Another early start due to the unreasonable checking out times of our (very chilly and noisy) hostel, but at least there were hot showers which were very welcome, and cinnamon and clove tea and olives for breakfast.
We decided to stick around in Cusco and do some cultural things. We started with the cathedral, complete with audio tour by man with nice voice (still beaten to top audio guide spot by the tour of the forbidden city in beijing, which is done by Roger Moore, especially nice because he thanks you for keeping him company). It was an interesting blend of Christian and Andean - solid gold all over the place, dresses influenced by incan designs, and a roast guinea pig on the table in the painting of the last supper. Outside the cathedral we watched a parade of all the schoolchildren of Cusco showing off their clubs (gymnasts cartwheeling, basketball players bouncing balls and the chess club carrying chess boards under their arms). Strangely it was only girls, no boys were in the parade at all.
After catching the man u msn city match over a sneaky drink in paddy's bar (the highest 100% irish-owned bar in the world!) we decided to cash in on our v expensive tourist ticket which covers some of the museums. In the museo historico regional we saw a nascan mummy with 1.5m long hair, a green hummingbird snacking on fuschias and a rather graphic depiction of the virgin mary with leaky breasts.
We caught a bus round the town to say goodbye and are now on our overnight bus back to arequipa, all dosed up with nytol and hoping for a good night's rest...
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