Exploring Cusco

After our very much needed pampering yesterday, we all headed into the main plaza of Cusco to explore the markets. On the way, I saw someone I recognised and it was my best friend from home’s older brother!!! After trying to catch up with him for a whole and basically looking like a massive stalker, I ended up running after him and he led us to Starbucks where the rest of his family, including Katie (!!!) were! I knew they were in Cusco but I didn’t think we’d actually just bump into them in the middle if the city…
After saying all our hellos with hugs and kisses, Katie then came with Juliet and me to San Pedro market where we spent the afternoon browsing the stalls, haggling for the best prices and buying Peruvian tat. That evening we went out for dinner with Katie and her family to the Inca Grill. It was so lovely be treated to a delicious meal with starters, mains, drinks and even desert!

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An early night was definitely on the cards for all of us and this morning Juliet and I woke up feeling a lot less drained and exhausted. (Although I did have a nightmare about the decapitated guinea pig that was served at dinner the other night and the fact that our tour guide ate the whole of it’s head so that all was left was it’s scull where he shoved the jaw up it’s nose!!! AND the fact that Juliet actually ate the guinea pigs kidney…