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Published: June 22nd 2009
Jewish Place
Not sure what this place is, but it had Hebrew, so we took a picture.The trip that had a rough start is going very well!
When we last wrote, we had wandered around for a few hours in Cusco and were resting up a bit. Saturday night, we wanted to try some of the local food, so we went to a place called Pachapapa. We had outdoor seating, so we could hear the festivities going on outside while having a nice, relaxed dinner (with gas heaters). Dan decided to order almost everything on the menu. Well, that might be stretching it a bit. He had some sort of chicken soup that we pretty good, plus he ordered Chicarrones. They are the devil. We must never eat them again. If we do, I fear I may never stop. They are basically crackling pork, or the outside parts of sort of fatty (not in a bad way) pork cooked all crisp and yummy. I am going to do my best to stay away from them. We each ordered an Alpaca dish as well. Dan's was grilled, I think, and had a light sauce along with various tubers, some stuffed corn thingy and a stuffed pepper. I had a stew cooked in a clay oven that had
Cute Girl after Church
Not sure who she was, but her family didn't mind us taking a picture. some jerky in addition to stew meat, plus some plantains and tubers.
We started out on Sunday morning wandering around Cusco again. The parades and festivities continued today, so it was pretty much wall-to-wall people. On the way to meet up with our group for the city tour, we stopped at Paddy's Irish pub for a quick lunch. It is the highest Irish-owned pub in the world, I believe.
Our tour started around 2pm, and lasted for just over 4 hours. We walked around the Temple of the Sun with an English speaking guide in addition to a few cathedrals. Then we moved on to Sacsayhuaman (pronunciation very similar to Sexy Woman), which is where Inti Raymi will be held on Wednesday. It's an old walled complex near the city. The stonework is incredible. We went to a few other sites as well, but the names are escaping me as I am getting quite sleepy.
We stopped after the tour for an early dinner at a place on the Plaza de Armas called Limo. We found it yesterday and confirmed with the lady who booked all our tours today that it was good. And oh my dear
Parade Floats on Display
They had them all out to look at near a church today. god, was it ever. We had a tropical ceviche dish with papaya, passion fruit, mango, tuna and cilantro in addition to 4 sushi rolls. If you ever are there and like ceviche or sushi, go for it. It's a major thumbs up from both of us.
Tomorrow is the Sacred Valley tour. We've been told we may want to wear shorts. It's winter here...
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Amy C
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Sounds awesome! I think I'm in need for some fatty pork now.