We wandered out into the omnipresent sun and took a stroll down Cusco's beautiful and historic, narrow streets. Stopped off in many little markets to add to our collection of gifts for our families and stroke all the soft alpaca slippers and hats.
For lunch we found a lovely, airy cafe with cute decor reminiscent of a French patisserie. Hannah had an aji de gellina (spiced chicken) empanadas and Libby a meat one; both truly scrumptious. To finish on a sweet note we then order a 'tres leche de cafe' slice of cake which was absolutely delicious and incredibly moist.
Fully satisfied we then walked up to plaza de Armas del cusco where the main San Francisco cathedral is do that Libby could do some sketching while Hannah read her book.
Returned to the hostel for our inca trail talk; we will be in a group with just 4 of us and a leader for this arduous hike. The second day sounds like a killer with a 5 hour uphill hike to start off the morning, joy.
For dinner few cheap places nearby were open so we each enjoyed a beef fajita each followed by half a cookie.
We're all packed and ready, fingers crossed we'll make it to Machu Picchu!
We'll be pretty remote for the next 4 days so no electricity and certainly no wifi. Will update you on how we got on once we're back in civilisation.
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