Another long day in transit to Cusco: July 31 2009

July 31st 2009

I left Machupicchu today after lunch. But before I left, I played a card game with some of the geomatics group called, “I Hate Paul Harmond”. It’s a name that Alexei gave to the card game awhile ago because the group he played it with couldn’t remember the game. It was actually really fun and very easy to pick up.
While I thought that the living conditions at the museum were… well, undesirable, the food was excellent! They had cooks to make homemade food every day. As some people know, rice is my favorite food, and I didn’t think I could love it more, but Andean rice is delicousss.
I basically spent the entire rest of the day in transit. I took the Vistadome train back to Ollantaytambo. The Vistadome has part of the roof in glass, so you can see the tops of the terribly tall Andean Mountains. It was a picturesque ride back. Unfortunately, I had to sit to a very annoying young man who basically sulked for the entire trip. I’ve no idea what was eating him.
I arrived back at the villa in Cusco around 9pm, and basically crashed. I was pretty tired.