Following on from Legless in Lima...
17/10 Second day in Lima. Explored the old city centre - best part of Lima. I'm developing a worrying fetish for Peruvian traffic police (all female in tight trousers or slit skirts). Evening - more clericot.
18/10 Visited a pre-Inca archaeological site - a massive temple complex built entirely of mud bricks - apparently functional because it never rains in Lima...
One of the less sucessfull features of the site was their attempt to model the original inhabitants...
Went to a potato restaurant for lunch and achieved instant fame. A Chinese TV crew were filming for a food series and asked me for an interview! So I now have star status in China (and - who knows - maybe worldwide). Evening...
Over the years I've had some stick from Monic and other fashionistas about wearing sandals with socks. In retaliation I'd like to publish the following evidence...
19/10 Leaving Lima (no regrets - it's not our favorite city) - Cusco here we come. There's some photos taken from the flight
here. LAN's idea of a tasty airplane snack...
When we see our room we are nostalgic for our Lima dungeon - appalling - ended up eating in a place with wifi (sod the food) as we needed to plan Machu Picchu trip and find a new room.
21/10 Walked up to Sacsayhuaman (Inca ruins) before moving to human habitation. The drugs appear to be working - at least we don't keel over from AMS during the (rather steep) climb. Although Machu Picchu is far more spectacular as an overall package, I'd rate Sacsayhuaman as the best bit of stonework that I've seen. All Cusco photos (including Sacsayhuaman) are here
22/10 Sacred Valley tour (photos here) plus train to Aguas Caliente (nearest town to Machu Picchu) - annoyingly tour guide tells we have to miss best part of best ruin to get train.
23/10 Machu Picchu
25/10 My favourite exhibit in a Cusco archeological museum ... in a list of ethnic groups conquered by the Incas, the Wankas came first.
26/10 Last look around Cusco - catch night bus to Nazca at 18.00.
17/10 Second day in Lima. Explored the old city centre - best part of Lima. I'm developing a worrying fetish for Peruvian traffic police (all female in tight trousers or slit skirts). Evening - more clericot.
18/10 Visited a pre-Inca archaeological site - a massive temple complex built entirely of mud bricks - apparently functional because it never rains in Lima...
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| mud city |
One of the less sucessfull features of the site was their attempt to model the original inhabitants...
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| dummies in nappies |
Went to a potato restaurant for lunch and achieved instant fame. A Chinese TV crew were filming for a food series and asked me for an interview! So I now have star status in China (and - who knows - maybe worldwide). Evening...
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| more clericot |
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| Monic in socks and sandals |
When we see our room we are nostalgic for our Lima dungeon - appalling - ended up eating in a place with wifi (sod the food) as we needed to plan Machu Picchu trip and find a new room.
21/10 Walked up to Sacsayhuaman (Inca ruins) before moving to human habitation. The drugs appear to be working - at least we don't keel over from AMS during the (rather steep) climb. Although Machu Picchu is far more spectacular as an overall package, I'd rate Sacsayhuaman as the best bit of stonework that I've seen. All Cusco photos (including Sacsayhuaman) are here
22/10 Sacred Valley tour (photos here) plus train to Aguas Caliente (nearest town to Machu Picchu) - annoyingly tour guide tells we have to miss best part of best ruin to get train.
23/10 Machu Picchu
25/10 My favourite exhibit in a Cusco archeological museum ... in a list of ethnic groups conquered by the Incas, the Wankas came first.
26/10 Last look around Cusco - catch night bus to Nazca at 18.00.
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