Vita nas Machu Picchu/ Welcome to Machu Picchu

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Celou noc prselo, nastesti nas stan odolaval statecne a tak prvni kapky na nas - tedy na Kacenku - zacaly padt kolem 3.30, kdy uz jsme stejne museli vstavat. Posledni snidane na Inca Treku jsme rychle zhltli, aby jsme byli mezi prvnimi u brany, kde je nutne se registrovat a byla tam docela tlacenice...V 5.30 konecne do budky dorazili nejaci mistni urednici a zacali poustet lidi dal. Pak nam uz stacila jen hodinka dostat se ke Intipunku - Slunecni brane, jakasi si mala pevnost odkud je za pekneho pocasi videt MP/Machu Picchu/. Pro nas byla spise Mlhovou branou. Odtud pak jen chvili dolu az K MP, kde v 8.30 zacala nase prohlidka MP. Bylo to tak jak jsme si to pedstavovali, tedy az kdyz se vyjasnilo. Za zivot vidite fotky MP mnohokrat, ale realita je jeste mnohem lepsi. Pocasi dela hodne a hlavne u MP, kdy jeho poloha, obklopeno kopci kolem 2500metru nad morem - pak jestli mate krasne slunecno nebo zatazeno je veci rozhodujici. S pruvodcem jsme meli asi 2 hodky a pak jsme se rozhodli vyskrabat se na blizky kopec Wayna Picchu, kam se pousti jen 400 lidi denne a musite si vystat frontu. Je to docela strme stoupani a mate byt odmeneni uzasnym pohledem na MP - nam docela stesti pralo a i presto ze bylo zatazeno a mlhavo dalo se obcas krasne videt. Na vrcholu pak zacalo prset, tak jsme se chvili schovali do pristresku pro straznika, ale pak uz jsme zase vyrazili dolu, poradne si prohlednout MP tentokrat sami, bez pruvodce. Dest hodne lidi odradil a opustili MP, ti co zustali, udelali dobre, protoze kolem 2 odpoledne se rychle vyjasnilo a zacalo svitit slunce. Pak uz se nase fotaky a kanera nezastavily a my jen fotili a fotili a objevovali a jeste fotili. MP je skutecne magicke misto, predevsim diky sve pozici a nektere fotky jsou jako namalovane nebo udelane na pocitaci. Machu Picchu pro me bylo dulezite jeste z jednoho duvodu - od zari jsem planoval, ze tady Kacenku pozadam o ruku a nejak romanticky ji dorucim prsten. A svete div se - vyslo to! Uz od zari jsem u sebe nosil prsten a je jen zazrak, ze jsem ho nekde neztratil. Schoval jsem prstynek i s krabickou cmelaka do jednoho vyklenku a zavolal Kacenku, ze tady neco je. Vubec to necekala az do otevreni cmelaci krabicky. Rekla ano a jsme zasnoubeni - jo,jo, konecne jsem se rozhoupal. Ale ja jen cekal na nejake misto, kde to bude specialni a MP bych trumfnul jen tezko. Trochu jsme si u toho pobreceli - radosti a jsme stastni. Navic se ji prsten libi, jen bude potrebovat trosku zvetsit. Nakonec jsme zustali na MP skoro az do zaviracky a az o 5 /po 8hodkach/ jsme nasedli na bus do Aquas Calientes, asi 20 minut od MP a odtud pak v 7 vlakem a busem zpatky do Cuzka. Jeste musim zminit, ze na MP maji i lamy, ktere jsou neuveritelne krotke a drze a taky cincily, teda divoke a ty jsou snad jeste krotsi. Kacenka jako milovnice zvirat se k nim dokazala priblizit asi na 20 cm, ony se jen vyhrivaly na slunicku a nejak nas neresily. Do hotelu jsme se dostali pred pulnoci, dali si sprchu - po 4 dnech a okamzite usnuli.

It rained all night but our tent survived well and just before 3.30 we could feel the 1st drops coming through. We quickly ate our brekkie to be amongst the first by the entrance gate that opened at 5.30 where u have to register again. From there we almost ran to get to Intipunku - Sun Gate, from where u can see MP on the good day. But it wasnot our case - rather Fog Gate. And then a few minutes to MP itself. at 8.30 our guided tour started. MP was as we dreamt it would be and more. You can see MP so many times before, but the real thing is something else. Weather and position of MP are 2 main factors, so wen is rainy or foggy u cant see much, but luckily the weather was improving. After2 hours of tour we decided to climb up to a near mountain Wayna Picchu, its great place to take a picture of MP, but only 400 people are allowed per day and u have to wait in the queu. The weather up there wasnot great but we have some nice shots. It also started to rain, we had to hide in the shelter for while, but not for long and headed down back to see MP this tine on our own and how we want. Rain probably discouraged a lot of people, so many left which was great for us cos around 2 the weather changed dramatically - sun came out and from that moment we did not stop our cameras - there was always a better shot, view. MP is really magical place that absorbs u and some of the photos are like being altered on the pc.
MP was important for me for a different reason - from september i did plan to ask Kate to marry me and MP should be a place to do it. Something special, unique...Waiting for the right moment and somehow romantically give her a ring. Finally it came naturally - i hid the bumblee bee like box in the niche and called Kate to have a look - she had no idea what it is till she opened the box a nd She said YES!!! So we are engaged and happy. She even loves the ring , but needs to make it a bit bigger. We stayed at MP nearly till the end - leaving at5 took the bus to Aquas Calientes and from here train and bus again to CUzco. I also have to mention incredibly tamed lamas at MP and even more tamed cincillas that meant to be wild, but they love sun too much so they didnt care and Kate could nearly reach them. Got to hotel before midnight, had a shower aftre 4 days and went straight to bed.

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