There's just one word to describe the last two couple of days, WOW.

First things first. Friday was spent touring the Inkas sacred walley and yes, I spelled it right, the walley was sacred, not secret to the Inkas. We visited two quite different Inka cities that I don't remember the name of. The first one was a bit special that it was devided into different cities parts like Stockholms Södermalm, Östermalm and so on. These part lay with a couple of hundred meters apart. The other city was huge with big terrasses from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the walley. The buildings was, like the other city, on the top of the mountain. Poor people who had to carry the crops from these terrasses to the storage buildings on the top of the mountain. They had help from lamas but still hard work.

Saturday was just a transport day where I went by first taxi and then train from Cusco to Agua Caliente,, the tourist village near Matchu Pitcchu where I had a hotel room waiting for the Sunday.

Now the wow thing. The guide picked me up at 7.00 yesterday morning and we walked to the bus station. It was just me and a guide, perfect. The bus made it's way up the mountain like a slithering snake before arriving at the entrance to this mythical place. Before going in I got a nice stamp in my passport showing I've been to Matchu Pitcchu. Inside it first was a real hard climb to the top. I hang in and managed to get to the top or almost the top, above us was only the guard house, where the Inkas controlled who was coming and going to and from the city. I can't tell you all about this place friends but what an experience, I'll tell you all about when I get home. I saw terrasses, palaces, streets with houses for the ordinary people, temples, garden's... One of the true wonders of the world, I'm so glad I've seen it.

Yesterday was a hectic day but very interesting with a city tour of Cusco with stops at the cathedral, a huge ceremonial place and a cave where we prepared for the afterlife. Our guide was a short woman with a great sense of humour and a deep knowledge. The catherederal was the biggest I've been in and so beautiful. We were not allowed to take pictures inside so I can't show you any pictures. The ceremonial ground was built with huge stones, some of them over 3 meters high, around two meters wide and
one meter thick, weighing over 100 tons. They've transported there many miles and they fit like a glove. It's like in Egypt, how the h**l did they do that? The cave was small and narrow but it's said if you touch the ceiling and the altar stone you'll have a good afterlife...I did touch both...

Today we've been at two amazing Inka cities or whats left if them. The Inkas were smart, they knew that all flertal land was in in the valleys so why built houses on the feral land? They built their cities higher up in the mountains. Hard for the workers to carry the crops up to the cities but smart...

Tomorrow we'll travel to Machu Pitchu. The visit to the town however will be on Sunday. I don't think I'll write anything tomorrow but look out here on Sunday night (for you that's Monday morning).

Yesterday was an amazing day. We went by boat to the so famous straw islands in lake Titicaca. It's kind of hard reporting about it, I guess you'll just have to go there to believe it. We then went on to the island {a real island, not a floating one) of Tauqile. That's one of the most beautiful island I've ever seen. We had a real good lunch {trout, freshly fished in lake Titicaca} before returning to Pune. And no Diego, I didn't see the Soto island, sorry.

Today we've been on a bus from Pune to Cusco an we managed to see an old Inka stronghold and an amazing colonial church. Now I'm in Costco, the capital of the old Inka kingdom.

I'm sorry that I've not written since Saturday but I've been really altitude sick. On the trip from Arequipa yesterday we drove up to a point 4911 meters over the sea and I got so sick in my stomach. It got to a point yesterday evening where I actually thought about to abolish the whole thing and go home. Luckily I didn't and today I'm fine again.

The Colca canyon was amazing, we even saw condors.

Now we're in Pune right on the lake Titicaca. Tomorrow we're going by boat to see the lake and it's straw island...

First, the Nasca lines were fantastic. I've seen many pictures of them but to see them for real was truly amazing. They're truly one of the big wonders of the world. I took photos with my phone but none of then turned out good so I'm not showing any pics of this. I have pics on my camera but can't upload them.

Everlasting bus trip then. Like always in Peru when traveling by bus there's only the departure time on the ticker, never the arrival time. After the flight over the Nasca lines I got to the bus station wondering how long this bus trip would be, 1 hour, 2 hours or more? I embarks and the bus started. And the trip just continued for hour after hour. The road went up and down mountains on narrow, serpentine ways. The trip eventually lasted for 10 hours. However, they served food twice and coffee. One of the most exhausting but still coolest bus trips I've ever made.

Lastly, altitude then. Well I'm in Arequipa now in southern Peru, a town with around 870 000 inhabitants and it's located 2300 meter over sea level, that's higher then Swedens highest mountain Kebnekaise...

The day started really early, my guide and her chauffeur picker me up 3.15 in the morning. We went to a bus station in Lima where I boarded a bus to Pancras. In Pancras I was picked up by a local guide who drove me me to the harbour for todays main event, a boat trip to see Islas Bellastas, the Bellastas islands. Its a group of islands protected by the Peruvian government as a national wildlife reserv. We started by looking at two old fishing boats deliberately run on sank in the harbour making then a saktar for birds. One boat för pelicans and one for a whole bunch of other birds. Really cool. Then we went round the islands looking at birds, pingvins and sea lions. It was a really good trip. Now I'm in Ica, a town in southern Peru. Not much to do here but to relax and enjoy myself. Tomorrow I'll fly over the Nasca lines.

Today I had a guided tour here in Lima and went to Hard Rock cafe. The guided tour, who actually were personal, only me, the guide and the chauffeur, took me to an ancient temple, to Plaza Major with the big cathedral and to an arts museum. It was a very good tour, I learned a lot. After this they dropped me off at Hard Rock cafe where I had lunch and bought a t-shirt and a pin. It's going to be an early morning tomorrow, they are picking me up at 3.15 am so now im only going out for dinner and straight hone again.

Finally, in here in the capital of Peru. I've been up for almost 24 hours so I'll sleep well tonight. Just home from a place called Ali Baba not far from the hotel, nice place.