It's cold. We have been cold most of our trip so far. When we landed in Cuzco about 10:30 a.m., it was nice to have it so warm that the sweatshirts and jackets could come off. Unfortunately, by 1:30 it was so cold we had to put them back on again. The room has one of those portable oil-filled heaters, so we've had it on ALL the time we've been in our room. Average temperatures are supposed to be around 72F or 20-22C, so I packed a lot of short-sleeved t-shirts, plus one sweatshirt and the fleece jacket (which I forgot in the Montreal airport). Think I'm going to have to buy a sweater or two tomorrow. Plus about 2:30-3:00 p.m., it rained, with hail ! Thank goodness we were at the main square and most of the sidewalks around the edge have roofs over them.
Took lots of photos of the two main churches or cathedrals. The workmanship is amazing, inside and out. Too bad we aren't allowed to take photos inside.
Cuzco was the capital of the Incan empire. When the Spanish conquered this part of the world, they took over Cuzco and built their buildings right over the Inca ones, so you still see Inca walls (or parts of them) as you are walking around.
We had to stop and have a snack, especially since I could smell fried chicken so much when we were walking around the square. And behold, there was actually a KFC, but they had no tables, and sitting on the steps of the square didn't really appeal to us, so we went a bit further and there was McDonalds ... with seats, so in we went. The hamburger tasted a little bit different, but I couldn't put my finger on exactly why. At the side table where we usually get our condiments, they had ketchup and mayonnaise in those push dispensers. They also had a couple of different kinds of mustard, and some relish, in self-serve bins. And wonder of wonders, they had white vinegar, wine vinegar, and olive oil ... for the salads, so I got to have vinegar on my French fries!!! Absolutely no salt or pepper to be seen. Anyway, we did the check-in thing with our iPhones and Facebook (yes, free WiFi), which you may have seen.
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| An alley-way of stalls selling sweaters, blankets, and all sorts of handicrafts. |
We came back to our rooms after a few hours and I downloaded the photos I had taken. Took forever. I think my new iPhoto has a glitch. Will have to phone Apple when I get home. Within an hour, my head was filling up. I have a head cold. I am so disgusted. On the flight from Montreal to Miami, the girl beside me was blowing her nose, etc. through the whole flight. Three and a half to four hours of non-stop germ factory. So I got some stuff at a drug store down the street and am hoping it will help.
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| Balcony, Spanish style - I took a ton of photos of different ones of these. |
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| Walk out the front door of our hotel, turn right, and this is what you'd see. |
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| Go out the front door of the hotel, turn left, and this is what you see. This is the direction you go to go to the main square. |
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| Bumpy Sidewalk |
I'm too tired to write any more tonight so will have to show you more of my wonderful Cuzco photos tomorrow ! :)
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