The next part of the trip was really traveling to Machu Picchu. It about an hour bus ride plus an hour and a half taxi ride and then a two hour train ride. On the way there we decided to stop along the way and see the sites. It was really nice because it broke the trip up and we got to see some really fun things. After the bus ride we ended up in a town called Chinchero. It was a cute little town but they had an amazing market that they put on every Sunday. We just happened to be there on a Sunday so it worked out perfectly. There were so many vendors and it was cool to see all the handmade items. I’m not a big souvenir person so I mostly enjoyed just looking. I did however love all the baby carriers that they had there and really wanted someone to put Reid in one. We found a cute lady and she agreed to show me how to wrap him up. After she was so nice we bought one from her. It is beautiful and had become our new park blanket.
Reid didn’t really know what was going on but he wasn’t too thrilled. I love his little scowl though and he looks like a real Peruvian baby just way WAY whiter!
After going to the market we decided to stop for lunch so we found a great spot of grass and whipped together some food. Reid fell in love with the bananas there and couldn’t get enough. They are smaller than the bananas that we have here and I’m told that they are much sweeter. (I hate bananas so I didn’t try any) They call them apple bananas and we bought them by the bushel for Reid to eat along the way.
After lunch Reid was exhausted to we broke out his tent and set it up right at the ruins in Chinchero. Seriously, he was the best baby in the world. Just napping everywhere and anywhere. I have to say it again, Love the Peapod!
After doing her exploring my mother-in-law, Donna came and relieved me so I could go look around. It is just fun to see the different locations of everything and it is just beautiful everywhere we went.
After Reid woke up we grabbed a taxi and headed off the the next location. Reid loved not being in a car seat and getting to sit with Mom or Dad whenever we drove anywhere. Next stop on the list was Ollantaytambo. It was the city right where we picked up the train to Aguas Calientes which is where Machu Picchu is.
The coolest thing about Ollantaytambo was the running water. They had the coolest fountains throughout the ruins that brought fresh water everywhere. All the ruins that we saw had these but this site had the most ornate ones with baths and fountains. Pretty spectacular!
Reid was such a hit here and we got so many requests to take pictures of him. I think people were more interested in him than the actual ruins!
We had a great but very long day here and it was even longer when we got on the train. It was pretty late by that point but Reid was great and fell asleep as soon as the train started up. I just couldn’t wait to see Machu Picchu and I knew that nothing would compare to what was in store!
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