Cusco to Pisac to Lima

Our hotel here is Cusco is rather quaint, but a terrible entrance to try and get into the hotel door. The footpaths are only wide enough for one person and the cars fly along .. one way only.. so you must try to balance yourself and make a run for the door when there is a break in the traffic.
The four of us walked to Saqsaywaman via the beautiful old churches, tiny little villages etc. It took us about 1 hour and the view of Cusco from the top of this mountian was one we will never forget.
Saqsaywaman is an Inca ruin with the largest stone rocks ever assembled. Due to earthquakes, the government are trying to rebuild this site, but they are spoiling it by using small rocks to stop the erosion. No one could ever replace the Inca stonework.
Rob and I have been to these ruins four times now and it still amazes us as to how the Incas carved these stones.
That evening we all went to a traditional Peruivan Theatre Dance Show. This was another night full of all the Peruivan culture and costumes. A great show.
The next morning we awoke to drama in the Scott's room. Dennis had been for his normal run and when he arrived back and closed the door to his room, the lock jammed and Gayle and Dennis were locked inside. All staff tried to open the door to no avail. Dennis was starting to hypoventilate. We thought he was going to knock the door down. But a locksmith from a nearby hotel managed to save the day. phew!
After this episode, we caught the local bus to Pisac. The local bus is a great way to get around and met the people and see the way they live. It truly is the way to go. Once at Pisac, we organised our hotel room then to a taxi to the TOP mountain to see the ruins here. We have seen many ruins, but they are all different in style, construction, rocks etc. We decided to walk back down through the old Inca terraces. On the way we met a young boy called Orlando. His English was very good and he walked down the mountain with us, explaining all the sites and playing his flute. It just looked like the Pied Piper and the four of us following behind. Another fantastic day. Boy are we sleeping..
The following morning we were woken at 4am to the sound of local bands practising for their parade that day. Rob and I didn't see the parade as we bussed it back to Cusco and Gayle and Dennis are heading for Macchu Picchu. We will catch up with them next week at Esperanza.
Rob and I are now in Lima. Today the Peruvians celebrated their Independence Day and we had VIP seats in the stands due to Rob chatting up the guard on duty at the entrance gate. They just love Australians and are only to happy to please us.
That's about enough for today. Next post will be from Esperanza. Looking forward to seeing all the children again. xx