After going to bed early we woke up quite early too. We felt quite lazy so lounged in bed for a while. We then went down for breakfast which was the standard bread, butter and jam but also the exciting edition of guacamole. I took some but was disturbed to find a small worm in it. This totally put Shivani off her food, and coupled with the uncomfortable bed, put her off the hostel.

We then got ready and waited for Alberto to come to organise our trip to Arequipa. He didnt arrive on time so we decided to go to bus station and book it ourselves. We were still worried about the weather and we found a shop where Shivani could buy a rain jacket. After some tough haggling she got a suitable coat. It was predicted to rain today, so we had come out appropriately dressed but it was actually sunny and warm.

After taking a taxi to the bus station and securing our tickets we headed to Q'orikancha which was supposed to be the sight to see in Cuzco. I can't say it was that impressive but it was a nice day and we took some good photos. On the way out I stopped at a store for a drink and also found they sold coca sweets. I bought a pack, I quite liked them but Shivani didn't.

After that we decided we had enough of the sights and wanted to get lunch, so headed to the main square and consulted the guidebook for places. We tried a few in the book but they were all closed and we ended walking all the way back up the hill to a recommended sandwich bar, Juanitos. It was a good choice as I they were the best sandwiches we could remember having in a long time. They came with a choice of sauces, which were all delicious too. After that we decided to go back to the hostel and chill for a bit. I think the big lunch and altitude got to us as we both passed out for 2 hours.

When we woke up we decided to head to the chocolate museum, and take the chocolate making class. We arrived a little late but were able to join in anyway. The class was pretty extensive and covered all aspects from picking, to roasting, grinding ending up with the final coco paste that you could make chocolate from. We were also able to have some coca tea which was made from the husks of the bean. It tasted really nice. We made two versions of hot chocolate that was a favourite of the Inkas and Spanish. Finally we got to make our own chocolates which we could combine with various fillings. We hung around while they set and after they were ready we went for a drink at one of the bars in the main square. We had been told to take it easy on the alcohol so only had one and chatted about what we would do on the rest of our trip.

After the bar, we decided to head back to the hostel (surprisingly we weren't hungry) and we prepared our bags for our overnight trip to Machu Pichu. It was then time to hit the hay as we had to be fresh for our two day trip.