Goodbye lima!

Breakfast at 8.30am at cafe de la paz. Washed my hair.dang cold!
Took the tourist bus covering mira flores sole 75.

16.25 waiting for the bus to cusco a 20-hour ride.

24th sep goodbye elCalafate, hello buenos aeres

Breakfast.

Lunch Patagonia trout with fries. By 1.30 pm at a price of peso120 for taxi, we arrived at the airport. Airport tax 38 per person.

By 6.15pm we were in the cab on the way to Tritone hotel at a cost of 120pesos. 3 nghts at Usd200.

The concierge asked if we wanted to put our valuables in the frontdesk's safe. That made us rather anxious about going out until i saw a pregnant lady with 3 young children came in after a bout of shopping.

Finally chinese food at Magicdragon, Galerias Pacifico. A disappointment that the portion is small yet costing 59pesos.

My craving for spicy food has yet to be fulfilled.

Cusco & Machu Pichu

Friday 13th September

Left Lima at 5.30pm on the 12th and reached cusco at 2pm 13th. Not ever going to do this journey as the roads snaked up and down the mountains. The bus only stopped once giving us the opportunity to stretch our legs and vomit.  Bad migraine. I puked the two yogurts i had fir breakfast. We didnt eat a proper breakfast and had no lunch. Oh... there was alot of arting going on between the two us. Luckily they weren't the stinky type.

The first impression i had of cusco of a sprawling old city. Interesting to see young children playing so near the cliff.

Had to scrape our plan of going to Lake Titicaca by bus; too strenous. Taking a flight back to Lima then shooting off to Santiago on same day. It was cheaper to buy return tickets than one way.

Love listening to the fast pace latin music.

On the way back to hotel took some pictures of a demonstration although i have no idea what it was for.

Starving but only managed to eat half of the chicken burger. Have to wake up at 3am to go to Machu Pichu.

14th september 2013.

At 4am a cab dropped us at the bus station and by 6 am we were at the Inca Rail.

At 7.30am there was no guide waiting fr us. We were instructed to take any bus to MP. Had to sit at the back crushed by a stodgy man.

Climbed up MP. Amazing view. Across where i was, could see ppl climbing up a mountain.

We chatted with Leo, a political science student from israel. Had a very interesting conversation about religion and politics. He was plesantly surprise to know we are aware of what is happening in his country. We offered our hospitality if he decides to visit Malaysia one day.

Spoke to a polite inca man manning the entrance to the bridge that leads to nowhere. He told me MP was abandoned because the spaniards (put his hand across his neck) the incas.

3pm took train back to cusco but felt uncomfortable was made to sit face to face with anotger couple. The lady looked so exhausted.