Thursday, December 22, 2011

"Machu Picchu or riding?" Tomsontravels's photos about Machu Picchu, Peru (sacred valley)

Preview of Tomsontravels'sblog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Machu Picchu, Peru Entry Title: "Machu Picchu or riding?" Entry: "5am... The alarm didn´t go off, luckily there were so many people outside doing the same thing it woke us up in time. The first bus was at 5.30am but we knew there would be queues before then. We were up early to climb Wanya Picchu which is the hill at the back of the classic photo which gives commanding views over Machu Picchu. Typically even though it was the driest time of the year it was belting down outside so we had to buy sexy plastic ponchos to keep us dry! The queues were long but there were many buses to take us up. 20 minutes later we were up at the top and queuing again to get into the main gate. When we got in it was just getting light and we got a glimse of how high we were and the ruins themselves which we didn´t give too much thought because we had to go and queue again to get to the top of Wayna Picchu which they only let in 400 people a day. It was a really tough climb to the top and with the air really thin it was twice as difficult, those Incas were really crazy people. Son and I guessed they probably took it really easily having regular breaks and not in such a mad rush as all the tourists trying to do everything in a couple of hours. The climb was well worth it and when the cloud eventually moved we ...

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