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Groetjes,
Rosanne & Erwin

27 March 2008

Machu Picchu

Lucky for us the Spaniards failed to discover Machu Picchu during their conquest of South America.

After 5 days and 4 nights of trekking - including early wake-up calls, 8 to 9 hours of walking each day, sleeping in tents, trekking through rain and mud, walking up stairs (so many stairs!) - we arrived in Machu Picchu a little tired. At 6 am, we were walking the last stretch: the endlessly long stairs to the ruins. But the effort was worth it.

Setting your eyes for the first time on the old Inca civilisation is surreal. Machu Picchu, which means 'Old Mountain' in Quechua, the language of the Incas, is unbelievably impressive. The history of the Inca empire and how this place came to be built 500 years ago is a fascinating story.

















3 comments:

Johannes said...

I like it a lot... and I am DARN BLOODY JEALOUS. Please visit some more ruinas in Asia so that I may live VICARISOULY through you. The weather in London is great by the way, so at least I've got that. Who knows I might start my own blog: travelling-on-the-weekends-to-annoy-Rosanne Bonanno-blog. Frist entry: weekend trip with my girlfriend to Leeds. :) All the best and BE SAFE.

Anonymous said...

Schitterende impressies. Hebben wij toch nog wereldreiziger in de familie :))).
Achter elke foto zit een verhaal, die hoor ik nog wel. Nog heel veel plezier, geluk etc op jullie verdere reis.

ciao

Maurice

Anonymous said...

Hallo,

Op weg naar Indonesie..je roots. Geen vetsin eten, he? Bilang ma Bouillon! Blijven lachen want voor je het weet prikken ze naalden in een voodoo voodoo pop en kom je het eiland niet meer af. Wij gaan gezellig naar de Pasar Malan Basar en eten spekkoek en saté. Snoes zal ze allemaal op willen eten.
Geniet van jullie tijd en doe de groeten aan onze familie!
Je zus.