Hello from cusco

Hey guys, we finally made it to Cusco!
We ended up having no problems getting here, thanks to the fact that Peruvians dont seem to like striking on the weekend. So the road into Cusoc was opened up just for two days and we got a bus here straight away. A really nice bus too might I add, especially compared to what we had gotten used to in Bolivia (it actually had a toilet!!).
Cusco is a really beautiful city, the buildings are all lovely and there is a gorgeous main plaza which has two huge churches on it. There is a fairly massive downside to it all though - there are sooooo many tourists it is risiculous. And not just backpacker tourists - the kind we have become used to who wear the same shirt for 3 days and kind of smell a bit funny - tourist tourists. The kind with sunglasses with names on the side, who had enough room in their bag to pack heels, a couple of dresses and have enough money to stay somewhere that costs about the same per night as steve and I brought away with us in the first place.
Not that these people arent perfectly nice but it is definitely a massive shock after Bolivia.

The first day we arrived we mostly just wanderd around and marvelled at the prices of things. The second day we managed to meet up with Eugene, one of the people we met on our Uyuni trek and who we hung out with in La Paz (i dont know if steve has mentioned him before i loading a new page to check would take too long). We spontaneously decided to take a horseback riding tour of some Incan ruins which turned out to be great. Steve was in pain for a little while but i think he secretly loved it. Our guide was really good, he only spoke Spanish but between the 3 of us we emanaged ot get everything he was saying.
One of the things we went to see was a huge temple that the Incas built to worship the sun and use for other religious purposes. Eventually they also had to use it as a fort when the Spanish came. I cant spell the name but essentially it sounded like "sexy woman" with a funny accent.

That was 3 days ago now. Yesterday we went and looked at the Incan Museum which Eugene and Steve didnt like that much but I thought it wasnt too bad. Museums are great ways to practice spanish since they rarely have english explanations.
Today Eugene left early for his Machu Picchu trek so Steve and I decided to go check out some hot springs because steve has been wanting to seem some for the last 3 months just about. It was an interesting trip out, squashed in the back of a taxi with about 9 people (i am talking a 5 seater car here) and when we arrived the pools werent exactly what we had in mind. Im not entirely convinced they were hot springs for a start, i think they were just communal baths, but they werent too bad ad it was nice to have a bath instead of a lukewarm shower for a change.

Not sure what our plans are for the next few days but we our setting off to Machu Picchu in 2 days so our next post will probably be after that with some great pictures as well hopefully. Cusco is a bit exxy for our tastes so we are thinking of heading off straight away when we get back ond going back South to Arequipa (if the road isnt closed).

Love Cami (and steve in spirit even though he isnt here right now)