Finally in Cusco

After 13 hours on a bus I almost cried tears of joy when I arrived 3 hours late and still found my friend Elly sitting in the Cusco plaza at our meeting point in front of the McDonald's. I was so relieved to see her after such an adventurous two days of travelling. It was Halloween and the place was teeming with adults and children alike dressed up in costumes and causing a ruckus. We went to eat an alpaca burger and drink a pisco sour. The next day, I got just a small taste of Cusco in the daylight before we hopped on a transfer taxi/van/bus for the nauseating two hour drive on the winding mountain roads to Ollantaytambo.