Yesterday Jamie and I had our first proper day of exercise - Pisac! Pisac is about 30km outside of Cusco, in the Sacred Valley (doesn´t that sound romantic??). We had breakfast in Cusco, and managed to get front seats to the big Sunday parade...soldiers, children dressed in their uniforms, a big brass band and the raising of the Peruvian and Cusco flags in front of the Cathedral...very cool! Jamie and I decided to catch the local bus to Pisac instead of taking a tourist bus, and it was an adventure in itself! It took us a while to find the bus stop, and we ended up in this little courtyard area (where Jamie had to pay .10 soles to pee in front of everyone!). The bus itself wasn´t too bad - kind of old and dingy,
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