Today I went to heaven and back!

So Thursday morning, after a massive breakfast of fried eggs, bread, jam, butter, pancakes and honey, orange juice and coca tea, we made our way to Ollantaytambo. We got a mini bus to Urubamba where we got a combi (shared taxi) to Ollantaytambo. The driver ran over a dog on the way and a guy looking just like Jesus with tanned skin was in the van.
Ollantaytambo (2792 m) is an even nicer place than Pisac. It was apparently built by the Incas and the houses are built in stone. It´s really pretty. We visited the Ollantaytambo ruins which were amazing. They are many terraces built on a big hill. I can explain very well so I´ll put some pictures up soon, so you can see.
Whilst we were walking about the ruins, we could hear some music playing so we followed the sound and guess who we found? Jesus! He was sitting beside a small house playing his guitar. It was really funny so I filmed him playing and then we spoke to him for a bit. Turns out he´s not Jesus and his name is Carlos. He is a musician and likes to take Ayahuasca and San Pedro, which are hallucigenic plants. He even has facebook and asked me to send him the video I took of him, as well as some pictures of him posing with his guitar!
Before the ruins, we went to buy our train ticket with Peru Rail for Aguas Caliente or Machu Picchu Pueblo. The walk was far!! And it cost us 190 soles for a return ticket, which is about 50 pounds! Our train was scheduled to be at 19.33 but suprise suprise! There was a landslide and many rocks apparently fell on the tracks, so we only left at 21.45. We arrived in Aguas Caliente at about midnight and stayed in a very cheap and smelly hostal. We even asked the woman to wake us up at 4.30 am for Machu Picchu, because we didn´t have an alarm and she forgot!! Luckily I woke up at 5 am, so it wasn´t too bad.. We got ready and made our way down (in the rain!) to where the buses leave for Machu Picchu, only to find out it costs 43 soles (10 pounds) for a return ticket which only takes 20 minutes each way and that we had to run back to the main square to buy to ticket for Machu Picchu, which costs 126 soles (35 pounds)! I was really angry, firstly because I was tired and secondly because I thought we wouldn´t get a pass to climb Waynu Picchu (only the first 400 can climb it)! So we got the bus up to Machu Picchu and managed to get a pass for the climb! Then we entered the site and I was in heaven! The pictures came alive and I realized I was in freaking Machu Picchu!! We made our way straight the end of the site to climb Waynu Picchu first. Geez... it was a tough climb! It only took about 45 minutes but was very steep! Once at the top though... oh my god!  It was cloudy at first but the clouds cleared and we could see the ruins and Machu Picchu in the background! Amazing! I can´t even describe it, I´ll add pictures, but it´s really something you have to see and experience for yourself! Words simply can not describe how beautiful it is from up there!
Next time, I´ll remember to stock up on water and snacks, Liv and I stupidly didn´t bring anything with us! But we survived! Obviously!
Once we had taken in the breathtaking views from Waynu Picchu, we started to make our way down and bumped into Mickael and Sean, who had just arrived from their 4 day Inca Trail. They went up and we went down to the caves, wich were pretty dissapointing.. Well we only saw the Temple of the Moon and didn´t go much further because, well, we couldn´t walk anymore!! So we made our way back towards Machu Picchu ruins and along came running Mickael and Sean! With water!!
Back at the ruins, the guys went and did their own thing whilst Liv and I ate in the oh so expensive cafe! 46 soles! 46 soles (12 pounds) for a burger, coca-cola and ice cream!! I still choke a little when I think about it! But we were starving after that climb!
We then made our way back into the ruins which are absolutely amazing. It´s crazy when you think that this was built such a long time ago by the Incas and kept in such good shape! It is really beautiful! I took so many pictures and also the famous postcard picture was a must! Why does every one make fun of me for taking so many pictures!
We eventually, unwillingly, left Macchu Picchu at about 5 pm after 11 hours up there!!! We came back to Aguas Caliente, where it was pourring with rain and made our way to the hot baths, where we met Mickael and Sean again.
We just ate now (I hate the service in Peru, it´s so slow!) and are gonna go sleep because we are knackered!! And freezing!! We are all wet because of the rain, it´s so uncomfortable! I want to be in my bed, with a warm duvet, some hot socks, a nice movie and have mummy make me some yummy hot chocolate!! Is that too much to ask?
Tomorrow, we´re going back to Cuzco at 8.30 am and we´ll go to Arequipa Saturday night with the guys.

Nighty Night.. I´m going to go dream of living in Machu Picchu!