Stephanie and Ryan: Last day in Cusco

We began our last day in Cusco with breakfast in the hostel, this time with the other half of our avocado from last nights dinner added in. After breakfast we went back to the San Pedro market for some mango orange juice.

We wanted to buy a thermos like the ones we'd been seeing all over South America. They are glass inside and plastic outside and they keep things hot or cold for a really long time. The thermos vendor wasnt open yet, their stuff was still covered by a tarp.

We walked up to the San Blas area to look at a restaurant Joe had suggested for dinner. It had high reviews, but was a little pricey. We walked back to the market, had 2 more juices (carrot mix for Ryan and Mango mix for me), and by that time the thermos lady was open. We bought a 1.8 liter vacuum thermos, dropped it off at the hostel, and ate our left over dinner for lunch.

After lunch we met for a free walking tour of the city at one of the Plazas. There was a really large group. We walked through some of the streets to lookouts, tasted alpaca filet, chicha drink, and sampled chocolate tea at a chocolate museum, and learned a little about how silver jewelry is made.

We met Joe at 3 at the Plaza de Armas. We sat in Starbucks for a while and talked before going to look at a large fancy hotel with a church connected that dates back to incan times. We saw an art gallery that had painting by a man from whom Joe commissioned a paiting. Lastly we headed in to Jack's cafe for dinner. Just outside the door a young kid with paintings to sell was telling me he knew Barak Obama and cornering me into promising to buy a painting on the way out.

Joe ordered a strawberry juice and Ryan and I ordered lemonade with mint. WOW did this lemoade have a strong minty flavor! It was the best lemonade we've ever had. I could have drank another glass. Ryan and I split a huevos rancheros and a veggie burger, Joe ordered mango pancakes that looked more like a decadent dessert.

We talked a while, Joe ordered a lemonade for himself, and we split a piece of the best carrott cake ever. So good. Luckily Obama's friend was gone when we came out.

We snapped a picture of us in front of the plaza, then Ryan and I headed back to the hostel to pack for our flight tomorrow morning. Next stop - Lima!