Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Day 12 and ready to go...

  We happily arrived in Cusco to yet another festival with dancing, music, and people celebrating.  It was a bit of a shock to go from a town of less than 3,000 to a big city.  As we got on the bus we initially felt that going to Cusco made no sense.  Why were we not just going home? As we are getting settled in our hotel it is clear to us that jumping from Ollantaytambo to the comfort of home would absolutely induce culture shock on our reentry.  We had another great meal tonight; the pizza was terrific and the kids kept the humor light and fun.  It became a game for the boys to escort the girls to the bathroom door!  The restaurant was entertained by our male entourage.  As I write, the boys are contemplating choreographing a dance to Jennifer Lopez's "On the Floor". We took some time to explore central Cusco and the markets.  It has a distinctively European feel set in the Andes, so we had another exposure to a beautiful place and great people.  
  The kids were sad to leave Ollanta, but they are ready to come home.  We are going to being a wrap up activity before our travel home starts tomorrow.  What a wonderful experience this has been.  Thanks for making it possible. 

1 comments:

Tom Stefaniak said...

Hannah, Elyse's flights to Bolvia got delayed twice. She is in the Lima airport today (Thursday). It would be cool if you got to see her. Dad AKA Tom Stefaniak

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