Today is my final day at Machu Picchu, but my ticket is for a noon entry time. So I spend the morning wandering through town. I’ve had so many early mornings on this trip that I am just now always waking up at 6 a.m. So I get up anyway and wander the city. Exploring Aguas Calientes This is really one of my favorite things to do when traveling. I love wandering a city in the early morning hours, before it’s bustling with tourists and activity. It’s quiet. The only people out and about are pushing carts of supplies up to the restaurants and stores. It’s quite physical work to…
-
-
Machu Picchu Time!
Note: So this post is full of approximately one million photos. As I was going through them, it was so easy to just be overwhelmed and for them to all look the same. But… I really enjoy taking the time to pause and look at at least a few of them really closely. I was there, in that spot, looking out at this wholly unimaginable landscape before me. It looks like a cartoonish green screen. The colors and images look enhanced. But this is how it was. Greens and blues and mountains and valleys and ruins. I have to take the time myself to pause and truly appreciate these moments,…
