First night...
Trip Start
Aug 10, 2007
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9
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Trip End
Oct 15, 2007
Cusco,
Peru
Monday, August 13, 2007
I dont remember if I said how we swapped rooms to a nicer one. Well we did but we didnt have keys yet so we couldnt lock the door. We got ready to go out for a meal in the evening (after a few hours sleep) and sadly we didnt take the door off the latch, then closed it. Ah. We only had the clothes we were wearing and a bit of money. Fiona (our rep here who sorts out problems) was in bed so wouldnt come and bring the key round, and the guy who lives here, Juan Carlos (odd job man, washer up and anything else he can help with) tried to open it but to no avail. We made the best of it and went out for a nice meanl in an Irish pub. It was so cool to be in somewhere familiar as Peru is a bit of a culture shock at first. They even served guiness and shepherds pie. I had a pizza and some pineapple juice (have been advised to lay of the weird exotic food and booze for a day or 2) then came back to go to bed. We found another empty room and just slept we were so tired. It wasnt too cold either, though i was glad of my alpaca hat on the walk home. Slept very well and awoke bright and early to the sound of gunfire...apparently the peruvian military just fire then guns off randomly every morning at 7am. Fair eough. Dawdled getting up then went to Jack's cafe, a really nice place owned by the same people who own the irish bar and had some soup and coca leaf tea (its soo nice im getting addicted to it...)
At lunch time Rich had to go for his spanish lesson (we get 3 hours a day each but me and rich have the same teacher which is a pain in the ass as she wont do it with both of us so we arent going to have much time to do stuff in the day..) I went with Lucy and Helen (the other PMS students) to the Avenida del Sol (avenue of the sun, not sure if spelt right) and we wandered a bit and went to a nice market that I shall be visiting frequently to purchase alpaca related items...them we changed some money (so much for dollars, no one takes them so we are gradually changing them into soles) and got an ice cream. Ive got my first spanish lesson in a bit so I might go and prepare. Apparently we go to the teachers house and they make us tea and busicuits. goody!
Comments
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It all sounds like a very hard life! Pizza, alpaca hats, coca leaf tea... is being addicted to that a good thing Ms Medical Student?
As for locking yourselves out of your room: You Two = Plonkers!