Rest Day in Cusco
Health
Feeling 90% better today; just a slight head ache.
Museum
We leisurely wandered around town in search for the "boleto turistico" which is required to enter a number of museums and ruins. With our boleto in hand, we visited the popular art museum. One room showcased local winners of a nativity scene competition. Maybe a kids competition? The other room displayed local paintings which I enjoyed much more than the sloppy clay work.
Haircut
We shopped around for a haircut for Li. The cheapest we found was 15 soles (5 USD). We're still on the prowl.
Food
We stopped at a market to buy food for our apartment. We stocked on pasta, olive oil, cheese, pepper, tomatoes for dinner and we also purchased cereal, milk, eggs, coke zero, bananas, apples, bread, lunch meat, canned peaches and a few other odds and ends.
Research
During our walk, we discovered a few free traditional music and dance shows each evening. We'll go to one of the museums to watch the show. We'll also visit the other museums, churches, and ruins in the next few days. Surprisingly, there's also an international oragami competition in Cusco while we're here. We'll check it out.
We're also researching Amazonian rain forest to visit. So far, our front runners are Manu (World Heritage site but hard to get to) or Tambopata (easiest to get to). Iquitos is still an option but not really as physically close as the other two options.
Tonight
We're going to watch The Wire and sip some Ovaltine. Tomorrow, we'll get up early and go to mass at one of the beautiful churches to get the "full experience".
Feeling 90% better today; just a slight head ache.
Museum
We leisurely wandered around town in search for the "boleto turistico" which is required to enter a number of museums and ruins. With our boleto in hand, we visited the popular art museum. One room showcased local winners of a nativity scene competition. Maybe a kids competition? The other room displayed local paintings which I enjoyed much more than the sloppy clay work.
Haircut
We shopped around for a haircut for Li. The cheapest we found was 15 soles (5 USD). We're still on the prowl.
Food
We stopped at a market to buy food for our apartment. We stocked on pasta, olive oil, cheese, pepper, tomatoes for dinner and we also purchased cereal, milk, eggs, coke zero, bananas, apples, bread, lunch meat, canned peaches and a few other odds and ends.
Picture of boiling eggs & a kettle
During our walk, we discovered a few free traditional music and dance shows each evening. We'll go to one of the museums to watch the show. We'll also visit the other museums, churches, and ruins in the next few days. Surprisingly, there's also an international oragami competition in Cusco while we're here. We'll check it out.
We're also researching Amazonian rain forest to visit. So far, our front runners are Manu (World Heritage site but hard to get to) or Tambopata (easiest to get to). Iquitos is still an option but not really as physically close as the other two options.
Tonight
We're going to watch The Wire and sip some Ovaltine. Tomorrow, we'll get up early and go to mass at one of the beautiful churches to get the "full experience".
