And so we are almost done. Yesterday, after the Indiana Jones bridge, we walked through the Machu Picchu hydroelectric plant (which I thought was really cool, but probably everyone else didn't enjoy) to get to the train station.
The train station was pretty energetic, with women running stalls right next to the tracks (and in some cases on the tracks) selling everything you might need.
The train ride was only a few miles around Machu Picchu (following the river from west to east), but involved a fee switchbacks (wasn't aware trains could do that), and a lot of stops of attach and detach cars.
After a short walk from the train station to the hotel it was time for a quick shower (very dusty trail) and then to the bar for drinks (yay drinks, finally done with cipro) with our assistant guide Whillder before he left us to go back to Cusco.
The next day was a late(r) start (for everyone else, I was still up before 5). A (very) terrifying bus ride up ~2000 ft and we were at Machu Picchu. The morning was spent on a guided tour, then lunch, then the rest of the afternoon was time to explore on our own. Megan ans I walked to the sun gate (far, and not as cool up close), as well as to the Inca bridge (picture 2 logs over a 15 ft gap 8000 ft above the valley).
Tomorrow is an early start (trying to catch sunrise), and maybe climb huayna picchu (the mountain you see behind the city in most photos).
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