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TRAVEL BLOG ENTRY
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“We finally feel like we are on holidays now!” |
After 14 days, we have finally reached our primary destination and one of the reasons we came to South America: Cuzco. The journey to Cuzco started, quite predictably, with another bout of travel sickness from me (Linda) and the plane ride proved a little too bumpy for my liking. However we arrived at our little hippie hangout safe and sound. The first thing you noticed when you walked into the Casa De La Gringa was the abundance of dreadlocked hair, the psycadelic paintings and the noticeboards advertising guests to try some halucinegenic plant called ¨San Pedro Journeys¨. Mike tested the waters with me to see if we should give it a try, but I put a stop to that quick smart! :-) But the place is really chilled out and we like it a lot.
So we spent the first day of our Cuzco experience chilling out in our room and at a local hippie hangout called ¨The Muse¨ . You have to get there early as it takes about an hour for your food to arrive after ordering, but the tucker is pretty good and they insist everything is washed in purified water (even the salad). We actually spent about 3 hours hanging out there on the comfy cushions, just enjoying the view and watching the people....and occassional alpaca walk past the window.
The following few days have been filled wandering the streets of Cuzco, taking our time and soaking up the relaxed atmosphere. It is a photographer´s dream with cobblestone walkways, white washed walls contrasting with the orange roof tiles and ancient Incan foundations. It´s nice to be able to sit back and watch the world go by. We finally feel like we are on holidays now!
One of the few drawbacks of coming to such a touristy town however, is that the street sellers are a lot more pushy and you literally have to yell ¨No, Gracias¨, before they leave you alone. Then they all reply ¨Maybe Later?¨ Mike had fun watching a pickpocket line up potential targets in the main square, only to be thwarted by one of the numerous local policia (the police presence has apparently trippled in the past year, which is easy to believe).
Another funny thing about Cuzco is that ladies dress up in their traditional attire and wander the streets of Cuzco pulling around llamas (or alpacas, we cant decide) and baby goats asking for money to take a photograph with them. Usually we would resist such a shameless ploy, but we just couldn´t help ourselves....they were llamas for goodness sake!
We have a couple more days just to chill out until we face our biggest challenge, our Everest......Machu Picchu. See you on the other side.
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Fidgey says:
hey guys, sounds like you're have a sweet time. salads are overated linda. Summer is here with a vengence. Hottest november ever(i think) paving coming along in the back yard with the pond and water feature being put together as we speak. the bocce tournament will be held from a different angle on a slightly smaller pitch this year. chat soon love fidgey