Back in Cuzco
-=[ DAY ELEVEN - Tue 20th June ]=-
Finally a day with no wake-up call! Instead just a leisurely day taking in the sights & sounds of Cusco. And still being the leadup to Inti Raymi, ‘Festival of the Sun’, there were certainly a lot of sights and sounds. Kirsty & I spend a good hour or so in the main plaza watching a parade of school children dressed in colourful costumes performing traditional dances.
We then checked out a few museums before heading back to the square to see the end of the parade from a restaurant balcony overlooking the plaza.
Kirsty headed back to the hotel via some jewellry stores while I spend some time uploading some photos into my gallery. When I got back to the hotel, Kirsty greeted me with some bad news - while Cindy and Julie were also watching the parade, Julie was pick-pocketted of her money, credit card and passport. So they spent the rest of the day at the consulate, police station and airline office in order to get back to Lima for a replacement passport for Julie.
Meanwhile we were also informed of a transport strike starting at midnight, meaning that we needed to catch a bus to Puno at 8pm instead of 9am tomorrow morning.
It’s sad to have to say goodbye to Julie & Cindy in these circumstances, but hopefully they’ve enjoyed their trip up until now, and have a safe journey home. Goodbye guys, the last ten days with you were great fun!