MACHU PICCHU

DAY 4

No sunrise of Machu Picchu for us :((.  Oh well it was still very very cool.  Thank God it didn't rain like this during the first 3 days or my husband would have left me on the mountain.  We had rain gear and a poncho on and we were soaked to the bone.  But we had come this far, I was not giving up just yet.  Once we made it down into the site and could see things this place is like nothing I have ever experienced before.  

 The vastness is beyond words.  You could spend at least 8 hours walking around if the weather was nice and you would not see the same place twice.  It is absolutely huge and breath taking.

The fog and the mist just added to mystical features of this very special place.

 It was so cool to see how they built structures utilising the existing rocks.

Each room had space for the inhabitants treasures.  Some of them were even two story buildings.

If you like history and ruins, this is the place to visit. 

Percy told us visiting Machu Picchu was about the journey not the actual site, and I would have to agree.  Taking the train and seeing the end would be something to see however making the trek adds to the experience ten fold.




 We spent a couple of extra hours walking through each section, trying not to have to climb too many extra stairs.  By mid afternoon, the buses of tourist have started to arrive so it was quite busy.  We had been up since 3am so by noon, we were ready to call it a day.  We jumped onto the bus and headed back into Aguas Calientes where our dry clothes were waiting. 

The end of the trek and we still have smiles on our faces!  We experienced another first this day - a passenger train.  We took the easy way home to Cusco at the end of the day.  By this time the sun was shinning and it was a very leisurely ride back.

It certainly was an experience, I can now cross it off our bucket list and move onto the next adventure.  Thanks Honey for all your support and understanding it was a great ride!  Love You!