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Becca, Zoe and Katy's Peruvian Adventure
Hi!! Here is the next installment in our mental adventure (and it's only day 3)!! To begin with all flights were delayed, so catching connections was tricky, but managed. The last flight was brought forward 2 hours, again making our pick up interesting! The first night was spent in an airport hotel (not the hostel as planned due to us wanting a little luxury after 28 hours of no sleep! Not that luxurious with the salsa class going on next door, but better than a hostel!
Skip forward to arriving at Cusco airport (our last destination), and was someone there to meet us as planned...course not!!! There we were, basking in the glorious Cusco sun, on the pavement outside the airport for 2 hours, feeling unloved! Finally, a crazy Scottish lady called Fiona arrives and put us in a taxi to our house! In we walk, to find a bomb site, that is meant to be our home for the next 8 weeks!! I will not describe the bathroom, as it still gives me nightmares, and safe to say that we'll be eating out for the next 8 weeks, rather than risk using the kitchen!! Apparently boys from Liverpool were there before us, and they left their mark!! The other housemates seem to be lovely, but they are only around for the next 2 weeks, and then new people will come and take their place.
Having unpacked, and having had a 3 hour nap, we went out with our new housemates for the evening. We went to a restaurant in the main square, which is stunning, with the Andes surrounding you on all sides. Next stop was Paddy's Irish Bar, but due to tiredness, didn't stay long. The three of us got in a cab that took us back to our house, and here the adventure really begins! Having eventually (no joke, atleast 20 minutes) got the 4 locks into the house open, we entered the front door, only to hear a persistent beeping. You can probably guess what follows!! Yep, the burglar alarm went off!! We didn't even know there was an alarm, let alone the code to make it stop. In Katy's ultimate wisdom, she pressed the P button, calling the Peruvian Police to the property!! 20 minutes later, an armed policeman called John, who spoke litte English arrived, to find the 3 of us looking rather shocked and guilty sitting on the couch. The gun he was holding in his hand did little to allay our fears! He managed to turn the alarm off, and then proceeded to flirt for a further 10 minutes before leaving. It turns out that the same thing has happpended before, and he was hoping an ex-housemate called Judy was there. We eventually got to bed, and managed to sleep through till 9ish this morning.
We had our tour of cusco this morning, wth a slightly strange half Canadian and half Irish guy called Paul. We've fallen in love with the city and the shopping, and have found a place that does really good homemade cookies!! Today, we have also discovered a tasty cure for altitude sickness - Cocoa tea. Luckily for us, none of us have it that bad. A slight headache and a bit of nausea, so we seem to have escaped lightly (famous last words!)
We've just had our first Spanish lesson, and Zoe befriended some rather random Peruvian women, who seemed to think Zoe was the answer to all her money problems!! We're hiding in this Internet cafe to try and lose her ( the Peruvian woman, not Zoe!)
The shopping is amazing. I love you Daddy!! We've all bought some rather snug Alpaca jumpers, becuse you were right mum, its freezing at night! Zoe is currently in flip flops and crop trosers - FOOL!!! I'm in jeans, 2 jumpers and am still cold!! The shopping is really cheap, and everything is beautiful. I feel sorry for the custom officials at Heathrow though when Zoe comes through! She wants eveything!! So does Becca, it's not just me-we'll have to use Katy's luggage allowance on the way home, she is the only one who is even slightly restrained! Next purchase- llama slippers!! What every girl needs, and a definate style choice, as are the jumpers we are wearing at the moment, with llamas printed all over them. Gemma - you'd be disappointed in me (no longer Paris, more country bumpkin!!)
Anyway, we've waffled long enough and i think we've probably lost the crazy Peruvian lady!! Tomorrow is our first morning in the hospital, followed by SHOPPING and then Spanish.
Missing everyone lots. Thanks so much for all the messages and emails. Makes us feel a lot closer to home.
Lots of love
Becca, Zoe and Katy
xxxxx
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