Arrived in Cuzco.

Hello again. Yesterday we arrived safely in Cuzco after an excellent flight from Lima over just over one hour. We arrived to the welcoming sight of glorious sunshine. We had expected cold and wet weather as this is the rainy season in Cuzco but, fingers crossed, we can expect decent weather when we set off on our 4 day tour to see the ruins, temples, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley. The approach from the air to the airport was mind-blowing with snow covered mountains, and green valleys all around us.

We had a really enjoyable stay in Lima and did plenty of sight-seeing, shopping for essentials, and generally hanging out and soaking up the ambience. We even had a nice beach day to top up our tans but it wasn't a very comfortable beach with large pebbles and a raging sea, great for the surfers though!! We split our stay between 2 hostels, both were comfortable and we met some nice fellow back-packers, etc. We also befriended a really lovely German lady, Claudia, who is staying in Lima for 3 months and working on a musical project that includes local cultures etc. She hopes to premier the musical in Germany next year, so we will be watching this space!!?

Lima is a vast city and we only touched on a small area of the main centre but that included a recommended walk around all the cultural buildings and squares, etc. We did that on Sunday - most impressive. Such fabulous architecture and history.

We are staying in a comfortable hostel here and will enjoy a couple of days sight-seeing locally before shifting to another nearby hotel on the 20th where we will remain until we leave on the 23rd . It's included in the tour package and looks quite pleasant. From here we will head to Lake Titicaca and spend a few days there before heading for Arequipa and then across the border in to Chile for about 1st/2nd Feb.

I'm going to finish this posting by including a few photos of our travels through Peru to date. I hope it works okay!! If not, I will post them separately!I will report back next week after our Machu Picchu experience, etc.