Tuesday, May 10, 2016

!The Amazing Machu Picchu!

After the next delay of 2 hours I arrived in Cusco. Cusco was the capital during the Inkan Empire, with an altitude of 3300m. The first day was relaxed, just walking around the city and checking out, how I'm going to travel to Machu Picchu.

Main Square



In the evening I grabbed a beer with a roommate in a bar around the corner. It was so funny :D A local lightly inebriated joined us, he talked so much shit :P But his English was quite good. The police looked a bit surprised to find us in this bar, so they waited outside until we left ;) Ups maybe again not the safest choice ;P But again nothing happened and we had a funny evening.
I left right away at the next morning to Aguas Calientes, the city close to Machu Picchu. Because I wanted to travel as cheap as possible, I selected for both ways a 6-7 hours bus drive and 2-3 hours walk. This choice was the reason for a two nights stay because there was not enough time to go also to Machu Picchu Mountain and be back at the bus stop on time. I met two crazy New Zealanders at the bus station and we had a great time together.

In the bus on the way
Even on the way amazing view
Last part of the track was a dirt road close to the precipice 
Hiking view

After the day of traveling the day has come, I went to Machu Picchu or should I better say I hiked it! Not like the lazy guys from NZ :D For the handicapped and elderly people they have a bus. ;P

Green is my way

So I had to get up at 4am to be on time at the gates, they open at 5. I was even faster them the bus people ;) Bia a girl from Brazil joined our group to explore Machu Picchu. In the package we all booked was a guide included. It is definitely good to have one, you get more out of it! I can you explain everything what he told us, but that you have to do on your on :D Ask me in person or even better go on your own! Now enjoy the pictures!!! It was unbelievable amazing, awesome, stunning and remarkable, hard to find words for it!!!! I loved it!!

Waiting -.-
Sunrise
Sun Temple



Coca leaf
Main Temple



Team Photo + Guide :D
Symbolise for a condor

After we got our tour we had the whole day time to explore it on our own.



The guys and me also booked a ticket for a Machu Picchu Mountain, which is 3100m high. Again stairs from 2400 to 3100... We had to say goodbye to Bia. At the entrance we had to wait long and met Jasmin. She hiked with us the Mountain. It was mental, but worth it so a good view!

Our destination


We made it!
Only sweated a bit ;)

Selfie time :P
Enjoy the view!

We had such a good time! Our guide told us, he saw 4 condors in 4 years, guess what we saw on the top? Yes a condor, but not only one we saw 3 at once Wow awesome!!!



After this amazing time it was time to go back down to Machu Picchu to get the Postcard Picture.

Way down

After 10 hours on my feed we went back down. It was an unbelievable day! I had so much fun and enjoyed Machu Picchu so much! If you ever can go, don't hesitate and go!!! You are going to love it! Literally a dream come true! Thanks guys for the amazing time. I was so happy to stay two nights, I was dead and needed to relax.
In Cusco I met the guys again and we had a relaxed an easy time.

Sunset on our way home
Bar of the hostel

I had to leave Cusco after two more nights to flight to Rio, my last destination before my last flight to Germany. Less then a week until I'm home! Let's enjoy Rio and get ready to go home!

Cheers
Steffen

No comments:

Post a Comment