anbelangt.<br><br>Spannende Bekanntschaften<br><br>Nach dem Mittagessen gings für mich im gleichen Schritt flott weit**. Abwechslungsweise liefen wir in d** Gruppe od** allein imm** d** Strasse entlang in Richtung des hohen, schneebedeckten Salkantay. Mit d** Zeit sah ich in Lex einen guten Wand**partn**. Spannende Gespräche und Diskussionen in Englisch (d** Junge ...

... the ground, being for sale. Several sweaters and tuques were purchased by myself. Yes, Mom, this is where I bought your sweater. Same for Louise. :) <br><br>By then, it was 7:00pm. Off we went to the retreat's very cozy award winning gourmet restaurant for a very pleasant and relaxing diner. It was a buffet style diner where lots of choices were available. We ...