Cusco

So the last couple of days we have just been wanderng around Cusco.  It is a beautiful city and Im glad we planned for so much time here.  We got here around 9 and we were exhausted from Huayna Picchu so we had dinner and basically went to sleep.  We are staying at Pariwana Hostel agan and it s fantastic.  From the security lockers to the food and nightlife we are pleased with our decsion. 

Our second day we met two Austrailian girls and we wandered the markets and priced out items we want to buy before we leave.  Most of the vendors have the same items and it is all about bartering  for the best price.  Then we went and had lunch at a cafe that one of our guides recommended.  We split ways with Margaret and Hannah and kept exploring.  We stumbled across the most fantastic jewlery store which was run by the cutest lady ever.  We spent a lot of time there shopping, dancing to her music, and talkng with her:  he gave us big hugs when we left and honestly her product was priced the best we had seen yet.  To say the least we loved her. 

Aftermore wandering we went to dinner and came back to our hostel.  We grabbed a few drinks at our hostel bar and met up with three Canadian girls we had met earlier.  Lizzy went to take a nap because she didnt think she would make it the whole night if she didnt.  Lauren, the three girls, and myself settled into a tablefor Trivia night.  We had a blast and ended up winning!!!  Our prize was a bottle of vodka and a liter of sprite, we called it hostel table service.  None of us wanted to drink that much so we shared it with the bar and made some new friends hah.  Lizzy woke up and we ended up going dancing with a bunch of people from our hostel and some of the staff.  We had such a great night and met some amazing people.

Yesterday we went to the chocolate museum and took a class on how to make chocolate from the bean to the bar.  It was so interesting and once again we had VIP treatment of it just being the three of us.  Im not sure if I have mentioned that yet or not but every one of our tours has just been the three of us which is super nice.  Our workshop instructor was so funny and we had a blast.  In the end we got to make our own flavors of chocolate with everything from dried mint to crystalized oranges. 

We came back to our hostel and just relaxed and hung out with a few of the people we had met the night before.  It was kareokee night in the bar and there is a group of guys here celebrating a bachelor party and the whole even become hysterical.  Quite a few spanish ballads and Lizzy convinced Lauren and I to sing Kesha.  After a lot of people went out but we weren´t feeling up to it. We stayed at the hostel and hung out with our staff friends and had ukelele jackl johnson jam sessions and just talked.

Today is our shopping and church going day.  We are going to see all the major buildings here and then make our final purchases.  Later tonight we are going to a restaurant that has been recommened several times called fallen angel.  We went to just check it out the other day and it is crazy.  Like bathtubs with glass over them as tables and couches shaped like giant hearts.  We are pretty excited to try the food.