Exploring The Ancient Inca City Of Cusco, Peru
Arriving into Peru, we were the tired-est I've ever been on our travels!
First off we started in Amsterdam, then carried on to London (transiting for a few hours in London), followed by a 12 hour flight to Lima (Peru) followed by an 8 hour overnight transit at the airport overnight, of which we planned to stay in an airport lounge and at least try to sneak in a nap but as it turns out, we couldn't pop into any airport lounges because our next flight to Cusco was domestic and the domestic airport terminal closes overnight!
We ended up in a hotel bar across the road, ordered a beer and promptly fell asleep on their awkwardly uncomfortable chairs - obviously the chairs weren't exactly made for napping guests though we were joined by quite a few other traveller.
Alas, at 6.30am, it was far too early to check in however, the kind folk at the hotel got us nice and comfy with coca teas, plain old regular teas, coffees and even let us have breakfast - all of which totally energised us and got us ready to explore Cusco!
We were staying in San Blas, one of the most important parts of the city so sightseeing was pretty much a hop, skip and a jump from our hotel. Tiredness abated for a while, we hit the streets of Cusco!
By the way, you can totally feel the high altitude as soon as you start walking! Catching your breath is noticeably harder than it normally us and that feeling takes some getting used to.
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