Machu Picchu

After an incredible amount of travel, we were able to experience the thrill of a lifetime. The experience of getting there, made what we saw, so inspiring! How did they get there? How did they manage the work? The design? The elements? What inspired them? What drove them?

The top of the main city ruins

So many walls, right along the edge of the cliffs

Adelyn makes every picture a postcard

Being nestled in those ginormous mountains, walking along rugged mountain peaks, along with the llamas, was indescribable, but I can write a few notes.

Ruins, with Wayna Picchu in the background.

We were super glad we took the bus up the switchbacks.  It looks like you can hike up to the top in less that a couple hours, but with the altitude change, and the 20,000 steps we took around the ruins, I was really glad we weren't already tired before we got there.  ESPECIALLY, after all our travel.

Top of the Sun Gate hike

We hike the Inka bridge, and to the sun gate, and toured the ruins of the city.  There's lots more to do and see, but we saw and felt the majority of what was there.

Inka Bridge

We took the bus home in time for some ice cream and lunch.  The kids are great eaters (on vacation) and tried fish, alpaca, and all sorts of sauces and dips that they had never tried before.  Maybe not as notable, but they also tried several different flavors of ice cream :)

On our way back, we may have been the only crew that got off the train in Ollanyaytambo, but it sure made our trip back to Cusco, very inexpensive!  There were lots of drivers, with nobody to take home.  We took a collectivo back, with several locals.