Cusco...the final countdown
I arrived last evening in Cusco, where I´ll spend my last week before heading home.
Cusco is magnificient. Gorgeous stone roads and footpaths. I´m staying at a hostel that requires lots o walking, up a pedestrian path and then a long staircase. It was recommended to me for it´s view of the Plaza del Armas, which is the center piece of the community. I was not disappointed.
Today I am walking around and seeing the various musuems and churches. I´m also going to book a one day tour into the Sacred Valley where I´ll see some local villages and Inca Ruins. I also need to book my train ticket to Aguas Calientes which is a village that serves as the launching site for Machu Picchu. I´ll probably stay a night or two in Aguas before heading back to Cusco. There are some kayaking tours available as well as river rafting. But it´s way, WAY chilly here...so I´m not sure about getting into a cold river.
I ended up staying in La Paz an extra 2 nights and hung out with my friends and skipping Lake Titicaca. They are a really cool group of people. One of the girls is the Spanish girl who was with me the day of the horrendous boarder crossing from Honduras into Nicaragua. The other folks are a really cool Australian girl and 3 guys from Switerland, two brothers and another guy. Except for the brothers, they´re all new friends and have been traveling together for a couple of months. I also ran into another guy I met while in Ecuador, he´s an older, retired guy. We had a really nice dinner one night too. Man, the gringo trail is full of old friends and aquaintences! I also ran into that woman I wrote about the other day who had her bag stolen off the bus I was on. Turns out, in addition to her medications, she had $2,300.00 US in travelers checks as well as 2 memory cards from previous trips to India and Thialand. OOF! She was bitter!!
Good Friday in La Paz was a quieter day than most, there was a procession of clergy with a glass casket of Jesus parading around.
I´m looking forward to returning home. I´ve had an amazing trip, a one of lifetime, for sure. But it will be nice to be home, I´m looking forward to seeing you all, everyone of you has been missed! Looking forward to driving my car, and yup..pizza ooh...sushi..that too. And....cleanliness. Mmmyeah cleanliness.
Okay, so this is where you guys can help make a smooth transition. Please keep your eyes and ears open for any apartments (but not apartment complexes..don´t like those) becoming available that are less than $1,000.00 monthly. I´m thinking the route 24 corridor, Bridgewater to Stoughton and the route 95 corridor, Wrentham to Dedham. Of course, good old Roslindale or West Roxbury are in the mix too.
Okay peeps... see yah soon! Love to everyone!
Cusco is magnificient. Gorgeous stone roads and footpaths. I´m staying at a hostel that requires lots o walking, up a pedestrian path and then a long staircase. It was recommended to me for it´s view of the Plaza del Armas, which is the center piece of the community. I was not disappointed.
Today I am walking around and seeing the various musuems and churches. I´m also going to book a one day tour into the Sacred Valley where I´ll see some local villages and Inca Ruins. I also need to book my train ticket to Aguas Calientes which is a village that serves as the launching site for Machu Picchu. I´ll probably stay a night or two in Aguas before heading back to Cusco. There are some kayaking tours available as well as river rafting. But it´s way, WAY chilly here...so I´m not sure about getting into a cold river.
I ended up staying in La Paz an extra 2 nights and hung out with my friends and skipping Lake Titicaca. They are a really cool group of people. One of the girls is the Spanish girl who was with me the day of the horrendous boarder crossing from Honduras into Nicaragua. The other folks are a really cool Australian girl and 3 guys from Switerland, two brothers and another guy. Except for the brothers, they´re all new friends and have been traveling together for a couple of months. I also ran into another guy I met while in Ecuador, he´s an older, retired guy. We had a really nice dinner one night too. Man, the gringo trail is full of old friends and aquaintences! I also ran into that woman I wrote about the other day who had her bag stolen off the bus I was on. Turns out, in addition to her medications, she had $2,300.00 US in travelers checks as well as 2 memory cards from previous trips to India and Thialand. OOF! She was bitter!!
Good Friday in La Paz was a quieter day than most, there was a procession of clergy with a glass casket of Jesus parading around.
I´m looking forward to returning home. I´ve had an amazing trip, a one of lifetime, for sure. But it will be nice to be home, I´m looking forward to seeing you all, everyone of you has been missed! Looking forward to driving my car, and yup..pizza ooh...sushi..that too. And....cleanliness. Mmmyeah cleanliness.
Okay, so this is where you guys can help make a smooth transition. Please keep your eyes and ears open for any apartments (but not apartment complexes..don´t like those) becoming available that are less than $1,000.00 monthly. I´m thinking the route 24 corridor, Bridgewater to Stoughton and the route 95 corridor, Wrentham to Dedham. Of course, good old Roslindale or West Roxbury are in the mix too.
Okay peeps... see yah soon! Love to everyone!
posted by amy at 1:24 PM
4 Comments:
Hey, Amy shot you an email. You are welcome to stay with us till you find a place.
Will keep my eyes and ears open for apt. Safe journeying....
esta,
let us know when you are returning (date/time) so that we can pick you up at the airport.
also, you are more than welcome to stay with us here in the city or cape house.
luv esta, stretch, and annabelle.
Did you remember to pick me up some Dynamite for me, when you were at the mine
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