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On the buses

January 3rd, 2005

We were quite lucky as when the taxi dropped us back in Pisac, the bus to Ollantaytambo arrived. The bus was already packed with locals on their way home from work. Eug scrambled up the steps onto the roof to tie on our rucksack. I was paranoid that the bus was going to start moving while he was still boy scouting on the roof.
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The tower of Pisac

January 3rd, 2005

With the Inca Trail looming in just a couple of days, and too much good food and rarified air slowing us down, we decided it was time for a bit of training ahead of our forthcoming mountain marathon. To the local bus station in Cusco we went, walking sticks at the ready and gallons of water in the rucksacks, ready to explore more Inca citadels in the sky. And we weren’t disappointed one bit!
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Cusco salespeople

January 2nd, 2005

Perhaps more than anywhere else in Peru, at least in our experience, Cusco is plagued with street vendors. While the hassle level from these people is not all that intense, the range of ‘goods’ on sale and the techniques are worth a comment or two.
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Ruined in Cusco

January 1st, 2005

Some of the streets in Cusco still have original Inca walls but most of the major ruins lie just outside of the city. After our hangovers had subsided, we set off to have a look at these!
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Happy New Year

December 31st, 2004

We`ve been on holiday for the past couple of New Years and they`ve been OK but nothing special. And these days we struggle to keeep our eyes open past 10pm anyway, so we weren`t expecting anything too spectacular for seeing in 2005. But Cusco was something else.
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Any room at the Inn?

December 30th, 2004

The minibus finally turned up to drop off most of the Puno to Cusco passengers. We all had to haul our luggage onto the bus but felt reassured that weŽd be dropped off at the door to our hotel. As the bus set off, we realised that it was unlikely that the driver had passed his test, or at least driven a vehicle like this before. His gear changes were tortuous but it felt good to finally be here, as we crunched our way through Cusco!
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The tour to Cusco

December 30th, 2004

The bus was to leave Puno at 7.15am in the morning. Hhmmmm. Heard that one before. We were on the bus on time but continued to wait for other tourists from other hotels in the vicinity. Well, at least being first on meant that we were in the front seat with good views. Hhhmmmmmmmm.
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Party time in Puno

December 29th, 2004

The bus arrived in Puno and everyone jostled to get their hands back on their rucksacks.

We were hustled into a taxi by a guy who was very disappointed to find that weŽd booked everything in Puno and were only visiting for one night.
The Hotel Colon Inn was very comfortable – and the name did not reflect our now calm digestive systems! The guide books didnŽt have much to say about Puno – apart from it being the old run-down port of Lake Titicaca. But we thought weŽd go out and have a look anyway….
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Bye-bye Bolivia!

December 29th, 2004

After our Isla del Storm experience, it was great to have a proper nightŽs sleep back at the Hotel Rosario in Copocabana. WeŽd booked our seats on the bus to Puno which was due to leave at 1.15pm. Puno is about 3 hours away from Copocabana and the next stage of our South American Adventure – in Peru!
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Leonard

December 29th, 2004

I think Eugene was feeling a little guilty for putting me though the Isla del Storm experience. When we got back to Copacabana we went for breakfast and he nipped off to “change some money”. When he returned, he presented me with a small, soft toy llama to “remind me of the cute ones we saw on the Isla del Sol”. It is relly cute and as usual, I had to think of a name. So Leonard it is, or Lenny for short. Leonard the Llama. Leonard presently resides in a plastic bag in our wash-bag so that his ears and legs donŽt snap off. HeŽs looking forward to living with the mini yellow Easter chicks in our sideboard when he makes a new home in England.

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