Part of our group decided to climb the Happy Mountain early in the morning to see the sunrise over Machu Picchu. They were to leave at 4 am, but the weather intervened. It was still pouring at 7 am when we woke up. Luckily around 9:30 am, the sun came out and we didn’t have to change our plans to visit Machu Picchu for the second time. This time only three of us went without a guide. It was a totally different experience. We visited the places we didn’t have time to see yesterday and just relaxed in the shade and took in the many amazing views of this incredible place.
Then, we went down by bus to the town and explored the market one more time. The more we looked, the less we liked the stuff we saw. There are mostly the same things everywhere…
At 5 pm we took the train back to Ollanta. This time the train was much better, with huge windows and a partially glass roof so we could admire the views of snow-capped mountains. They even fed us on this 1.5 hour ride. Great service. Our minibus was waiting at the train station and took us to Cusco. After checking in (the same hotel), we went out to eat. We didn’t get the food until about 10:30 pm, but a group of Inca musicians came and made the waiting a much more pleasant experience. They were really good.
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